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Sales Associate

Part-time

BoxLunch & Hot Topic

North Riverside, ILPart-timeNo compensation foundPosted 1mo agoVerified open today

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At a glance

Compensation
No compensation found
Location
North Riverside, IL
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Job overview

BoxLunch & Hot Topic is hiring a Sales Associate. The Sales Associate at BoxLunch & Hot Topic provides excellent customer service to music and pop culture fans. This role involves assisting customers with product selection, processing transactions, merchandising the store, and maintaining a tidy environment. The associate will also communicate fashion and music trend information to management.

Key focus areas include Provide an amazing shopping experience that will encourage customers to return, Cover the sales floor zone and ensure that assigned areas are up to visual standards, and Work the register to process sales transactions and drive add-on sales.

Successful candidates bring Previous Retail Experience and Must Be 16+. Important skills include Customer Service, Product Knowledge, Sales Transactions, Add-On Sales, BOPIS, and Curbside Pickup.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer ServiceProduct KnowledgeSales TransactionsAdd-on SalesBOPISCurbside PickupPlanogram ChangesFashion & Music Trend InformationTheft PreventionStock Room OrganizationStore TidinessCommunicationCollaborationSellingMerchandising Product

Qualifications

Retail Environment ExperienceMust Be 16+Able to Navigate StoreAble to Pack and Unpack Boxes Up to 50 Pounds

Full job description

Join the loudest store in the mall! We're looking for music and pop culture fanatics to help create the best experience for our customers. As a Hot Topic Sales Associate, you'll be a huge part of our success by providing the best customer service, ensuring that fellow fans can get their hands on the merch they love. You'll share your fandom knowledge, stock and replenish products, and help merchandise the store in a visually appealing way, all while being hyper-focused on the in-store experience.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Provide an amazing shopping experience that will encourage customers to return. They'll be impressed by your product knowledge, customer experience skills, and use of the Force
  • Cover the sales floor zone and ensure that assigned areas are up to visual standards
  • Work the register - you'll use your fandom knowledge to process sales transactions and drive add-on sales using additional benefits such as BOPIS and curbside pickup Assist with planogram changes including store map, wall, fixture, & merchandising mix
  • Let your voice be heard! You'll communicate fashion & music trend information to management and respective HQ partners
  • While we welcome wizards, we don't like it when spells are stolen. You'll work with Store Management to ensure there's no misuse of spells and wizardry around theft
  • Support the maintenance of the mother ship; you'll help keep the stock room organized and the store tidy
  • Smells like Team Spirit – you love communicating and working as a team to get the job done
  • Any other activities as assigned by your Store Leader

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

  • Previous experience working in a retail environment. If you love music and pop culture, you're in the right place!
  • Superpowers in providing customer service and selling
  • You'll have to be at least 16 years of age to join the fandom force
  • Avenger-like collaboration and communication skills
  • The usual retail stuff (with or without reasonable accommodation): able to navigate your way around the store, merchandise product utilizing approved store equipment, and pack and unpack boxes of awesome merch that may weigh up to 50 pounds

Compensation

Please note the pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but other factors such as an individual’s education, location, meeting the minimum job requirements for the role, training and experience, will determine the final salary for potential new hires.

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