Seasonal Sales Associate, Part-Time, Paddock Shops, Pottery Barn

Job Description About the Role   As a Sales Associate you provide customers with a unique shopping experience by offering excellent customer service. Utilize effective selling techniques and provide in-depth product knowledge in a fast-paced, specialty retail environment.     You’re excited about this opportunity because you will...   Provide sincere, friendly and energetic customer service by exemplifying World-Class service standards   Achieve established sales and contest goals Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions   Assist customers with special services  including:  gift wrap, gift registry, locating merchandise, catalog orders, special orders, back orders, charge sends, courier deliveries, and furniture orders   Utilize effective selling techniques to build multiple sales and increase productivity   Demonstrate comprehensive product knowledge, including features and benefits   Efficiently and accurately perform register transactions i.e.

sales, returns, and exchanges   Assist in implementation and maintenance of visual merchandise presentation, signage and lighting   Uphold store maintenance and cleanliness standards straighten, clean and help maintain stockroom as needed   Process, ticket, and restock merchandise as needed   Perform other duties as assigned by management   Comply with all Company policies and procedures     Why you will love working at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

  We’re a successful, fast-growing company with an entrepreneurial vibe   A technologically and data-driven business   Competitive salaries and comprehensive health benefits   We’re at the forefront of tech and retail, redefining technology for the next generation   We’re passionate about our internal and external clients and live/breathe the client experience   We get to be creative daily   A smart, experienced leadership team that wants to do it right and is open to new ideas   We believe in autonomy and reward taking initiative   We have fun!

    We’re excited about you because...   Love to sell, can articulate a proven ability to exceed selling goals & most importantly can close a sale   Succeed in a team environment, while able to work independently & manage your own time   Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment & are constantly looking for ways to think outside-the-box   Know what questions to ask your customers in order to understand their personal cooking style & needs   Enjoy discovering the customer’s style, lifestyle & story to connect them to the right products   Most successful when provided with clearly defined daily sales goals & metrics   High school diploma or equivalent preferred   1-2 years customer service experience and retail sales experience (specialty retail preferred, but not required)   Proven ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously   Ability to be mobile on the sales floor for extended periods of time, operate POS system and lift and mobilize medium to large items, (up to 75 lbs.) while utilizing appropriate equipment and safety techniques   Full time associates are expected to have open availability to meet the needs of the business Casual associates must be available to work a minimum of two regularly scheduled shifts on the weekend (Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday) and one during the week (Monday to Thursday).

Associates must be available for annual inventory and entire holiday season (November and December)   *Example: Weekend availability cannot fall on the same day; an associate must be available on two separate days (Friday and Saturday, Friday and Sunday or Saturday and Sunday) If preferred, an associate can also choose to have all three shifts of availability on the weekend (Friday to Sunday) and none during