Sales Associate - Store Associate
Batteries Plus · Hartland, WI · Yesterday
Business DevelopmentFull-time
Retail and commercial sales associate position focused on batteries, lighting, and smartphone accessories. Must consultatively engage customers, diagnose needs, and recommend solutions.
Responsibilities
- Consultatively sell batteries, light bulbs, and accessory items to retail and commercial customers.
- Engage with customers, listen to their needs, and recommend appropriate solutions for batteries, systems, smartphones, and lighting.
- Perform battery tests, installations, and smartphone repairs.
- Greet customers promptly, determine needs, and answer questions.
- Suggest add-on sales items and participate in retail and commercial sales activities to meet sales goals.
- Identify potential commercial customers through targeted questions.
- Operate computer/cash register to complete sales transactions.
- Answer phones, assist callers, and relay messages accurately and promptly.
- Maintain facility, inventory, property, and customer service levels to management standards.
- Develop and improve product and service knowledge.
- Act as a proactive, "can-do" team member, following through on commitments and tasks.
- Rotate and stock inventory, install batteries, load/unload products, and arrange deliveries.
- Work in a fast-paced, technical environment, including smartphone repairs, key cutting, and fob programming.
- Contribute to the overall success of the store as a team member.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent; 6 months of prior work experience preferred (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Prior retail experience preferred but not required.
- Good listening and verbal communication skills with a strong customer focus.
- Organizational and analytical problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle multiple projects/tasks, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
- Must be able to lift 50+ pounds.
- Valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation (clean driving record preferred).
- Integrity, reliability, helpfulness, courtesy, product knowledge, and sales skills.
- Friendly team orientation and a "Customer First" mentality.
Benefits
- Dental, Life, and Disability Insurance (varies by length of employment).
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays.
- Training and Development opportunities.
- Bonus plans.
- Employee Discount.