Retail Sales Associate

at  Adidas

Department: Retail Operations
Direct Reporting Line: Retail Store Manager
Subsidiary/country: Cape Town, South Africa
Job Purpose
Assist management in day-to-day store maintenance while providing excellent service and observing and maintaining all store policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ensures the highest level of adidas service is given to each customer.
• As needed, completes any regular sales transactions involving cash, credit, checks, etc.
• Involved indirectly with ticketing of products as well as checking paperwork against items received.
• Assists in product flow from stockroom to sales floor on a fill in basis.
• Ensure that Company assets and stock is always secured in order to alleviate shrinkage.
• Assists in the development of displays of merchandise or follow suggestions or schedules provided by the store management team.
• Attain proficiency with the point-of-sale system by acquiring system utilization skills. Ensure integrity is maintained through attention to policy and procedure.
• Uses selling techniques such as add on sales and describing technical information to customers to enhance salesmanship and reach store and position sales goals.
• Greets customers in the store and assists them in finding the right product. Occasionally, serves primarily as a Greeter at the front door during busy workdays.
• Maintaining general housekeeping standards.
• Safekeeping of Company assets.

Skills required

• Listening
• Excellent customer service
• Meeting sales goals
• Selling to customer needs
• People skills
• High energy level

Education and experience requirements

• Matric certificate
• 0 – 1 years of retail experience

• Ensures the highest level of adidas service is given to each customer.
• As needed, completes any regular sales transactions involving cash, credit, checks, etc.
• Involved indirectly with ticketing of products as well as checking paperwork against items received.
• Assists in product flow from stockroom to sales floor on a fill in basis.
• Ensure that Company assets and stock is always secured in order to alleviate shrinkage.
• Assists in the development of displays of merchandise or follow suggestions or schedules provided by the store management team.
• Attain proficiency with the point-of-sale system by acquiring system utilization skills. Ensure integrity is maintained through attention to policy and procedure.
• Uses selling techniques such as add on sales and describing technical information to customers to enhance salesmanship and reach store and position sales goals.
• Greets customers in the store and assists them in finding the right product. Occasionally, serves primarily as a Greeter at the front door during busy workdays.
• Maintaining general housekeeping standards.
• Safekeeping of Company assets