Job Title
Sales Associate-Home Appliances (Tukwila)
Business
Transformco Stores - Sears Hourly
Job Description
The Consultative Sales Associate is responsible for enhancing the experience of members and driving profitable sales of Home Appliance area by providing proactive consultative sales assistance and support to the member, achieving department standards and goals, and performing sales-support activities to maintain a clean, in-stock, orderly and well-merchandised sales floor for conducting sales activities.
Requisition ID
1017515BR
Employment Category
Regular, Part-time
Responsibilities/Skills/Experience Requirements
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Takes ownership for enhancing the customer experience, assisting customers by utilizing approved consultative selling practices and guidelines to identify customer needs and provide appropriate solutions
- Meets or exceeds associate performance standards consistently
- Understands website navigation, and proactively leverages technology in order to facilitate the customer experience and provide customer solutions when the product is not available in the store
- Maintains current knowledge of merchandise lines; product features, benefits and availability; Sears Advantages, such as the price match and price protection policies; and, if applicable, delivery, installation and/or service options to respond to customer needs
- Optimizes credit, gift card, Shop Your Way Rewards and multi-channel opportunities (and, where applicable, Protection Agreements, Sears Purchase Protect, delivery, installation and other miscellaneous income opportunities)
- Processes customer transactions in the Point of Sale system, including sales, returns and exchanges in accordance with authorized procedures
- Completes required training in the expected timeframe, and participates in ongoing learning opportunities
- Partners with other selling and sales support associates and cashiers to provide superior customer service (i.e., locate merchandise, assist customers, answer phones and ring register)
- Maintains merchandise standards and ready all day standards within assigned departments, including replenishment and housekeeping for associates in all departments (and ad set up/take down for associates in Home Appliances, Fine Jewelry and Footwear; pad set up for associates in Home Improvement)
- Takes ownership for providing excellent customer experience and attends to other customer needs, including merchandise retrieval and assistance with merchandise handling
- Works on ready all day standards and merchandise support tasks (e.g., fitting room maintenance, straightening merchandise) when not assisting customers
- Executes consistent operational and selling processes (e.g., credit application process, ratchet repair program)
- Educates customers on the Satisfaction Guaranteed return policy
- Assists in resolving customer issues
- Adheres to merchandise protection standards
- Constantly monitors customer flow for purposes of customer assistance and store security
- Uses basic internet navigation to access and print information and reports
- Performs other duties as assigned
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Basic reading, arithmetic, and writing and oral communication skills
- Basic Internet navigation skills
- Working while standing for long periods of time
- Reaching, stretching, grabbing, pushing, lifting, holding, twisting, bending, turning, walking, shifting, and engaging in other physical movements required by the job
- Lifting and holding up to 50 pounds, bulky and large-sized merchandise
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Sales experience
- Knowledge of offered products and services
Job Function
Sales
Country
United States
Work-In Location
01139: Sears Tukwila WA
Location City
Tukwila
Store/Unit
01139
Job Code (LT)
FL0802: Consultative Sales Trainee - D
Work-In Address 1
301 SOUTHCENTER MALL
Work-In Address 2
FLS- SEARS TUKWILA WA
Work-In City
Tukwila
Work-In State
WA
Work-In Postal Code
98188
EEO/EOE Footer
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet.
Posting Tags
#SearsRetailStores
CareerBuilder Tag
#CB
Company Brand
Sears Stores
Compensation Range
$20.29 per hour
Additional Compensation Explanation
Draw versus Commission (D): paid the greater of either 100% commission or their draw rate for all hours worked. The Draw rate will never be below minimum wage
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