Position: Associate, Sales and Merchandising
Department: Remote – Store Operations
Reports to: Store Manager
Direct Reports: No
Location: Rochester, MN

Job Purpose:
The Sales and Merchandising Associate is responsible for assisting the merchandising team by processing and staging all merchandise in store, while also assisting customers with product location, selection, availability, pricing, returns, and sales items. The Associate will ensure that all merchandise is aesthetically pleasing and set accordingly to brand standards and guidelines.

Deliverables:

• Ensure great customer service by assisting in location, availability, and selection of merchandise
• Support daily merchandising, styling, floor set planning and execution, replenishment, launches, updates, planning and execution, shipment, zero selling reports, loss prevention, and service
• Partner with the merchandising team to make product placement adjustments based on selling, inventory ownership, and field merchandising reports
• Follow the floor set guidelines to ensure the sales floor is replenished in accordance to company standards
• Maintain visual displays, presentation and conditions of sales floor at all time
• Ensure service, mannequin maintenance and styling, merchandising, and operational standards are met through company-defined practices and processes
• Support all management, visuals, and sales team at all times
• Assist in receiving and processing all new merchandise shipments
• Must be able to operate a cash register
• Assist in daily store recovery, before, during or after store opening hours
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and loss prevention practices
• Complete sales transactions and maintain proper accountability at registers

Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications:

• Must be at least 16 years old
• Minimum of one year of retail sales experience preferred; prior retail merchandising or styling experience a plus
• Must have a demonstrated passion for customer service and visual merchandising skills
• Able to work under close supervision and comprehend detailed instruction
• Superior communication, organizational, and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and be able to act with integrity and business maturity to ensure that all business is conducted without bias or prejudice
• Willing and able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs., perform frequent standing, walking, repetitive finger, hand and wrist motions, as well as bending, stooping, reaching, squatting, kneeling, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, and work with cleaning chemicals
• Must be able to spend up to 100% of the working time standing and walking
• Available to work a flexible schedule to meet needs of the business, which may include closing, weekend, and holiday shifts

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person