Sales Associate (#26-001b)

Annapolis, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Hospitality

Job Summary

Join the elite team at the United States Naval Academy Business Services Division as a Sales Associate Flex where flexible hours competitive starting pay and incredible incentives await those ready to embark on an exhilarating journey!

The Retail Division is hiring for multiple locations offering 8 hour shifts for 1-3 days per support of events scheduling may flex up to 5 days per week and may include Holidays. Sales Associates must have availability to work year-round with at least 4 weekend days per month. Schedules may vary throughout the year.

This position is the Sales Associate in the Naval Academy Business Services Division (NABSD). The purpose of this position is to support all of the retail operations and perform duties in all areas of the Midshipmen Store Gift Shop Barbershop Uniform Store Online Store or any other retail operation within NABSD.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Service and Retail Duties - Achieves daily profitable sales goal by providing exemplary customer service to include greeting professional appearance positive attitude and approaching the customer suggestive selling and adding on. Must project the best image of USNA in addition must comply with the Public Affairs Office. Receives special order requests from authorized patrons and assists customers if needed. Incumbent prices special order merchandise and notifies customers when special order merchandise is received. Assists customers in locating merchandise throughout the retail stores. Assists in outfitting each new class of midshipmen in the summer of each year and throughout the year as required by directives from higher authority. Incumbents will issue pack boxes work issue stations fitting clothing check-out and processing midshipmen through sales store terminals as required. Completes retail reports and submits to management.

Point of Sales (POS) and Specialized Systems - Operates the point of sale terminal verifying that all merchandise is properly scanned verifies retail price verifies product information processes proper type of sale/ return in terminal properly secures credit card information and delivers receipt to customer. Secures register funds daily verifying all monies for the day and delivers cash to assigned terminal. At the end of workday counts/verifies all cash checks bank charges midshipmen charges and deposits same in drop safe per instructions reconciles accounts.

Inventory - Stocks and maintains the sales floor according to daily sales plan. Stays current with merchandise assortment. Assists management with pricing when needed. When warehouse shipments are received incumbent will check in merchandise stock shelves and assist in the maintaining the visual displays. Performs duties of repacking cartons labeling cartons with proper counts working with SKUs and descriptions of merchandise for transfer to the warehouse and other retail operations. Incumbent also transports packages to / from the warehouse using the department van. Incumbent will also conduct spot inventories as assigned during the year. Supports management during inventory and performs other tasks related to the retail operation within NABSD.

General duties - Maintains housekeeping standards such as dusting vacuuming and taking out trash. Provides on the job training to new sales store clerks as needed. Incumbent may be asked to transfer to another retail location as needed. Supports the business hours during the week and may include weekend shifts and holidays. Supports the safety and health program. Promotes employee involvement to identify and eliminate safety/health hazards in order to ensure an accident-free environment. Supports EEO policies and communicating support of those policies to all coworkers. Maintains all USNA DOD DON and NABSD required training.

Maintains all USNA DOD DON and NABSD required training.

The work requires considerable physical exertion due to long periods of standing bending and stooping. Requires frequent lifting and moving of moderate weights usually less than 45 pounds.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

1. Incumbent must possess a minimum of 3 months customer service experience preferably in a service or retail setting.

2. Incumbent must possess multi-tasking skills and be able to resolve problems individually and as part of a team.

3. Basic computer skills and knowledge of point-of sales (POS) is preferred.

Required Experience:

Key Responsibilities

Maintains all USNA DOD DON and NABSD required training.

The work requires considerable physical exertion due to long periods of standing bending and stooping. Requires frequent lifting and moving of moderate weights usually less than 45 pounds.