Vandal Stores Sales Associate

• Creating a friendly atmosphere by greeting customers and focusing on their positive experience throughout their visit. Engaging and assisting customers in the store.
• Taking initiative to support store operations including operating equipment and cash register while ensuring speed of service and accurate transactions.
• Always displaying a professional demeanor.
• Ability to work collegially with a diverse group of faculty, staff and students on a daily basis.
• Utilizing suggestive selling techniques (up-selling, cross-selling).
• Demonstrating product knowledge in all areas of the store.
• Utilizing excellent phone skills (answering, orders, and problem solving).
• Performing POS transactions and inventory system functions including:
  • Cashiering
  • Product search and availably
  • Performing Return/Exchange per policies set by management team
  • Working with web orders and merchandise inquiries
  • Performing discounting per policies set by management team

• Keeping the store looking fresh by shelving, arranging, cleaning, and organizing products or space within the store.
• Consistently facing, filling, displaying, and organizing merchandise throughout the store.
• Following merchandising plan from leadership team including creating displays, moving merchandise.
• Assisting with receiving.
• Ensuring product is priced for customer ease and sized as necessary.
• Providing fulfillment – ability to pick and ship on-line orders.
• Providing basic understanding of inventory and assisting in receiving and with transfers.

• Establishing, maintaining an organized, professional, and welcoming atmosphere of the sales floor, register area, outside common and back-end areas
• Sweeping/Mopping/Vacuuming/Dusting/Cleaning;
• Gathering and removing trash and recycling;
• Cleaning restrooms, break room, office space, storage and receiving areas;
• Performing seasonal work such as snow removal, outdoor table and chair maintenance.
• Communicating the need to reorder supplies and retail goods to leadership.

• Counting physical inventory.
• Notifying buyers of mislabeled, defective, and damaged merchandise.
• Tagging and re-labeling merchandise for floor or back stocking.

• Contributing to sales goals.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

• With basic math, keyboarding, and data entry skills.
• Following detailed instructions.
• Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Communicating effectively in person and via the telephone.
• Contributing to overall team success.
• With problem solving.
• Using a computer and current software.

• Possess a valid driver’s license and ability to meet the University of Idaho driving requirements.

• Engage customers to deliver an elevated customer service/retail experience.
• Learn quickly and work in a fast-paced, team environment.
• Be flexible with availability throughout the academic year including peak periods.
• Be punctual and reliable.
• Arrange displays in an attractive manner.

• Prior retail/customer/food service experience.
• Experience with cash handling.

• Work evenings, weekends, and special events including home football game weekends and event weekends including UI Bound, JazzFest, commencement and the like.
• Bend, stoop, lift, carry and/or otherwise move items weighing up to approximately 50 pounds.
• Stand and walk continuously throughout the shift.

The University of Idaho (U of I) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained faculty and staff. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. In compliance with applicable laws and in furtherance of its commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, U of I does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, genetic information or status as any protected veteran or military status in its programs or activities, including employment, admissions and educational programs.