Hunting, Fishing & Outdoor Sales - Part Time

About the role

As a Hardline Sales Associate you’ll actively seek out customers on the sales floor, greet them in an upbeat and professional manner, and deliver world-class service while answering product questions and assisting with purchases.

What We Commit To – Our Employee Ownership Values

• Delivering a Personalized WOW Customer Experience: Every customer interaction is an opportunity to exceed expectations; we focus on making every visit memorable, personalized, and impactful.
• Having a Team-First, Winning Mentality: We succeed together by supporting one another and celebrating team wins; collaboration and unity drive our performance and customer experience.
• Learning and Adapting to Constant Change: We embrace growth, innovation, and feedback; change is not a barrier—it’s a catalyst for improvement and excellence.
• Taking Pride in Our Work and Thinking Like Owners: Every task matters, and we take full responsibility for the results; ownership means accountability, care, and drive to go above and beyond.
• Expecting Honesty and Integrity in All That We Do: Trust is the foundation of our relationships—with customers and with each other; we act with transparency, fairness, and respect at all times.

Responsibilities

• Greet all customers on the sales floor with genuine courtesy and a smile to ensure they feel welcomed the moment they enter your shop.
• Deliver exceptional customer service by seeking out and engaging with customers, going through the steps of the sale to determine their needs, recommending appropriate products, and promoting the Scheels Visa Credit Card.
• Grow personal sales by consistently hitting set goals and following Scheels’ professional salesmanship standards and the steps of the sale to provide an above-and-beyond customer experience.
• Create a positive end-user experience based on the products the customer is purchasing.
• Maintain a high standard of visual merchandising and support the team with freight processing and inventory restocking.
• Demonstrate product usage within your shop and retrieve product from heights greater than 6 ft.
• Attend all required Scheels product training and all store meetings.
• Assist in the training of new associates in the areas of the store’s expertise.
• Navigate a personal computer and a handheld inventory computer/scanner; programs include Microsoft Office, Google Email / Docs, and AS400.
• Assist in all other assigned duties by the leadership team.

Schedule

• Must be available to work 2 weekday shifts Monday–Friday.
• Attend new product training meetings on Tuesdays or Wednesday evenings 5:00–6:30 pm as scheduled.
• Work every other weekend—Saturday and Sunday—to meet the needs of the position.
• Average hours is 20/week.

Compensation

Hardline Sales Associates earn both an hourly wage and commissions on the items they help customers select. Base wage of $15/hr. With commissions, total pay averages $22–$28/hr.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and/or 1–3 months of retail or sales experience.

Physical Requirements / Lifting 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.
• Follow all safety procedures and perform job duties in a fashion that minimizes the risk of injury.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) with Roth options
• Associate discounts
• Full health coverage—including medical, HSA, dental, and vision
• Accident and hospital indemnity insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off, holiday pay, maternity leave, and bereavement leave