Seasonal Associate

About the Role

As a Famous Footwear Seasonal Associate, you are passionate about providing the best shoe store experience for every customer. You are a team player, celebrating individual and team successes, and are committed to staying informed about trends and sharing that knowledge with customers, ultimately building engaging customer experiences. Most importantly, you LOVE shoes and regardless of your style, you help every person who enters the store experience a little bit of that Famous Feeling.

Key Responsibilities

• Ace Retail Operations: Ensure daily store tasks (pricing, shipment processing, fulfillment, and inventory) are completed. Keep the store clean, organized, and styles easily shoppable, utilizing company standards.
• Be a Famous Culture Influencer: Champion Famous culture by embodying behaviors that power Customer Connection. Provide stellar customer engagement, leaving customers wowed with consistently top-notch experiences, attentiveness, and determination to deliver desired styles and brands.
• Elevate to Your Goal-Crushing Era: Bring your best to each day and take accountability for your effort and its impact on Famous Footwear’s overall performance. Review store performance and drive sales to achieve goals. Deliver clear, concise, and timely communications to the store team and employ active listening.
• Act with Integrity: Adhere to company policies and procedures. Seek feedback to improve your skillset and further your professional development.
• Bring the Positive Vibes: Embrace diversity and inclusivity. Maintain a positive and proactive mindset, even in the face of challenges. Assist with training and development when needed.
• Be a Shoe-off: Be a shoe sleuth on the hunt for the perfect styles to suit customer needs. Make shoe recommendations and ensure customers leave with the perfect fit and that Famous Feeling.

Other responsibilities may be performed as needed to ensure the needs of the business are met.

Overtime hours may be required to meet business needs.

Perks You’ll Enjoy

• 30% Associate Discount across Caleres’s retail stores (Famous Footwear, Naturalizer, Sam Edelman, and Allen Edmonds).
• Relaxed Dress Code & Small Team Environment: A supportive and hands-on setting where you can showcase your authentic self.
• Daily Access to Pay with Dayforce Wallet.
• Ease of Transferring Locations: Over 850 store locations available for transfer.

Qualifications & Tech Stack

• High School Diploma/GED
• Able to build constructive and effective relationships within the store.
• Demonstrates an ability to communicate positively with store associates at all levels.
• Must exercise independent judgment and discretion partnering with Store Sales Manager and/or Assistant Managers.
• Working knowledge of general retail practices and procedures.
• Ability to work effectively within a team.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including holidays, nights, weekends, and extended hours.

Physical Requirements and/or Environment

• Ability to regularly lift up to 40 lbs. from floor level to above shoulder height utilizing appropriate equipment and safety techniques.
• Ability to meet demands of frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, climbing, pushing, pulling, and repetitive lifting.
• Ability to be mobile on the sales floor for extended periods of time.