Seasonal Retail Sales Associate, Bridgewater Commons
About The Position
As a Seasonal Retail Selling Colleague, you combine results-driven selling with genuine hospitality to create standout holiday shopping experiences. You learn about customers’ needs, provide personalized recommendations, and connect them with appropriate products and services. Through product knowledge, customer engagement, and smart selling behaviors, you work toward sales goals, build trust, and encourage customer loyalty. The role includes customer service on the sales floor and in fitting rooms, as well as helping keep the shopping space clean, organized, and inviting. Colleagues prepare for each day by reviewing sales goals, learning about new arrivals, popular products, trends, and promotions, and ensuring the sales floor is ready for customers. During the day, they build customer relationships through welcoming and personal conversations, maintain a shoppable space by merchandising and processing merchandise, and share loyalty program benefits. They support teammates through collaboration and aim to improve their performance and contribute to individual and store results. Seasonal colleagues are typically scheduled for 10–20 hours per week. Hours depend on business needs and colleague availability.
Requirements
- Flexible availability, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality.
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, and supervisors.
- Ability to read and understand employment policies and safety rules and procedures in English.
- Ability to meet daily sales goal challenges.
- Enjoy meeting people, learning about them, and sharing information.
- Resourcefulness and eagerness to start a new venture; ability to adapt to changing priorities and work independently as well as with a team.
- Comfort handling 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.
- Frequent use of computers and other technology, including handheld equipment and cash registers, and ability to process register transactions.
Responsibilities
- Review sales goals and stay informed about new arrivals, top-selling items, trends, and promotions.
- Greet customers warmly, learn about their needs, and provide personalized product and service recommendations.
- Engage customers through friendly, personal conversations and build relationships that encourage return visits.
- Work toward daily sales goals using customer engagement and smart selling behaviors.
- Help maintain a clean, organized, and customer-ready sales floor.
- Merchandise new receipts and support merchandise moves.
- Process damages, testers, and select merchandise for return to vendors.
- Update signs and pricing.
- Share the benefits of the Loyalty program, ensure customers have what they need, and thank them for their visit.
- Support colleagues through honest, caring, and collaborative teamwork.
- Learn from colleagues and work to improve individual and store results.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- 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/financial advice
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
