SALES ASSOCIATE (PART TIME)

Job Summary

As a sales associate, you will be the face of our company, highlighting our brand and image while contributing to building our reputation as a company that values its customers and their opinions. You will assist customers, help them recognize the need for our products and services, and learn about what we sell to articulate our purpose professionally.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Proactively engage and make a connection with customers. Asking questions and listening to customer needs.
• Directing customers to merchandise by informing them about upcoming events, promotions, mobile offers, and STAR card.
• Providing premier customer service, cooperating, building positive inclusive and respectful relationships, taking accountability for your own actions and outcomes.
• Maintaining store appearance.
• Sales: Cross-selling products, knowing the layout of the store, making suggestions to customers on latest trends and current promotions based on customer individual needs, upselling products, learning product features, keeping up with the latest trends, leveraging company tools and technology to confidently provide the customer with product knowledge, specs, using a Point-of-Sales system, processing cash exchanges, discounts, gift cards, credit cards, debit cards, cash handling including counting money and returning accurate amounts to the customer.
• Completing various forms of paperwork, reports, and reconciliation.
• Inventory: Be the keeper of merchandise, complete all inventory processes, and ensure merchandise is properly checked in and accurately ticketed. May participate in periodic inventories.
• Dependability: Adherence to assigned work schedule, accurate and complete follow through on work assignments.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Product Knowledge: Basic knowledge of products and merchandise.
• Experience: Retail experience preferred but not required.
• Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to read, write, and interpret instructional documents, effectively communicate with customers, peers, and management, communicate on the telephone with proper etiquette.
• Mathematical Skills: Basic math functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Reasoning Abilities: Ability to multi-task while being attentive to customers and remaining flexible to the needs of the business, ability to work as part of a team and take initiative independent of direct supervision.

Physical Demands

• Work Environment: Constantly moving, talking, hearing, reaching, grabbing, standing for at least two consecutive hours. May occasionally involve stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing ladders. Vision abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Physical demands include lifting at least 25 lbs. and up to 50 lbs. in some departments. Work typically performed indoors but may be assigned outdoors depending upon location.

Benefits

• Competitive federal salary beginning at the Non-Appropriated Fund NF-01 level + depending on experience.
• Federal Healthcare benefits, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and Pension Plan.
• Accrual of paid time off at DAY ONE.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Continuity Programs for Military Spouses.
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness eligible* after qualifying years of service.
• Tax Free shopping, worldwide, at any Navy Exchange location.

About the Role

The Navy Exchange Service Command offers a competitive federal salary beginning at the Non-Appropriated Fund NF-01 level + depending on experience. Benefits begin on DAY ONE, including federal healthcare benefits, dental, vision, 401(k), and pension plan. You can expect an unforgettable, dynamic, and competitive work environment where you can grow and be community-driven. Join us to build a mission-driven life.

Why the Navy Exchange Service Command?

We are here to guide our service members and their families, providing them with the tools they need to do what they love to do. Our benefits begin on DAY ONE, including federal healthcare benefits, dental, vision, 401(k), and pension plan. You can expect an unforgettable, dynamic, and competitive work environment. Join us to build a mission-driven life.

Work Hours

Available to work a variety of hours which may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. No Experience Required. High School Graduate or Equivalent Preferred.