Store Team Member

We are seeking a highly motivated and customer-focused individual to join our team at Academy Sports + Outdoors. Our purpose is to make it easier for everyone to enjoy more sports and outdoors.

As a Store Team Member, you will be responsible for ensuring a fast and friendly customer service experience, navigating the abundance of choices we offer, and impacting customer satisfaction, store profitability, and our mission.

We have various positions available, including:

• Outdoor Enthusiast
• Sales Team Member - Apparel
• Sales Team Member - Fishing and Hunting
• Sales Team Member - Footwear
• Sales Team Member - Sports
• Store Cashier
• Brand Specialist

We also have opportunities in Logistics, Merchandising, and Operations, including:

• Asset Protection Team Member
• Custodian
• Inventory Control Team Member
• Merchandising Team Member
• Receiving Team Member

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• Associates or Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice preferred (Asset Protection Team Member Only)

• Previous related work experience preferred.
• Operating POS equipment, symbol, and telephone preferred (Cashier Only)
• Indirect support of people and processes to drive operational excellence and expected sales targets (Cashier Only)
• 4+ years of personal experience with outdoors hobbies, interests, and skill sets; fishing and hunting experience preferred (Outdoor Enthusiast Only)
• CPR and First Responder certification is a plus (Asset Protection Team Member Only)
• Loss Prevention or Criminal Justice background is a plus (Asset Protection Team Member Only)

• Excellent customer service orientation.
• Ability to connect, build rapport, and engage with our customers who bond with friends, family, and community through sports and outdoor pursuits; bilingual a plus.
• Effective problem-solving and communication with customers and team members.
• Ability to execute multiple tasks with superior organizational skills and detail orientation.
• Read, interpret, and follow documents such as safety rules, operation, and maintenance instructions, plan-o-grams, and procedure manuals.
• Proficiently use basic mathematical computations and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Operate and coach others on the use of POS equipment, symbol, and telephone (Cashier Only)
• Writes routine reports and correspondence (Cashier Only)
• Working knowledge of inventory software and order processing systems (Cashier Only)
• Passionate and well-versed in outdoors hobbies, interests, and skill sets such as fishing, hunting, competitive shooting, and camping (Outdoor Enthusiast Only)
• Must meet federal and state requirements for selling and processing firearms transactions (Fishing and Hunting Sales Team Member Only)
• Must meet requirements to qualify to obtain/maintain FOID card (Illinois only) (Fishing and Hunting Sales Team Member Only)
• Proficiently use equipment such as basic hand tools, receiving, and cleaning equipment.
• Provide prompt, friendly customer service to all team members and customers.
• Emergency response procedures
• Strong situational awareness and observation skills

• Ability to work flexible schedules such as nights, weekends, and holidays based on business needs.
• Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
• Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures, and rules governing professional staff behavior
• Frequently required to walk, reach, and talk.
• Occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, push, and pull.
• Constantly lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 60 pounds.
• Constantly stand, handle, use fingers to grasp, and use repetitive motions (hands, wrist, and fingers).
• Specific vision abilities required by this role include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.