Seasonal Sales Associates- FT & PT
Boscov's Department Store, LLC
Woodbridge, NJSeasonal$16.1/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
Boscov’s is hiring seasonal retail sales associates to join its sales team. Associates engage customers, provide product information and customer service, and promote merchandise. The role also involves maintaining the selling floor and stock, processing transactions, and supporting store marketing activities. Prior retail sales or customer service experience is preferred, and associates must be available for varied days and hours, including evenings and weekends.
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Seasonal Sales Associate
Looking to earn some extra cash this holiday season and get a great employee discount??
Boscov's is a chain of full service department stores serving the total family needs of our customers. For over 100 years, Boscov's has been known for its great values and famous brands, and for offering a broad selection of quality merchandise in its stores and online. We are looking for Seasonal Retail Sales Associates to join our team.
As part of a fast-paced, dynamic sales team, you will develop relationships with our customers and ensure that each customer’s needs are met in a quick and efficient manner. Whether you have previous sales experience OR customer service experience, this is a great opportunity to work with a company known for quality and big savings. Apply today!
Job Responsibilities
As a Retail Sales Associate, you will build customer confidence, provide accurate information, and promote products through point of successful sale. You will be responsible for establishing professional, yet personalized rapport with each customer in order to close sales and provide the best customer experience.
Additional responsibilities include:
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Selling merchandise and providing customer service as per company standards (i.e., greet and acknowledge customers, solid product knowledge, and all other components of customer service)
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Maintaining the appearance of the selling floor
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Performing marketing activities such as opening new Boscov’s charge accounts to achieve goals set by the company
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Accurately and efficiently completing all transactions and paperwork while adhering to all company policies and procedures
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Maintaining an awareness of advertised merchandise; processing and maintaining stock by assisting in receiving, folding, straightening, and replenishing merchandise
Job Requirements
Successful candidates for the Retail Sales Associate role should have the ability and desire to actively engage customers, sell merchandise, and provide excellent customer service.
Additional requirements of the Retail Sales Associate include:
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Prior retail sales experience and/or customer service experience, preferred
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Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
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Proficiency with basic math skills
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Ability to learn selling skills and to operate a POS register and telxon
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Available to work varied days and hours as work schedule requires, including extended evening hours and weekends
Benefits
At Boscov’s, we value our employees, and that’s why we provide a competitive compensation and benefits package. As a member of our seasonal team you will be eligible to receive:
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Starting Rate: $16.10 per hour
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Flexible Schedules
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Weekly Pay
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Liberal Employee Discounts
Work where people love to shop!
Equal Opportunity Employer
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How this job compares
Set against the 5,870 open Sales Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16.1/hr
- New Jersey median$16–20/hr118 hourly ranges
- US median$16–20/hr2,607 hourly ranges
This rate, $16.10/hr, is 12% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Sales Associate hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 136 open Sales Associate jobs in New Jersey and 5,870 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
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- Experience
- Sales Associate postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (472 postings).
- Education
- 143 of the 5,870 open Sales Associate jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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