Retail Associate

Kiefer Aquatics • Wheeling, IL

33d • $16 - $19 • Onsite

About The Position

We are currently looking for a Retail Associate to assist with everything in the retail store in Wheeling, IL & at our off-site pop-up shops at swim meets in the Chicagoland area. This is a part-time position, 4-5 days per week, averaging 20-30 hours per week. Working weekends will be required. The starting pay range is $16 - $19 per hour (based on experience), plus annual reviews with an opportunity for a salary increase.

Kiefer Aquatics is a leader in the competitive swim industry. Our store is part of the swim team / retail division of Kiefer Aquatics, a growing company that currently has 8 stores, and operations in 6 states. We work with a wide variety of swimmers, from youngsters just starting to swim, to highly competitive swimmers!

Requirements

• Experience working with customers.
• Interpersonal communication and relationship-building skills.
• Positive attitude demonstrating empathy with customers and co-workers.
• Collaborative driven can-do approach to find solutions, over-come objections and resolve issues.
• High level of integrity with a strong sense of accountability and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Customer service in our retail store and Swim Events
• Merchandise, restock & organize the retail store.
• Ensure retail store is clean & ready for customers.
• Open & close the store as needed.
• Prep all merchandise and other items for swim events.
• Create a restock list for merchandise needed.
• Collaborate with staff to select new merchandise.
• Create visual merchandise displays.
• Contribute to social media posts.
• Check in purchase orders, process outgoing orders.

Benefits

• Kiefer provides competitive benefits including our 401k program providing contribution matching support.
• We also provide sick time allocations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed