Part Time Sales Associate

Columbia Sportswear Company•Rehoboth Beach, DE

About The Position

As a Retail Associate, you serve as a brand ambassador and help ensure exceptional in-store experiences through positive customer interactions. You use problem-solving and sales abilities to answer customer questions and make product recommendations while supporting Columbia Sportswear Company’s values of customer service and teamwork. Associates help maintain product availability and visual displays, assist customers, operate checkout, and support the Store Leadership team in the company’s mission of “Connecting Active People with Their Passions.”

Requirements

Be at least 16 years of age.
Experience in a position or specialization of 2 years or less.
Skill operating inventory and point-of-sale (POS) systems and other retail software tools.
Ability to communicate clearly with others.
Availability to work a flexible retail schedule, which may change seasonally and in response to location-specific business trends or forecasts.
Weekends are required.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

Respond to customer questions about product features, benefits, and availability, and understand customers’ needs and preferences.
Demonstrate and explain merchandise and suggest suitable options to customers.
Maintain store standards for visual merchandising, cleanliness, and safety.
Retrieve merchandise from the sales floor, stock room, or other inventory locations.
Perform cash register transactions, including sales, returns, exchanges, and connecting customers to the loyalty program, efficiently and accurately.
Receive, handle, replenish, and process incoming and outgoing product flow accurately and efficiently.