Retail Sales Associate

Description

Job Summary:

Hammer Made was founded in 2009 because of a desire to provide a high-end men’s product without the high-end markup. We pride ourselves in offering distinctive, limited-run shirts in premium fabrics. Our stores provide an intimate and personalized shopping environment which our Stylists have an important role in curating.

We are seeking a polished individual with retail sales experience to join the Hammer Made team and be a brand ambassador and personal stylist to our repeat clients and new clients alike. You need to be passionate about the brand, helping clients and building a new client base. 

Pay and Benefits

• Hourly rate starts at $22.53/hr
• Bonus structure for additional earnings potential
• Generous employee discount
• PTO

Essential Job Duties (reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties).

Achieve Sales Results

• Create a positive, friendly, and consultative service-oriented customer environment that prioritizes customer relationships and sets Hammer Made apart from other stores. 
• Drives personal daily and weekly sales results to meet monthly targets. 
• Handles customer situations in compliance with policy and procedures; escalates issues as appropriate.
• Offers suggestions to the leadership team about how to improve daily sales trends.

Operational Expectations

• Ensures company standards of neat, clean and organized sales floor, cash wrap and fitting room areas are met.
• Take part in visual merchandising initiatives. Help execute and ensure a top quality, appealing, merchandise assortment that promotes effective sales and store traffic. 
• Assists with promotion of in-store events and promotions to increase the customer base, with particular focus on building the Hammer Made brand. 
• Collaborates effectively with other store locations and with outside Business Partners as needed.

Requirements

Competencies

1. Interest and knowledge in fashion and the men’s apparel industry
2. Excellent selling skills
3. Excellent communication skills including strong relationship building skills
4. Kind, Compassionate, and a Customer-First Mentality
5. Great team player, and also able to take initiative with clients and drive sales
6. Attention to detail
7. Effective organizational skills 
8. Excellent time management skills
9. Ability to receive feedback and take action when appropriate 
10. Problem solving skills that can adapt in an ever-changing retail environment
11. Regular and predictable attendance

Education and Experience Requirements

• High School diploma
• 1-2 years of successful retail experience and/or customer service experience, preferred

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment: This job operates in a retail store environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Physical requirements include: standing and being mobile on the sales floor for extended periods of time, walking, stooping, and occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This can be a full or part-time position with hours scheduled at variable times and days each week to meet business needs. Schedules include day and evening shifts, weekends and holidays.

Travel : This position does not include out of town travel.