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We are a locally owned & operated specialty store, providing high quality clothing, gear & footwear from industry leaders such as North Face, Smartwool, Indyeva & others.
Job Description:
The Sales Associate/Key Carrier will be involved in all areas incl. sales, customer service, stocking, merchandising & cashier. Key holder duties include opening & closing the store, handling of cash, receipts, & end of day reports. Will work closely with the manager to report on inventory, organizing & merchandising of the store. This requires working flexible shifts during daytime, evenings and weekends.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Top priority is ensuring high levels of customer service, sales & support
- Converse with customers on a variety of outdoor activities
- Ensure accuracy in all transactions, inventory & procedures
- Work in partnership with Store Manager to merchandise, set up, maintain displays, stock levels.
- Lift & move product (lifting up to 40 lbs.)
- Maintain a professional appearance, demeanor & attitude at all times
- Work with management & staff to fulfill daily duties
- Assist customers with special orders & warranty claims
- Demonstrate leadership skills, responsible to look after the sales floor, act as the manager on duty to open/close the store
- Be attentive & aware with regards to loss prevention methods to prevent & eliminate occurrences.
Qualifications:
- Retail sales (3+ years) in a specialty store environment
- Managerial/Supervisor experience an asset
- Strong work ethic with a positive, energetic approach & attention to detail
- Commitment to driving sales & building a customer base, while maintaining performance objectives
- Excellent customer service, communication, selling & computer skills
- A knowledge & passion for the outdoors is a plus
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Retail management course
- Not required
Specific Skills
- Set up displays of merchandise in windows or display cases
- Operate cash register
- Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
- Arrange for repairs to products or equipment
- Work with minimal supervision
- Customer service oriented
- Process money, cheque and credit/debit card payment
- Provide advice about merchandise
- Suggest ways to care for goods
- Suggestive selling
Type Of Experience
- Salesperson/clerk
Work Setting
- Specialty shop
- Sporting goods store
- Clothing store
- Footwear store
Product Experience/Knowledge
- Women's clothing
- Men's clothing
- Footwear
- Children's clothing
- Sports equipment and clothing
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)