Seasonal Retail Sales Associate, Connecticut Post
About The Position
As a Seasonal Retail Selling Colleague, you combine results-oriented selling with genuine hospitality to create memorable holiday shopping experiences. You learn about customers’ needs, offer personalized recommendations, connect them with relevant products and services, and work toward sales goals through customer engagement and effective selling behaviors. You help maintain a clean, organized, inviting, and shoppable sales floor, and contribute to a welcoming experience in sales areas and fitting rooms. Colleagues prepare for the day by reviewing sales goals, learning about new arrivals, popular products, trends, and promotions, and making sure the sales floor is ready for customers. They engage customers in friendly, personal conversations, maintain merchandise and store presentation, share loyalty program benefits, and provide a thoughtful close to each interaction. They collaborate with teammates, take pride in their work, and seek to improve individual and store results. This is a seasonal position typically scheduled for 10–20 hours per week, with hours depending on business needs and colleague availability.
Requirements
- Flexible availability to work days, evenings, weekends, and holidays, with dependable attendance and punctuality.
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers, coworkers, and supervisors.
- Ability to read and understand employment policies and safety rules and procedures in English.
- Comfort with meeting daily sales goal challenges.
- Enjoyment of meeting people, learning about them, and sharing information.
- Resourcefulness and adaptability to changing priorities; ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to use electronic devices.
- Ability to talk, lift, move constantly, stand, and reach with arms and hands.
- Ability to stand for at least two consecutive hours and lift at least 25 pounds.
- Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, climb ladders, and reach, including above eye level.
- Close vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
- Ability to frequently use computers and other technology, including handheld equipment and cash registers, and process register transactions.
Responsibilities
- Welcome and engage customers, understand their needs, and offer personalized product and service recommendations.
- Build customer relationships through friendly, personal conversations and genuine hospitality.
- Work toward daily sales goals and contribute to individual and store results through effective selling behaviors.
- Review sales goals and stay informed about new arrivals, top-selling merchandise, trends, and promotions.
- Keep the sales floor clean, organized, inviting, and shoppable.
- Merchandise new receipts; process damages, testers, and selected merchandise for return to vendors; update signs and pricing; and support merchandise moves.
- Share loyalty program benefits, make sure customers have what they need, thank them sincerely, and assist with their purchases.
- Support teammates through honest, caring, and collaborative work.
- Use electronic devices and technology, including handheld equipment and cash registers, to perform job functions and process transactions.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness coverage
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off
- Eight paid holidays
- Continuous learning and leadership development
- Colleague Resource Groups
- Volunteer opportunities
- Merchandise discounts
- Performance-based incentives
- Annual merit review
- Employee Assistance Program with mental health counseling and legal and financial advice
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
