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Retail Sales Associate

Macy's · Bolingbrook, IL · Today
Business DevelopmentFull-time

About the Role

As a Retail Selling Colleague, you blend selling that delivers results with genuine hospitality to create standout shopping experiences. You take the time to understand each customer's needs, offering personalized recommendations and connecting them with the right products and services. Whether on the sales floor or in the fitting room, your warmth, product knowledge, and personal approach turn everyday visits into memorable moments. You stay focused on achieving selling goals by driving performance through customer engagement and smart selling behaviors. With every interaction, you build trust, meet sales targets, and inspire loyalty - making each visit both meaningful and successful. This role goes far beyond just being a cashier. Here, the customer is at the heart of everything we do - every day, all day.

Responsibilities

  • Begin each day energized and ready to make an impact, wearing name badge with pride and greeting teammates warmly
  • Help ensure the sales floor is clean, organized, and prepared for customers
  • Review sales goals, learn about new arrivals and top-selling items, and stay up to date on current trends and promotions
  • Offer a warm welcome, make eye contact, and create friendly, personal conversations to build customer relationships
  • Maintain a shoppable space by recovering the floor and fitting rooms, updating signs and pricing, and supporting merchandise moves
  • Share Loyalty program benefits and ensure customers have all they need
  • End interactions with a sincere thank-you, often walking packages around and using the customer's name
  • Support one another with honesty, care, and collaboration
  • Strive to improve every day, take pride in work, achieve sales goals, and learn from each other to deliver individual and store results

Schedule

Full-time colleagues are typically scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week, while part-time colleagues are typically scheduled 12-24 hours per week. All schedules contain weekend shifts as part of the requirements. Hours are dependent on business needs and colleague availability.

Requirements

  • Flexible availability, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays with regular, dependable attendance and punctuality
  • Must be able to understand and communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, and supervisors
  • Must be able to read and understand employment policies and safety rules/procedures in English
  • Comfortable communicating and collaborating with customers and colleagues
  • Meeting daily sales goal challenges
  • Enjoy meeting people, learning about them, and sharing information
  • Resourceful and eager to start a new venture and can adapt to changing priorities
  • Able to work independently but also great with team dynamics
  • Able to handle electronic devices with no problem

Essential Physical Requirements

  • Talking, lifting, constant moving, standing, and reaching with arms and hands
  • Standing for at least two consecutive hours
  • Lifting at least 25 lbs
  • Stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing ladders
  • Reaching, including above eye level
  • Close vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment
  • Frequent use of computers and other technology, including handheld equipment, cash register, and ability to process register transactions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness coverage
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time off and eight paid holidays
  • Continuous learning and leadership development
  • Colleague Resource Groups and volunteer opportunities
  • Merchandise discounts
  • Performance-based incentives
  • Annual merit review
  • Employee Assistance Program with mental health counseling and legal/financial advice

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