Sports Merchandiser

About the Role

SCHEELS can turn your passion for sports, fitness, fashion, or the outdoors into a rewarding career through our extensive business and product training. As a leader in the sporting goods industry, SCHEELS offers the largest selection of sports brands in America, world-class products, special attractions, and unmatched customer service. We empower associates to become experts in exceeding customer needs and expectations with the best product and expert training in the industry. Mentorship and professional development are a focus throughout your career.

Responsibilities

• Unload product from freight.
• Tag, fold, hang, and price merchandise for the sales floor or back stock.
• Restock merchandise on the sales floor and bring product to the floor for display.
• Assist customers and salespeople with retrieving and loading purchased product.
• Maintain an orderly appearance of personal workspace and surrounding areas, including general cleaning and organization around the store and back stock.
• Perform basic math operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with 10’s and 100’s).
• Read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence.
• Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other associates.
• Stay organized, multi-task, and maintain all aspects of a support role.
• Work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Exercise judgment and tact while working effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrate strong oral/written communication and presentation skills to ensure timely and effective communication.
• Apply basic understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Exhibit attention to detail.
• Maintain a professional appearance and attitude, contribute to a positive team atmosphere, and treat others with respect and consideration while adhering to Scheels’ policies and procedures.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the leadership team and Support Leads.
• Work assigned schedule, which may include varied hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• Customer Service: Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers, and business partners with importance, including eye contact, a smile, and a genuine “Thank you.”
• Culture:
  • Approach daily tasks, projects, and follow-up communication with energy and a sense of urgency.
  • Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in your role and apply that knowledge effectively.
  • Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels.
  • Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early.
• Team Mentality:
  • Demonstrate a genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward.
• Teach-ability:
  • Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge, and accept critical feedback.
  • Ability to adapt to a changing work environment.
  • Apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Dress Code: Meet Scheels’ dress and grooming expectations to support a professional, clean, and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers, and business partners.
• Efficiency: Demonstrate pride and ownership in your work while meeting expected deadlines.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of a high school diploma or general education degree (GED), 1-3 months of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical demand requirements exceed those for heavy work.
• Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform job duties in a manner that minimizes the risk of injury.

Benefits

For a full list of benefit offerings from Scheels, visit scheels.com/careers.