Women's Athletic Clothing Sales Specialist

About the role

SCHEELS is a leader in the sporting goods industry, offering the largest selection of sports brands in America. We empower our associates to become experts in exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers through comprehensive business and product training.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed personal sales goals while providing a great customer experience
• Be knowledgeable about location, price, and use of merchandise
• Follow instructions for specific requests from customers, ensuring safety requirements are met
• Analyze reports and make decisions about inventory, merchandise arrangement, and sales trends
• Stock shelves, tables, and counters with merchandise according to Scheels standards
• Set up advertising, signs, and merchandise to promote sales
• Communicate professionally with vendors and/or outside sales representatives
• Train associates on the proper use and basic knowledge of merchandise
• Prepare for and facilitate required product knowledge and sales meetings as directed
• Attend weekly required sales and product knowledge training meetings
• Be professional in appearance and attitude, contributing to a positive team atmosphere and treating others with respect and consideration
• Promote the Scheels Visa Rewards card and clearly explain all benefits

Requirements

• Customer Service: Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers, and business partners like they are the most important person, including eye contact, a smile, and a genuine “Thank you.” Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact.
• Culture: Approach daily tasks, projects, and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency. Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact.
• Team Mentality: Genuine interest and action in helping others before themselves, 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. Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• 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. Heavy work – Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Basic math skills
• Effective communication skills
• Product knowledge
• Customer service skills
• Time management
• Adaptability

Benefits

• To see a full list of benefit offerings from Scheels visit scheels.com/careers

Pay

$24.50 minimum starting per hour (combination of hourly pay and commission)

Schedule

SCHEELS scheduling expectation is to be flexible to work their assigned schedule between 9:00am and 9:00pm Monday through Friday, 9:00am and 8:00pm on Saturday and 10:00am and 6:00pm on Sundays. Schedules may include varied hours, evenings, weekends and holidays based on store needs. Full Time Sales Specialists must be available to work 40 hours a week. This position requires evenings, weekends and Product Knowledge meetings as scheduled.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Scheels is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Scheels will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals when appropriate.