Lee Wrangler - Temporary Sales Associate @ Gulfport Premium Outlets

Kontoor Brands, Inc. • Gulfport, MS

3d • $12 - $14 • Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Associate supports store sales performance, delivers an exceptional customer experience, and carries out day-to-day store operations. The role follows customer engagement strategies and maintains merchandising standards that contribute to a positive in-store experience. Sales Associates build relationships with customers, recommend products, support loyalty enrollment, meet personal sales targets, and help maintain a clean, organized, and well-stocked sales floor. They also assist with transactions, store procedures, loss prevention, and safety.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be available to work at least 12 hours per week, including one weekend day; additional availability is a plus.
• Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with customers and team members.
• Ability to operate office equipment and technology, including cash registers, computers, phones, and scanners.
• Ability to stand and move throughout the store during scheduled shifts.
• Ability to walk and move to assist customers, retrieve merchandise, and recover the store.
• Ability to maneuver or lift 25 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to push and pull full racks of merchandise.
• Ability to reach, stretch, bend, stoop, and crouch to retrieve items, restock, and maintain store cleanliness.
• Ability to perform occasional manual labor to assemble displays or rearrange the store layout.
• Vision sufficient to read labels accurately, assist customers, and perform detail-oriented tasks.
• Fine manipulation and hand-grasping ability to sort and organize clothing, place items on hangers, fold, and organize merchandise by color and size.

Nice To Haves

• Additional schedule availability beyond the required 12 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Uphold high retail standards and provide customer service that aligns with company standards.
• Initiate conversations with customers to learn their interests and identify products to suggest.
• Assist customers in the fitting room.
• Recommend products based on customer needs and preferences using suggestive selling.
• Promote the rewards program and achieve weekly loyalty sign-up goals.
• Learn about new products and trends to better engage customers.
• Achieve personal sales targets and contribute to overall store performance.
• Provide information and advice about product performance, features, and specifications.
• Maintain visual merchandising standards and keep the sales floor clean, organized, and well-stocked.
• Assist with daily store operations, including assigned opening and closing procedures.
• Process transactions accurately, handle cash, and maintain point-of-sale integrity.
• Follow company and store policies, processes, and procedures.
• Respond quickly to customer or employee injuries and report them immediately to the manager on duty.
• Participate in loss prevention audits and follow loss prevention policies to minimize store shrink.
• Arrive on time for scheduled shifts and work a flexible schedule to meet business needs.
• Communicate best practices and ideas, collaborate with the team, and adapt to manager guidance to support store goals.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Annual merit increase or performance-based bonus
• Four weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees who are new parents
• Flexible Fridays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Resources supporting physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing

What This Job Offers

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