Sports Sales Associate

Responsibilities

• Greet all customers on the sales floor with courtesy and a smile.
• Grow personal sales by hitting minimum goals and following Scheels professional salesmanship standards to provide an above and beyond customer experience.
• Promote the Scheels Visa Rewards card and be able to clearly explain all benefits.
• Engage in conversation with customers and assist them in making buying decisions.
• Demonstrate a passion for products in our store.
• Attend all Scheels product training and all store meetings.
• Maintain a professional appearance on the sales floor.
• Assist in all other assigned duties.
• Perform basic math, compute rate, ratio and percent; draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Write simple correspondence and present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other employees.
• Demonstrate strong communication, organization, attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Display strong oral/written communication and reading skills to communicate effectively and in a timely manner with all levels of the organization.
• Be willing to help with freight/stocking when needed.
• Demonstrate product usage within the shop and retrieve product from heights of greater than 6 ft.

Starting at $14.00 per hour ($18.00-$22.00 average combined hourly + commission).

• Customer Service
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  Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners as the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine "Thank you".
• Culture
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  Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and a sense of urgency. Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact. Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels. Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early.
• Team Mentality
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  Demonstrate genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward.
• Teach-ability
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  Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback. Adapt to a changing work environment. Apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling.
• Dress Code
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  Meet Scheels dress and grooming expectations to support a professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners. Demonstrate pride and ownership of work while meeting expected deadlines.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and/or 1-3 months of sales experience.

• Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Heavy work:
  Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Scheels cares about the health and safety of our associates. Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties in a manner that minimizes the risk of injury.

Scheels is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Scheels will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals when appropriate.

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.