POSITIONTITLE:Retail Sales Associate – LA
DEPARTMENT:Retail Store – LA
EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT:  Non-exempt
REPORTSTO: Retail Store Manager – LA

The Retail Sales Associate is the key resource for our retail customers in the Los Angeles area. This position is responsible for providing an excellent customer experience as well as supporting the sales initiaties of the company

ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS:
Sales

• Demonstrate the company’s selling model to optimize sales opportunities.


• Learn and share product knowledge and other skills that support sales.

Customer Service

• Provide our customers with follow-up service, respond to their questions and concerns politely and accurately, set reasonable expectations, process returns and modify orders to ensure quality and excellent customer experience.
  Communication and Teamwork.




• Work collaboratively with others to continually improve personal, store and company performance.




• Provide product feedback to managers, leads or merchandising to remain current on trends, customer request, product performance and inventory issues.
  Store Appearance




• Ensure that the store is customer ready, clean, safe and inviting.




• Prepare visual arrangement to ensure quality store appearance.




• Maintain backroom and employee areas.
  Safety & Loss Prevention




• Follow inventory policies and procedures to ensure efficient and timely returns, corrections, store use, etc.




• Ensure that product is safely stocked, handled and presented.




• Ensure that loss prevention guidelines and objectives are followed
  Operations




• Process transactions and other operational procedures accurately and efficiently




• Communicate with Leads or Management team any potential issues for timely and effective resolution.




• Comply with all company policies and procedures
  Other Duties as assigned
  SPECIFICJOBSKILLS:




• Moderate to high levels of English reading comprehension and active listening.




• Moderate levels of English writing, speaking, mathematics, critical thinking, learning strategies, instructing, complex problem solving, time management, organization, attention to detail, reasoning, persuasion, coordination, service orientation, and confidentiality.




• Low to moderate levels of negotiation, technology design, installation, quality control analysis, operating and control, equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, judgment and decision making, documentation, flexibility, leadership, and research, operations analysis, systems analysis and evaluations, originality, monitoring
  EDUCATIONANDEXPERIENCE:




• High School diploma or equivalent




• One to two years of experience in a sales or customer service environment
  JOBCONDITIONS:




• Occasionally lift, carry, pull, and push up to 50 pounds.




• Continuously see with frequent visual acuity and balance.




• Frequently hear, talk, stand, and walk on level surfaces.




• Frequently have repetitive use of arms, wrists, hands, and fingers, and grasp.




• Occasionally sit, stoop, bend, walk on uneven surfaces and climb stairs.




• Occasionally reach above shoulders and squeeze.




• Intermittently crouch, kneel, crawl, climb ladders, and operate foot and hand controls.




• Exposure to medium noise levels.




• Exposure to moderate outdoor temperatures of cold and heat.




• Exposure to mild indoor temperatures of cold and heat.




• Non-smoking environment.




• Flexible schedule and weekend availability required. 




• Occasional overtime may be required.