Shoe Sales

Scheels All Sports•Springfield, IL

About The Position

Do you love sports, fitness, fashion or the outdoors? SCHEELS can turn your passion into a rewarding career through our extensive business and product training SCHEELS is a leader in the sporting goods industry - driven to create the best experience in the USA for our customers. SCHEELS boasts the largest selection of sports brands in America—offering world-class brands, special attractions, and unmatched customer service. SCHEELS empowers our associates to become experts in exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers. SCHEELS associates talk-the-talk, and walk-the-walk, with the best product and expert training in the sporting goods industry. Mentorship and professional development training are a focus throughout your entire career.

Requirements

Customer Service Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners like they are the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine “Thank you”
Culture Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency
Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact.
Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels
Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early
Team Mentality Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward
Teach-ability Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback
Ability to adapt to a changing work environment
Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling
Dress Code Meets Scheels dress and grooming expectations in support of professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners
Efficiency Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines
Must be flexible to work assigned schedule between 5p.m. and 9p.m., Monday through Friday (daytime hours may be available), 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 10a.m. and 6p.m. Sunday.
Schedule may include varied hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays, must be available a minimum of three weekends a month.
Average hours per week is 20 hours.
The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and or 1-3 months of sales experience
Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation
Heavy work – Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties in a fashion that minimizes the risk of injury.

Responsibilities

Greet all customers on the sales floor with courtesy and a smile
Grow personal sales by hitting minimum goals and following Scheels professional salesmanship standards to provide an above and beyond customer experience
Promote the Scheels Visa card and be able to clearly explain all benefits
Engage in conversation with customers and assist them in making buying decisions
Demonstrate a passion for products in our store
Attend all Scheels product training and all store meetings
Maintain a professional appearance on the sales floor
Assist in all other assigned duties
Ability to perform basic math; compute rate, ratio and percent
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos
Ability to effectively present information in a one-on-one and small group situation to customers and other employees
Demonstrates strong communication, organization, attention to detail and problem solving skills
Must be willing to help with freight/stocking when needed
Ability to demonstrate product usage within their shop and retrieve product from heights of greater than 6 ft