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Retail Sales - Active & Lingerie - Tacoma Mall

Nordstrom · Tacoma, WA · 1 mo ago
On-siteBusiness Development$21.9/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The description includes "Job Description The ideal Salesperson...". We need headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We need to parse content: - About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph: "The ideal Salesperson is passionate about fashion and styling and has the ability to cultivate and grow a customer following, both digitally and in-store." Could be considered About the role. - Responsibilities: list of duties: "Set and achieve sales goals, for both in-store and digital selling with effective use of selling tools (inclusive of text and social media) Build lasting relationships with customers Give the best service to our customers on their terms Provide honest and confident feedback to customers about style and fit Seek fashion and product knowledge to build your expertise Work with the team to keep the department customer ready, which means filling orders, stocking, re-merchandising, price markdowns, and light cleaning Grow relationships by opening new Nordstrom Rewards program accounts Bra Fitting: Conduct bra fittings with customers in the fitting room by measuring for size and providing appropriate fit and style guidance. Nordstrom will provide training on the bra fitting process." Also "The hours and schedule for this position will vary by week depending on business needs This role may require you to be flexible to occasionally performing work/duties in a department other than the one you were hired into" - schedule info. - Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: "You own this if you have… Excellent communication and people skills A self-motivated, goal oriented focus Strong interest to use networking and technology to achieve sales goals The ability to excel in a team environment The ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment Organization and follow through The ability to work a flexible schedule based on business needs Physical Requirements: Continuous movement for 6-8 hours per shift, which includes frequent bending, twisting, squatting, flexing and reaching in order to handle merchandise and assist customers. Frequent use of hands for grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling Handle bulky and sometimes awkwardly shaped items, which includes reaching for and lifting these items above the head. Regularly lift items weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds" - Pay: "Pay Range Details ... $21.90 - $21.90 Hourly At Nordstrom, the commission most selling employees receive varies based on the merchandise they sell. Apparel, shoes, and accessories sales typically range from 3% to 14.5%. The commission Beauty and Men’s Fragrance sales roles typically receive is 3%." - Benefits: "We’ve got you covered… Benefits Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including: Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away Life Insurance and Disability Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more." - Schedule: "The hours and schedule for this position will vary by week depending on business needs This role may require you to be flexible to occasionally performing work/duties in a department other than the one you were hired into" We need to avoid boilerplate: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. So we should strip out the legal notices about background checks, etc. Also remove "A few more important points..." and everything after that (legal notices, current employees instructions, copyright). Also remove "Pay Range Details" heading? We'll keep Pay section. We need to use

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    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like pay range exact, commission percentages, physical requirements details, etc. We need to decide sections: About the role (intro paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (maybe combine qualifications/skills). Could also have Skills separate but we can combine. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications & Skills, Pay & Benefits, Schedule & Physical Requirements? But we need to follow headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can omit sections lacking content. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe physical requirements?), Qualifications (maybe the "You own this if you have…" list), Skills (maybe overlapping), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Could combine Qualifications and Skills into one section? But we need to follow rule: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. We can decide to have separate sections if content distinct. Let's extract: About the role: "The ideal Salesperson is passionate about fashion and styling and has the ability to cultivate and grow a customer following, both digitally and in-store." Responsibilities: list items: - Set and achieve sales goals, for both in-store and digital selling with effective use of selling tools (inclusive of text and social media) - Build lasting relationships with customers - Give the best service to our customers on their terms - Provide honest and confident feedback to customers about style and fit - Seek fashion and product knowledge to build your expertise - Work with the team to keep the department customer ready, which means filling orders, stocking, re-merchandising, price markdowns, and light cleaning - Grow relationships by opening new Nordstrom Rewards program accounts - Bra Fitting: Conduct bra fittings with customers in the fitting room by measuring for size and providing appropriate fit and style guidance. Nordstrom will provide training on the bra fitting process. Requirements: maybe the physical requirements? Actually "Physical Requirements:" is a subsection. Could be under Requirements. Qualifications: "You own this if you have… Excellent communication and people skills A self-motivated, goal oriented focus Strong interest to use networking and technology to achieve sales goals The ability to excel in a team environment The ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment Organization and follow through The ability to work a flexible schedule based on business needs" Skills: maybe overlapping with qualifications; but we could treat the above as Skills. However we have both qualifications and skills; we could put the list under Qualifications and maybe Skills empty? Better to combine into one section, maybe "Qualifications & Skills". But instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (including skills and physical requirements), Pay, Benefits, Schedule. That's 6 sections. But we need to use headings from list; we can use "Qualifications" heading and include both the skill list and physical requirements under it. Or we could have "Requirements" for physical requirements and "Qualifications" for skill list, and "Skills" maybe omitted. Let's see: we have content for Requirements (physical requirements). We have content for Qualifications (the "You own this if you have…" list). We have content for Skills? Could be same as qualifications; but we could omit Skills section to avoid thin. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (physical), Qualifications (skills/attributes), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Check if we have content for Benefits: yes. Pay: yes. Schedule: yes (hours vary, flexible schedule, occasional other department). Now we need to format. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:

    About the role

    The ideal Salesperson is passionate about fashion and styling and has the ability to cultivate and grow a customer following, both digitally and in-store.

    Responsibilities

    • Set and achieve sales goals, for both in-store and digital selling with effective use of selling tools (inclusive of text and social media)
    • Build lasting relationships with customers
    • Give the best service to our customers on their terms
    • Provide honest and confident feedback to customers about style and fit
    • Seek fashion and product knowledge to build your expertise
    • Work with the team to keep the department customer ready, which means filling orders, stocking, re-merchandising, price markdowns, and light cleaning
    • Grow relationships by opening new Nordstrom Rewards program accounts
    • Bra Fitting: Conduct bra fittings with customers in the fitting room by measuring for size and providing appropriate fit and style guidance. Nordstrom will provide training on the bra fitting process.

    Requirements

    Physical Requirements: Continuous movement for 6-8 hours per shift, which includes frequent bending, twisting, squatting, flexing and reaching in order to handle merchandise and assist customers. Frequent use of hands for grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling. Handle bulky and sometimes awkwardly shaped items, which includes reaching for and lifting these items above the head. Regularly lift items weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds.

    Qualifications

    • Excellent communication and people skills
    • A self-motivated, goal oriented focus
    • Strong interest to use networking and technology to achieve sales goals
    • The ability to excel in a team environment
    • The ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
    • Organization and follow through
    • The ability to work a flexible schedule based on business needs

    Benefits

    • Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
    • Life Insurance and Disability
    • Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
    • 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options
    • PTO accruals, Holidays
    • Performance-based incentives/bonuses eligibility

    Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_07-14_Variable_ES-US.pdf

    But note: we should not include application instructions or URLs? The instruction says remove application instructions. The URL for benefits overview might be considered reference but not application instruction. It's still a link; but it's not an application instruction. However it's a reference to benefits overview; could be considered part of benefits description. It's okay to keep? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The URL is not application instruction; it's a reference for benefits overview. Might be okay to keep. But to be safe, maybe we can keep the description but not the URL? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The URL is substantive info about where to learn more. It's not boilerplate. I'd keep it. But we need to ensure we didn't include duplicated lines. The benefits list includes some duplication: "Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away" and later "401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options". They are distinct; we keep both. Now Schedule section:

    Schedule

    The hours and schedule for this position will vary by week depending on business needs. This role may require you to be flexible to occasionally performing work/duties in a department other than the one you were hired into.

    We

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