Retail Sales Associate

Verizon • Hillsborough Township, NJ

21h • Onsite

About The Position

When you join Verizon, you are invited to a career where you can share ideas, learn, grow, and thrive. Verizon empowers people by connecting them to what brings them joy, driving innovation, creativity, and impact. The V Team is a community focused on anticipation, leadership, and learning through listening, coming together in both crisis and celebration to build trust. As a full-time Verizon Retail Sales Associate, you will have the opportunity for career growth and sales success within a retail store. Verizon is hiring immediately, and this is not a typical entry-level retail position. Compensation includes a base pay of $16.00 to $21.00 per hour, plus potential individual-based commissions of up to $16,000 annually, with top performers earning an extra $14,500 or more, leading to a total annual earning potential of $65,000+ to $73,500+. Compensation varies by geography, hours, and performance. Comprehensive benefits start on day one, supporting career advancement and personal life, including health and well-being benefits, and investment in education and career development. This role offers a great way to jumpstart a career, with one in five Verizon Retail employees receiving lateral or promotional moves in 2024. Verizon invests in its team members through in-person new hire experiences, award-winning training programs, and a culture of learning.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• One or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays (you'll know your schedule four weeks in advance)
• Openness to pick up additional shifts and earn more income, typically during the summer months, November through December, and/or during peak vacation periods

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a commission-based environment
• Demonstrated sales experience communicating with customers to find solutions
• Customer service experience

Responsibilities

• Generate retail sales by using your passion for cutting-edge technology, and exceptional customer service to expand the Verizon network
• Learn and uncover customers' needs by creating connections and asking the right questions
• Position product insights and solution recommendations to provide customers with a complete top-down sales solution
• Close sales by using phenomenal communication skills to fulfill customer needs with simple and intuitive tech solutions
• Continuously develop yourself through ongoing training and up-skill in operational functions across merchandising and inventory
• Potential to grow your customer base by placing outbound calls and sending text messages to current Verizon customers who are interested in our products and services
• Opportunities to engage with the community outside of the store to expand your loyal customer base, including at off-site Verizon sponsored events

Benefits

• Best in class medical, dental, and vision
• Verizon 401(k) plan with matching contributions up to 6% of eligible participant contributions to the plan, qualified student loan repayments, or a combination of both
• Sales recognition programs that have, in the past, awarded top performers with all inclusive travel to domestic and international destinations, gifts, and other incentives
• Five weeks of paid time off (vacation, holidays, personal days)
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents (for new moms, when paired with short-term disability, this benefit provides up to 16 weeks of paid time-off)
• Up to $8K per year in tuition assistance
• Discounts up to 50% off on Verizon products and services
• Additional employee discounts on attractions, automotive, travel and more
• Health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year
• Up to 6 personal days per year
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition assistance
• Other incentives
• Award-winning total rewards package
• Opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.
• Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees