Sales Associate #26-046b

Naval Academy Business•Annapolis, MD

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Our flex positions let you work on an as-needed basis, giving you the flexibility to earn extra income while gaining valuable federal work experience. Whether you’re a military spouse, college student, retiree, or simply looking for better work-life balance, these positions are designed to fit your lifestyle. Join the elite team at the United States Naval Academy Business Services Division as a Sales Associate Flex, where flexible hours, competitive starting pay, and incredible incentives await those ready to embark on an exhilarating journey! The Retail Division is hiring for the Midshipmen Store and the USNA Gift Shop. Applications must be submitted by NOON on Augus 12, 2026, to be considered for this position. This position is located in the U. S. Naval Academy's Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI), Retail Division of the Naval Academy Business Services Division (NABSD), Annapolis, Maryland. NAFI is an entity that generates its own funds through its operations, and is not funded by Congress. The purpose of this position is to support all of the retail operations and perform duties in all areas of the Midshipmen Store and Gift Shop, with possibility of scheduling to support the Barbershop, Uniform Store, Online Store, or any other retail operation within NABSD.

Requirements

Have at least one year of general work experience; OR 2 years of education beyond high school.
Front-facing customer service experience.
Experience working a cash register or a point-of sales (POS) system.
Must obtain and maintain a secret security clearance – requires 18 years of age
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service
Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required - We are an E-Verify participant
Must be able to understand and communicate in English
Participation in Direct Deposit
Must maintain the privacy of official work information and data, and demonstrate the highest level of ethical conduct.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a retail setting is preferred.
Experience in a retail setting preferred.
Experience multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
Experience performing inventory duties, such as restocking sales floor, conducting physical counts, assisting with inventory control procedures, etc.

Responsibilities

Achieves daily profitable sales goal by providing exemplary customer service to include greeting, professional appearance, positive attitude, and approaching the customer, suggestive selling and adding on.
Must project the best image of USNA, in addition, must comply with the Public Affairs Office.
Receives special order requests from authorized patrons and assists customers if needed.
Incumbent prices special order merchandise and notifies customers when special order merchandise is received.
Assists customers in locating merchandise throughout the retail stores.
Assists in outfitting each new class of midshipmen in the summer of each year and throughout the year as required by directives from higher authority.
Incumbents will issue, pack boxes, work issue stations fitting clothing, check-out and processing midshipmen through sales store terminals as required.
Completes retail reports and submits to management.
Operates the point-of-sale terminal verifying that all merchandise is properly scanned, verifies retail price, verifies product information, processes proper type of sale/ return in terminal, properly secures credit card information and delivers receipt to customer.
Secures register funds daily, verifying all monies for the day.
At the end of workday, counts/verifies all checks, bank charges, midshipmen charges and deposits same in drop safe per instructions, reconciles accounts.
Stocks and maintains the sales floor according to daily sales plan.
Stays current with merchandise assortment.
Assists management with pricing when needed.
When warehouse shipments are received, incumbent will check in merchandise, stock shelves, and assist in the maintaining the visual displays.
Performs duties of repacking cartons, labeling cartons with proper counts, working with SKUs, and descriptions of merchandise for transfer to the warehouse and other retail operations.
Incumbent also transports packages to / from the warehouse using the department van.
Incumbent will also conduct spot inventories as assigned during the year.
Supports management during inventory and performs other tasks related to the retail operation within NABSD.
Maintains housekeeping standards such as dusting, vacuuming, and taking out trash.
Provides on the job training to new sales store clerks as needed.
Supports the safety and health program.
Promotes employee involvement to identify and eliminate safety/health hazards in order to ensure an accident-free environment.
Supports EEO policies and communicating support of those policies to all coworkers.
Maintains all USNA, DOD, DON, and NABSD required training.