Part-Time Sales Associate - Famous Footwear

About the role

To us, famous isn’t about standing out in the crowd. It’s about feeling good where you stand right now. Famous Footwear is your place for athletic, fashion and casual shoes for the whole family from hundreds of name brands. As a Famous Footwear Sales Associate, you are passionate about providing the best shoe store experience for every customer.

Responsibilities

• Ace Retail Operations: Ensure daily store tasks (pricing, shipment processing, fulfillment and inventory) are dialed in, keeping the store running like a tightly laced sneaker.
• Utilize company standards as a framework for success, delivering on our goal of keeping the store clean, organized, and all our famous styles easily shoppable.
• Be a Famous Culture Influencer: Champion our Famous culture with pride by embodying the behaviors that power our Customer Connection. Provide stellar customer engagement, leaving customers wowed with consistently top-notch experiences powered by your attentiveness and determination to deliver them the styles and brands they crave.
• Elevate to Your Goal-Crushing Era: Bring your best to each day; take accountability for your effort and its impact on Famous Footwear’s overall performance. Review store performance and drive sales with purpose and urgency to achieve goals. Every shoe sale counts!
• Act with Integrity: Your high standards will keep you sticking to company policies and procedures. Always act with integrity, embracing diversity and inclusivity as our team superpower, upholding a work environment where every associate feels included and respected.
• Bring the Positive Vibes: Embrace diversity and inclusivity as our team superpower, upholding a work environment where every associate feels included and respected. Maintain a positive and proactive mindset, even in the face of challenges, you’re the type of person to uplift and support others. Help others be their best, assist with training and development when needed.
• Be a Shoe-off: You are shoe-obsessed (no judgment.) When a customer enters the store, you’re a shoe sleuth on the hunt for the perfect styles to suit their needs. It brightens your day to make shoe recommendations and ensure our customers leave the store with the perfect fit…and that Famous Feeling.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Able to build constructive and effective relationships within store
• Demonstrates an ability to communicate positively with store associates at all levels
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion partnering with Store Sales Manager as needed
• Strong working knowledge of general retail practices and procedures
• Works effectively within a team
• Works a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including holidays, nights, weekends and extended hours

Skills

• Positive attitude and customer service orientation
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of retail operations and procedures
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize workload

Benefits

• Shoe Discounts: 30% Associate Discount across Caleres’s retail stores – Famous Footwear, Naturalizer, Sam Edelman, and Allen Edmonds
• Relaxed Dress Code & Small Team Environment
• Daily Access to Pay: Early pay day with Dayforce Wallet
• Ease of Transferring Locations: Over 850 store locations to easily transfer within
• Career Development and Learning Opportunities: Education assistance of up to $7500 per year for full-time associates and opportunities for growth at corporate offices
• Employee Assistance Programs: Comprehensive suite of individual support options, including emotional support, work-life solutions, legal guidance, financial resources and more, via online & phone
• Benefit Offerings: Paid Time Off, Health, and Retirement for eligible full-time associates

Pay

Starting pay is determined by several factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. The actual pay rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including holidays, nights, weekends and extended hours.