Part Time Bridal Sales

David's Bridal • Rockford, IL

3h • Onsite

About The Position

At David’s Bridal, we empower our customers and our employees to stay true to their dreams and find the one, whether that means the wedding dress that matches a personal style—or the career that is a perfect fit. The company dominates its product category, selling 1 out of 3 items, and maintains one of the highest customer service scores in retail. The Stylist is responsible for providing and maintaining a positive, friendly, empathetic, and professional selling experience with all customers. Stylists are tasked with delivering 5-Star Customer Service, achieving sales goals and productivity by expertly following the 5-Step Selling Process, and performing duties related to store presentation and operations. The Stylist reports to the Store Manager in partnership with the Sales Manager and acts as a brand ambassador, embodying the values and critical success factors of the David’s Bridal brand.

Requirements

• High school diploma or an equivalent degree
• Personal integrity: Match words with actions to build trust and respect
• Drive: Strive to achieve results through determination and commitment; keep going during difficult or challenging times/situations
• Teamwork: Build and maintain positive relationships within and across teams
• Ability to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time
• Ability to reach for tools and objects with hands and arms
• Ability to climb stairs
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Ability to talk to and hear customers
• Ability to occasionally lift to 25 pounds
• Ability to see up close and at a distance, as well as use peripheral vision and depth perception
• Ability to look at, read, and use a computer and electronic devices for long periods of time

Nice To Haves

• 1 -2 years prior retail experience in an apparel, service or specialty store environment
• Prior experience with computerized POS system

Responsibilities

• Welcome all customers with genuine, friendly enthusiasm over the phone and in person, communicate clearly and concisely adapting style to suit customers
• Use all systems to manage the customer flow to deliver 5-star customer experience (Appointments/Customers/Point of sale system)
• Use iPad tools to research and enthusiastically communicate this information to the customer
• Provide exceptional service to multiple customers at one time and contribute to the store achievement of 5-Star Customer Service
• Proactively address customer concerns with confidence and know when to escalate and partner with leadership team
• Prepare for customer appointments by reviewing the customer profiles, favorites and preparing a fitting room
• Build a relationship by welcoming customers to the store, asking questions and listening to understand customer expectations and needs (emotional and practical)
• Strive to identify the perfect gown/dress in the customer’s first three try-ons
• Review Timeline Calendar and set future appointments aligning to customer needs; follow up with customers to remind/set future sales
• Communicate how alterations do play an important role in perfecting the dress for her event in partnership with Alterations
• Promote all alterations services and personalization options
• Partner with Alterations Specialists to set up appointments to personalize and fit gowns/dresses
• Assist store team in achieving a goal of 80% conversion of brides sold to Alterations appointments
• Ensure proper measurements are taken and entered into events as required for ordering dresses and minimizing returns and exchanges
• Maintain store-standards (clean, organized, promotional readiness) to support a flawless shopping experience
• Report any broken or damaged equipment to store management
• Maintain high dress code standards for her/himself per the Dress Code
• Offer David’s Bridal loyalty & partners program to support and promote one stop for all life events
• Respond promptly to all customer questions providing product and service information
• Build relationships to meet or exceed customer satisfaction and loyalty
• Maintain David’s Bridal hourly sales productivity standards by utilizing the 5-Step Selling Process
• Support all cash wrap behaviors and processes transactions with accuracy to make every customer feel celebrated
• Consistently achieve a 65% or greater platform conversion
• Consistently achieve add-on goals, headpiece 75%, foundations 10% and shoes 20%
• Set come back appointments for the complete wedding party including Bridesmaids, Mother-of-the-Bride and Flower Girl
• Become the trusted advisor to his or her customer by completing training in a timely manner and continually building product knowledge and fashion trend expertise
• Strive to become a Circle of Excellence member by exceeding sales targets
• Execute new processes, behaviors, contests and programs as assigned
• Perform promotion and sign set up
• Perform merchandising and visual changes
• Perform markdowns and inventory counts
• Actively support the store team to achieve sales, service and operational goals
• Accurately clock in and out for all scheduled shifts, breaks and meals
• Follow all loss prevention, security processes and policies
• Focus on own development and learning, complete all training as assigned for on-going development
• Celebrate successes of team members
• Share sales expertise and product knowledge with fellow stylists
• Be open to coaching and feedback to improve behaviors and/or processes
• Capitalize on feedback from coaching conversations with managers
• Complete all required myLearning courses within the first 90 days and remain current with myLearning Curriculum

Benefits

• Minimal weekday hours required (join for weekends only!)
• Generous Team Member discount
• $400 bonus for every referral hired with NO LIMIT
• Competitive hourly pay rates & team bonus
• Get Paid Early!
• Rewarding Environment and Competitive Pay
• Team Bonus
• Dayforce Wallet – Get Paid Early!
• Generous Team Member Discount After First Pay Period
• Vision Care
• Supplemental Insurances- Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accidental Injury
• 401K Program
• Discount for Identity Theft Protection
• Discounts for Home and Auto Insurance
• Discounts for Mobile
• Legal Benefits (MetLife Hyatt Legal Plans)
• Pet Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees