Seasonal Retail Sales Associate, Salinas Northridge
About The Position
As a Seasonal Retail Selling Colleague, you combine results-driven selling with genuine hospitality to create positive holiday shopping experiences. You learn about customers’ needs, offer personalized recommendations, and connect them with relevant products and services. You engage customers on the sales floor and in fitting rooms, use product knowledge and a personal approach, work toward sales goals, and help build customer trust and loyalty. You also help keep the shopping space clean, organized, and inviting. Colleagues prepare for each day by reviewing sales goals, learning about new arrivals and popular items, and keeping up with trends and promotions. They greet customers, build relationships through friendly conversations, and maintain a shoppable space by merchandising new merchandise, processing damages and vendor returns, updating signs and pricing, and assisting with merchandise moves. They share loyalty program benefits, ensure customers have what they need, and close interactions with a sincere thank-you. Teamwork, continuous improvement, and achieving individual and store results are emphasized. Seasonal colleagues are typically scheduled for 10–20 hours per week, depending on business needs and colleague availability.
Requirements
- Flexible availability for days, evenings, weekends, and holidays, with regular, dependable attendance and punctuality.
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, and supervisors.
- Ability to read and understand employment policies and safety rules and procedures in English.
- Ability to meet daily sales goal challenges.
- Enjoy meeting people, learning about them, and sharing information.
- Resourcefulness, adaptability to changing priorities, ability to work independently, and ability to work well with a team.
- Ability to use electronic devices.
- Ability to talk, lift, move constantly, stand, and reach with arms and hands.
- Ability to stand for at least two consecutive hours and lift at least 25 pounds.
- Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, climb ladders, and reach, including above eye level.
- Close vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
- Ability to frequently use computers and other technology, including handheld equipment and cash registers, and process register transactions.
Responsibilities
- Engage customers with a warm welcome and personalized conversations to understand their needs and build relationships.
- Recommend products and services, demonstrate product knowledge, and use selling behaviors to achieve sales goals.
- Help customers on the sales floor and in fitting rooms and share loyalty program benefits.
- Keep the sales floor clean, organized, and ready for customers.
- Merchandise new receipts and process damages, testers, and selected merchandise for return to vendors.
- Update signs and pricing and support merchandise moves.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and contribute to individual and store results.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness coverage
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off
- Eight paid holidays
- Continuous learning and leadership development
- Colleague Resource Groups
- Volunteer opportunities
- Merchandise discounts
- Performance-based incentives
- Annual merit review
- Employee Assistance Program with mental health counseling and legal and financial advice
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
