Seasonal Part Time Associate

About The Position

• Serve as a brand ambassador for Columbia Sportswear Company.
• Ensure exceptional in-store experiences through positive customer interaction.
• Employ problem-solving and sales abilities to answer customer questions and make product recommendations.
• Enhance customer service and teamwork.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service by responding to consumer questions or issues regarding product features, benefits, and availability.
• Engage with consumers to understand their needs and preferences.
• Demonstrate and explain merchandise.
• Make suggestions on suitable options for consumers.
• Maintain store standards for visual merchandising, cleanliness, and safety.
• Retrieve merchandise from the sales floor, stock room, or other inventory locations.
• Perform all required cash register transactions efficiently and accurately (sales, returns, exchanges, connecting consumer to loyalty program).
• Contribute to store profitability by receiving, handling, replenishing, and processing incoming and outgoing product flow in the stores accurately and efficiently.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Skill operating Inventory and Point of Sales (POS) systems.
• Skill operating various other retail software tools.

Qualifications

• No specific education required; High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• 2 (or less) years of experience in a position or specialization.
• 16 years of age or older.
• Ability to communicate clearly with others.
• Availability to work a flexible retail schedule, which may change seasonally and in response to business trends or forecasts.

Job Conditions

• Frequently in an active environment, requiring the ability to constantly move about.
• Can be physical or strenuous (frequently adjusting/moving items weighing up to 40 lbs.).
• May frequently use specialized equipment.
• May have exposure to dust and noise.
• Occasionally requires the ability to work in a place.