Scheels Sports - Rapid City, SD
posted 4 days ago
About the position
Do you love sports, fitness, fashion or the outdoors? SCHEELS can turn your passion into a rewarding career through our extensive business and product training. SCHEELS is a leader in the sporting goods industry - driven to create the best experience in the USA for our customers. SCHEELS boasts the largest selection of sports brands in America-offering world-class brands, special attractions, and unmatched customer service. SCHEELS empowers our associates to become experts in exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers. SCHEELS associates talk-the-talk, and walk-the-walk, with the best product and expert training in the sporting goods industry. Mentorship and professional development training are a focus throughout your entire career.
Responsibilities
- Meet or exceed personal sales goals while giving Scheels customers a great experience
- Be knowledgeable to answer questions concerning location, price and use of merchandise
- Follow instructions for specific requests from customers, while maintaining safety requirements
- Analyze reports and make decisions about purchasing of inventory, arrangement of merchandise, and sales trends to meet or exceed Scheels standards
- Stock shelves, tables, and counters with merchandise while merchandising to Scheels standards. Set up advertising, signs, and merchandise to promote sales
- Communicate professionally with vendors and/or outside sales representatives
- Train associates on the proper use and basic knowledge of merchandise
- Prepare for and facilitate required product knowledge and sales meetings as directed
- Attend weekly required sales and product knowledge training meetings
- Be professional in appearance and attitude, contribute to a positive team atmosphere and treat others with respect and consideration while following Scheels' policies and procedures
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to perform basic math; perform operations using units of currency, measurements and understanding percentages
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one or small groups to customers, clients and other employees
- Ability to work assigned schedule; may include varied hours, evenings, weekends and holidays
- Promote the Scheels Visa Rewards card and be able to clearly explain all benefits
Requirements
- Customer Service: Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners like they are the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine 'Thank you'
- Culture: Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency
- Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact. -OR- Ability to engage others while demonstrating knowledge and capacity.
- Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels
- Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early
- Team Mentality: Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward
- Teach-ability: Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback
- Ability to adapt to a changing work environment
- Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling
- Dress Code: Meets Scheels dress and grooming expectations in support of professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners
- Efficiency: Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines
Benefits
- To see a full list of benefit offerings from Scheels visit scheels.com/careers
