Lead Sales Associate

For over 50 years, KENT OUTDOORS has been the ultimate destination for outdoor enthusiasts, offering a curated collection of industry‑leading brands driven by the pure pursuit of adventure.

KENT Outdoors is a collection of brands all obsessively focused on building the most innovative and reliable equipment for use in our most revered natural playgrounds. We relentlessly dream, build, and offer products that empower the very best days outside. We’re a collection of outdoor fanatics, product geeks, marketing mavens, and entrepreneurs all focused on pushing through boundaries, both on land, and in the water.

Holding true to our roots while evolving for the future, the family of KENT brands today includes Absolute Outdoors, Arctic Shield, Aquaglide, Arbor Snowboards, Barefoot International, BOTE, Connelly, Fat Sac, Freedom Foil, Full Throttle, HO Sports, Hyperlite, KENT, Liquid Force, Margaritaville, O’Brien, and Onyx.

This role is all about creating a welcoming and memorable experience for everyone who walks into one of the 5 BOTE flagship locations. As a lead sales associate, you'll help customers feel confident in choosing the right gear, build genuine connections, and support a fun energetic retail atmosphere. You’ll work closely with sales management and play a key part in keeping the store running smoothly, including inventory oversight and daily store operations.

This role operates in the DESTIN retail location as scheduled by the Area Manager.

• Strategically represent the BOTE brand to create a positive in‑store experience and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Open and close the store, including all daily operational processes.
• Handle transactions, inventory movement, barcode tagging, and POS processes with accuracy.
• Learn the full BOTE product lineup, including physically testing out various models of in‑water product.
• Support sales goals by staying informed on store performance and priorities and work with the local team towards exceeding sales goals daily.
• Learn merchandising strategies and maintain / update store merchandising as directed.
• Build genuine customer relationships and help grow a loyal community in the area.

• This is a retail position with heavy focus on weekends, holidays, and seasonal sales.
• Experience working with premium brands delivering best‑in‑class experiences to customers.
• Ability to work individually and in a team environment.
• Excellent time management abilities with a proven ability to multi‑task.
• Equivalent related professional sales experience and open availability is required.
• Direct experience in customer experience and delivering sales and KPI targets.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to excellence.
• Strong computer skills and adaptability learning new software platforms and data management processes.

You go “all out.” You tend to approach everything you do with velocity. From your next exhilarating outdoor adventure to scaling meaningful peaks at work, you act with speed, direction, ethics, and forethought. Your efficiency is rooted in the knowledge that resources are not infinite. You are goal‑oriented and focused on outcomes. When you see a challenge or obstacle to overcome, you jump in collaboratively to find a solution;

team achievements should be celebrated more than individual performance. You are compelled to share your perspective because it is rooted in experience and synthesis thinking – you know that healthy debate yields better decisions. You are humble despite your impressive past accomplishments. Your communication style is honest and forthright, yet empathetic, with everyone.

KENT Outdoors is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Sales and Business Development
• Industries:
  Retail
• Location:
  
  Destin, FL