Sales Associate

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler®, Lee® and Helly Hansen®. Responsibilities Ensure excellence in customer service in the store by upholding high retail standards to ensure an in‑store experience that aligns with company standards. Initiate conversations with all customers, building a relationship to learn interests and identify products to suggest. Assist customers in the fitting room and recommend products aligned with customer needs and preferences through suggestive selling, encouraging the customer to make a purchase. Build brand loyalty by promoting the rewards program and achieving weekly loyalty sign‑up goals. Learn about new products and trends to better engage customers. Consistently achieve personal sales targets and contribute to overall store performance. Provide information and advice on product performance, features, and specifications. Maintain visual merchandising standards, ensuring the sales floor is clean, organized, and well‑stocked. Assist in daily store operations, including opening and closing procedures, accurately process transactions, handle cash, and maintain point‑of‑sale integrity. Follow all company and store policies, processes, and procedures. React quickly to all customer and employee injuries and report them immediately to the manager on duty. Participate in loss prevention audits and comply with company loss prevention policies to minimize store shrink. Position Competencies Bold Accountability: Demonstrate accountability and follow through on assigned responsibilities. Customer‑Centric Innovation: Passion for the brand and knowledge of the customer and products. Empowered Collaboration: Promote an environment that encourages feedback, belonging, participation, creativity, and learning by communicating best practices and ideas. Global Agility: Willingness to make changes as suggested by manager on duty to meet store goals and create a positive work environment. Strategic Foresight: Take initiative to work ahead, seeking guidance when appropriate. Purposeful Integrity: Respect the background, experience, and unique differences of others, upholding the integrity and values of Kontoor Brands. Urgency for Impact: Act quickly to support sales, loyalty enrollment, and service goals. Position Requirements Must be a minimum of 16 years of age or older. Arrive on time for scheduled shifts and work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business. Minimum availability of 12 hours per week, including one weekend day. Additional availability is a plus. Essential Functions Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Communicate clearly and respectfully with customers and team members. Operate office equipment and technology (e.g., cash register, computers, phones, scanners). Stand and move throughout the store during scheduled shifts; walk and assist customers, retrieve merchandise, and recover the store. Lift and carry up to 25 lbs. regularly, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally; push/pull full racks of merchandise for restocking. Reach, stretch, bend, stoop, and crouch to retrieve items from shelves, restock, and maintain store cleanliness. Occasional manual labor required to assemble displays and rearrange the store layout. Read labels accurately, assist customers, and complete tasks requiring attention to detail. Use fine manipulation to sort and organize clothing (e.g., place on hangers, fold, organize by color/size). Pay Range $12.00–$15.65 per hour. Benefits 401(k) with company match Employee assistance program Employee discounts Flexible schedule Annual merit increase or bonus based on performance Paid parental leave (four weeks) for eligible new parents Flexible Fridays Tuition reimbursement Comprehensive wellness resources Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Kontoor Brands is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans, and the disabled. Kontoor Brands is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and treating all employees and applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor. #J-18808-Ljbffr