Retail Lead Associate - Winter Season

Position Summary

The Retail Lead Associate’s main responsibility is to coordinate the daily functions of the retail store assigned to him or her as directed by the Retail Manager and/or the Retail Supervisor for that store. He/she is part of the team that is responsible for the overall profitability of the entire store. He/she consistently follows policies and procedures as set forth in the Employee Handbook and in Retail Rental training.

Essential Duties

• Able to meet daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly sales goals.
• Performs goal setting and promotes up selling, add-on sales, and sell-through.
• Handles guests problems and complaints professionally and resolves them in such a way to ensure our guests receive an excellent, quality filled resort and mountain experience.
• Is a key holder for their specific location and is responsible for opening and closing when scheduled.
• Oversees the daily cash register operations and insures accurate end of the day procedures and accounting of revenue.
• Is responsible for maintaining store standards of cleanliness and staff behavior.
• Is responsible for maintaining neat and effective displays that promote sell-through.
• Is responsible for presenting the store merchandise in a pleasing, polite manner, to the guest and assists in satisfying their product needs, wants and desires in order to insure an excellent, quality, and safe resort and mountain experience.
• Attends product knowledge clinics during the normal store operating hours and after closing hours as needed.
• Assists the Retail Manager/Supervisor in communicating with the Warehouse Supervisor and Buyer’s to insure the store is adequately stocked and supplied with sell-through merchandise.
• Enforces department policy on controlling internal and external shrinkage.
• Operates, with efficiency, the computer point of sale system, (cash register).
• Has excellent cash handling and credit card handling skills.
• Is a team player and understands and exhibits cooperation.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Supervisory Duties

• Acts as the MOD in the absence of the Retail Manager/Supervisor.
• Provides input to the Retail Manager/Supervisor in creating the store schedule.
• Implements and encourages the retail employee incentive programs.
• Promotes and enforces with the retail staff the policies and procedures, as set forth in the Employee Handbook and Retail Rental training.

Required Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and basic computer functionality required.
• Valid Colorado Driver’s License ad clean motor vehicle record desired.
• Must be available to work overtime, weekends, holidays and respond to emergency schedule changes, as business requires.
• Must able to speak and write English as a primary language.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required in dealing with guests, supervisors, fellow employees, managers, and other departments.
• Must possess a friendly, outgoing personality being able to approach guests with a positive attitude, a smile, and help them in their in-store needs, wants, and desires.
• Experience: Retail merchandising experience desired, but not necessary.
• Guest Service experience, in some way, is desired, but not necessary.

Education Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk, see, hear, and operate a computer and other office productivity machinery.

Working Conditions

• Indoor/Outdoor: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to harsh and varying outside weather conditions.
• Hazardous Materials/Noise: The noise level in the work place is usually moderate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Winter Park Resort is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity in any term, condition, or privilege of employment.