Salt Life Retail Sales- Competitive pay PLUS Commission!

LIVE SALTY!

Salt Life's beautiful San Clemente, CA retail store location is seeking a Part Time Sales Associate to join our team!

• Competitive hourly pay rate of $15.50/hourly PLUS earn uncapped commission on your sales
• Deep employee discount on your favorite Salt Life gear
• Outstanding team and work atmosphere
• Gain leadership experience
• Employee benefits for Part Time or Seasonal employees (less than 30 hours/week) like 401K and Employee Assistance Program 

The Sales Associate is a creative, energetic and confident Salt Life brand ambassador. Under the leadership and guidance of store management, the Sales Associate takes a proactive approach to capitalize and focus on incoming daily traffic within the store to maximize sales opportunities. The Sales Associate will maintain outstanding customer service, merchandising, housekeeping standards of the store and partner effectively with other team members.  

The Salt Life brand strives to effortlessly combine function and fashion with an incredible fit tailored for the active lifestyle. With its relentless dedication to provide gear and designs that transcend, it has successfully evolved into a lifestyle brand with worldwide appeal. Whether it’s surfing, fishing, diving or simply enjoying a day at the beach, those who live and breathe the Salt Life have one thing in common... the ocean and all it has to offer!

Delta Apparel, Inc., along with its operating subsidiaries, DTG2Go, LLC, Salt Life, LLC, and M.J. Soffe, LLC, is a vertically-integrated, international apparel company that designs, manufactures, sources, and markets a diverse portfolio of core active wear and lifestyle apparel products under the primary brands of Salt Life®, Soffe®, and Delta.

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Responsibilities and Expectations

 Sales and Customer Service

• Understand, support and adaptable to all company policies and procedures.
• Constantly strive to achieve and exceed personal sales goals.
• Demonstrate high degree of professionalism in communication, attitude and teamwork with customers, peers and management team.
• Demonstrate proper etiquette when communicating with external customers (phone, email and written communication).
• Develop a strong knowledge of Salt Life product specifications, including, brands, styles, bodies, fits, sizing, content and features. Communicate this knowledge to customers in a clear and concise way.   
• Adaptable to store environment change:

1. Policy and procedures 
2. New product and technology
3. Customer emergencies

• Provide guests with Salt Life customer service:
  1. Say a friendly greeting within 30 seconds upon customer entering the store
  2. Ask open ended questions to understand the situation or request
  3. Listen to customer needs without interrupting
  4. Tell customer about promotions
  5. Let me show you and escort customer to department or product
  6. Invite customer to try on product in the dressing room and be attentive
  7. Finalize sale by walking customer to the cash wrap
  8. End with a smile, thank you and invitation to return

Inventory Management and Merchandising

• Complete daily opening and closing checklist.
• Actively participate in merchandising activities including, but not limited to:

1. Daily stock maintenance
2. Stock receiving and processing
3. Recover the floor and ensure merchandise is placed in their respectable area
4. Attend and participate in floor sets
5. Fold, straighten, size, steam, and replenish merchandise as needed 

Loss Prevention

• Protect store assets and inventory through an awareness of loss prevention procedures. All suspicions and violations report to the Manager.
• Report any missing merchandise or found tags to the Manager.
• At all times, follow the loss prevention policy and procedures. Never take matters in your own hands.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma, GED, or equivalent education.
• Ability to work store sales floor for extended period.
• Able to work flexible schedule including weekends, evenings and holidays.
• Ability to lift at least 30 lbs., carry, push, squat, kneel, twist, turn, reach and bend.
• Must have a positive and outgoing personality.
• Computer skills to include Microsoft Office
• Ability to quickly learn operation of retail point of sale system