Sales Lead - White House Black Market

Retail Sales Associate

Join our fashion-obsessed team, dedicated to a styling and social experience that makes women feel beautiful.

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

The Sales Lead is responsible for supporting Management in promoting a customer and product-focused sales culture, where our values and guiding principles are at the forefront of all store operations, including great customer experience and maximum profitability.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Drive for Results:

• Establishes and communicates clear expectations, holding store team and themselves accountable for achieving all brand, performance, and behavior standards.
• Performs and oversees basic operational activities such as opening and closing duties, and merchandise flow processes.
• Supervises associates engaged in sales, inventory receipt, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers. Utilizes weekly schedules to ensure proper floor coverage within fiscal guidelines.
• Maintains knowledge of current sales and promotions; presents and displays merchandise in accordance with current promotions and standards.
• Maintains standards in merchandise handling, presentation, loss prevention, and all other duties as directed by Management.
• Develops a high-performance culture, motivating sales team to meet assigned sales and productivity goals; meets personal sales goals.
• Trains and coaches to ensure selling team is fluent in all aspects of product knowledge on line and in store.
• Trains, coaches and assists with locate fulfillment and selling.

Build High Performing Teams:

• Motivates and inspires store team, promoting a shared vision while modeling core values.
• Promotes an inclusive, collaborative approach to problem solving.
• Communicates with store teams and Store Management to effectively lead positive change.
• Seeks personal developmental opportunities and readily solicits feedback to build leadership skill set.

Customer Experience:

• Models, teaches, and promotes the Most Amazing Personal Service (MAPS) principles and standards, offering a cohesive omni channel experience.
• Models sales expectations by utilizing various techniques and communicating product knowledge to the customer; recommends merchandise selections or helps to locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires.
• Builds and maintains a solid customer following through clienteling and wardrobing.
• Ensures prompt resolution of customer concerns.
• Ensures a fast and efficient register experience, remaining current on policies regarding payments, coupon acceptance, returns and exchanges, security practices and other applicable operations.
• Ensures team maintains consistent client communication through utilization of customer book, rewards program participation, and customer capture sign up.

Talent:

• Supports, implements, and provides follow-up for all training programs, seminars, etc.
• Assists in the development of store associates; interprets Key Performance Indicator reports and delivers coaching as needed; provides feedback to Store Manager for associate performance appraisals and evaluations.
• Drives associate and team engagement by recognizing and rewarding employees for outstanding performance.
• Ensures that Store Team adheres to all employment practices and policies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1+ year retail or sales management experience preferred
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Excellent communication, verbal and written skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Able to learn or adapt to technology provided by the company
• Knowledge of administrative aspects of store operations
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Able to communicate with customers
• Regular attendance is essential to this position in order to ensure adequate coverage to meet company objectives.
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays is required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Constant Walking/Standing- 67-100% of 8-hour shift
• Occasional Lifting up to 50 lbs.- 1-33% of 8-hour shift
• Frequent Climbing- 34%-66% of 8-hour shift

The wage range for this position is $13.00 to $16.25. Successful candidates' wage rates will be determined based on their individual qualifications for the position.