Job: Outdoor Retail Sales Associate

Job Description

Job Type: Seasonal Full time, Part time, Hourly

Wage: $18/hr. 

Location: Buena Vista, CO.

Job Description

The Trailhead is hiring seasonal sales associates for the 2023-2024 Fall/Winter season with job availability through the spring if desired. Full time and part time positions are available.

• Access to Pro-Deals
• Store Discount
• Monthly goal incentives

Qualifications

• Takes initiative both in their work and in building relationships with customers.
• Detail oriented
• Likes to play outside.

Job Description/Responsibilities:

• Customer Service minded — Greeting every customer that comes in, asking what they are looking for that day, listening to their needs/desired activities, and making recommendations based on that information. Continue the ongoing Trailhead relationship with existing customers and building new customer relationships. Knowledge of the products on the floor, including attending staff gear clinics and ability to demonstrate a product’s function. Commitment to obtaining new product knowledge.
• Knowledge of the Arkansas Valley — What to do, where to hike, where to eat.
• Opening and Closing of the store — Prepare the sales floor, Moving deterrent fences, arranging displays on the floor, etc.
• Sales floor upkeep — This is an ongoing activity throughout the day. organizing, straightening, increasing shopability, restocking inventory and requisitioning new stock. The store should look the same when closing as it did when opened.
• Cleaning the store daily — sweeping, mopping, dusting, trash, bathrooms, staff room, tucking tags, hangers.
• Be knowledgeable of and perform sales support functions related to POS procedures.
• Keeping watch for theft or misuse of products.
• Ability to rent equipment: skis, snowshoes, climbing shoes.

Expectations

• Polite effective communication skills
• Professional appearance and conduct
• Great attitude
• Works well on a team
• Enjoys problem solving
• Great customer service skills
• Willingness to learn and receive feedback

Shift: 8 hour shift

Weekly day range: Monday to Friday Weekends as needed

Education: High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience: Retail Associates Cashiers: 1 year (Preferred)

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.