0178 - Columbia SC - Store Sales Specialist

About the role

Come shape the future of the outdoors. REI Co-op is united around discovering, building and celebrating better ways of working in this world, all so that folks can find and pursue a love of the outdoors. When you work for the co-op, you do your best work with the support to live your best life. And you play a part in shaping the future of the outdoors, for people and our planet.

Our team seeks a Store Sales Specialist to help create better outdoor experiences by sharing knowledge, giving recommendations, and engaging with customers every day. You’ll deliver our 100% customer satisfaction guarantee by facilitating transactions, selling memberships, and offering REI products and services. In addition to helping keep the store looking good, you’ll keep merchandise organized on the floor and stay ahead of trends to share that knowledge with customers.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with questions about products, memberships, and special ticket sales.
• Maintain visual standards with store management, merchandising, and sales leads.
• Engage in REI Sales & Service Training and promote REI goods and services.
• Support store pick-up, including receiving and processing products.
• Follow REI loss prevention and safety procedures.
• Work a flexible schedule based on business needs.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Store retail experience (preferred).
• Enjoys communicating and building relationships, both inside and outside the organization.
• Open to feedback and other viewpoints in the spirit of supporting the business.
• Uses business understanding, innovative thinking, and sound judgment to solve problems.
• Makes solid recommendations by combining information from various sources.
• Produces quality work by setting effective goals and establishing priorities.
• Organizes and uses resources to meet deadlines, keeps others informed about plans and progress.
• Engages and influences others to accomplish worthwhile organizational goals.

Benefits

REI offers all regular employees a generous employee discount, access to health benefits, a retirement savings plan, and accrued time off. Click here for a detailed overview of benefits plans by employee profile.

Pay

Pay Range: $14.26 - $16.14 per hour.

We are committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. Factors that may determine your actual salary include skills, experience, geographic location, and other relevant considerations.