Retail Sales Associate (Seasonal)
New Balance•Locust Grove, GA
•Onsite
About The Position
Retail Sales Associates help ensure New Balance retail stores operate smoothly and provide exemplary customer service. Using expert product knowledge and proper selling techniques, they assist customers throughout the transaction process while positively representing the New Balance brand. The role includes customer service and sales, product fitting, maintaining the sales floor, protecting merchandise, and following safety procedures. This is a seasonal position in Locust Grove, Georgia.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Strong customer service and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to flourish in a team environment.
- Familiarity with cash register functions.
- Ability to quickly perform basic math.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule that may include weekends and holidays.
- Ability to lift 4 pounds frequently and a maximum of 8 pounds occasionally.
- Ability to kneel or squat frequently.
- Ability to move product boxes weighing up to 50 pounds, with assistance if necessary.
- Ability to stand for extended periods.
- Ability to climb ladders occasionally and climb and descend stairs frequently, depending on location.
Nice To Haves
- Past retail experience is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Provide customer service using proper selling techniques, product knowledge, and the GUEST service model: greet customers, understand their needs, educate them about product features and benefits, solve problems or answer questions, and complete transactions through suggestive selling, multiple selling, and effective closing.
- Correctly measure and fit customers with appropriate New Balance products.
- Inform customers about current promotions.
- Keep the sales floor neat, organized, and well stocked.
- Ensure items are properly labeled and price marked.
- Protect products by greeting customers, attaching and detaching security tags, monitoring merchandise, and reporting shrinkage and security violations.
- Follow safety regulations, including proper lifting procedures, and promptly report accidents and near misses.
Benefits
- Temporary associates receive three medical insurance options, dental insurance, vision insurance, and an associate discount.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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