Firearms Sales

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. We boast 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 with the best product and expert training in the industry. Mentorship and professional development training are a focus throughout your entire career.

About the role

The Firearms Sales Associate is responsible for actively seeking out customers in our store, greeting them in an upbeat and professional manner while providing world-class customer service and assisting with firearms questions and purchases.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all paperwork for firearm sales—including but not limited to Form 4473, licensing, and background checks—are completed accurately and thoroughly
• Consistently demonstrate proper firearm safety and handling
• Evaluate and appraise firearms for resale
• Exercise good judgement when interacting with customers shopping for firearms
• Have a well-rounded knowledge of all facets of the firearm industry, including ammunition, reloading, and optics
• Follow all Company policies and procedures
• Must be able to legally own a firearm
• Ability to stop a straw purchase
• 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 Rewards card and 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 store meetings
• Maintain a professional appearance on the sales floor
• Assist in all other assigned duties
• Perform basic math; compute rate, ratio, and percent; draw and interpret bar graphs
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Write simple correspondence
• Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other employees
• Demonstrate strong communication, organization, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills
• Help with freight/stocking when needed
• Demonstrate product usage within the shop and retrieve product from heights greater than 6 ft

Requirements

• Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers, and business partners with importance, including eye contact, a smile, and a genuine “Thank you”
• Approach daily tasks, projects, and follow-up communication with energy and a sense of urgency
• Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in your role with the ability to apply knowledge and experience effectively
• Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels
• Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early
• Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward
• Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge, and accept critical feedback
• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment
• Apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Meet Scheels dress and grooming expectations to support a professional, clean, and welcoming environment
• Demonstrate pride and ownership of work while meeting expected deadlines
• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); and/or one to three months of cashiering experience

Physical Requirements

• 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 job duties in a manner that minimizes the risk of injury

Schedule

Must be flexible to work assigned schedule between 7 a.m. and 9:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Schedule may include varied hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Part-time associates must be available a minimum of two weekends a month and one shift during the week. Average hours per week are 15-20 hours.

Benefits

To see a full list of benefit offerings from Scheels, visit scheels.com/careers.