PT Sales Associate - 1762 FOX RIVER MALL

The Sales Associate is responsible for demonstrating knowledge and love of the brand while ensuring each customer has an exciting and enjoyable experience. The Sales Associate brings a positive attitude and service mentality to every interaction in an effort to delight the Forever 21 shopper.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Consistently creates a welcoming environment as customers enter or exit the store.
• Immediately responds to customer inquiries and needs.
• Proactively seeks opportunities to deliver a great customer experience.
• Assists in the location availability and selection of merchandise.
• Uses basic selling techniques to engage with the customer.
• Introduces current sales promotions credit card applications and other brand initiatives to gain customers loyalty.
• Follows the Companys Customer FIRST model: Friendly Greeting, Identifying Needs, Responding, Suggesting, Styling, and Thanking.
• Completes sales transactions and maintains proper accountability at registers.
• Processes merchandise returns and exchanges courteously and under company guidelines.
• Speaks positively about the brand, about our customers, and about other team members.
• Demonstrates initiative, teamwork, and ownership in every interaction.
• Maintains the visual standards for the selling floor, fitting rooms, visual displays, and presentations.
• Assists in daily store recovery before, during, or after store opening hours.
• Adheres to company policies, procedures, and loss prevention practices.
• Shares feedback and ideas with management that will help improve the processes in the store.
• Adapts to an environment that changes quickly while managing multiple tasks.
• Provides support for all cross-functional departments.
• Helps set the tone and standards that drive customer satisfaction and that will lead the business to be recognizable within the market.

Requirements:

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Minimum of one year of retail sales experience and previous cash handling experience is preferred.
• Must be energetic and charismatic.
• Must have strong communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to act with integrity and business maturity to ensure interactions are conducted without bias or prejudice.
• Must be able to complete sales transactions in POS register system.
• Must be available to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, which may include the closing shift, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able to spend up to 100% of the working time standing and walking.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to perform repetitive finger, hand, and wrist motions as well as bending, stooping, reaching, squatting, kneeling, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, and working with cleaning chemicals.

Reasonable Accommodation:

The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to enable qualified employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Catalyst Brands is an equal opportunity employer. We value a culture of inclusion and diversity within our workforce and are committed to maintaining a workplace free from prohibited employment conduct, including discrimination or harassment on the basis of:

• Race
• Color
• National origin
• Sex
• Age
• Religion
• Disability
• Genetic information
• Sexual orientation
• Gender identity or expression
• Marital status
• Domestic partner status
• Civil partnership status
• As a covered veteran status in the Uniformed Services of the United States
• Citizenship
• Any other characteristic protected by law

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Ability to maintain regular and timely attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for up to 8 hours per day.
• Ability to constantly operate a computer, other office equipment, and look at a monitor for up to 8 hours per day.
• Ability to clearly and accurately communicate and exchange information verbally in writing or through other means in person, telephonically, or through virtual communication methods.
• Ability to reach at or below shoulder level.
• Ability to carry equipment, move boxes, samples, etc.

For Stores & Distribution Centers:

• Bend, lift, open, and move product and fixtures up to 50 lbs. as needed.

Information regarding the benefits for this position can be found here: https://sparcbenefits.com/Candidate-Benefits-Highlights