Love clothes--Clothes Buyer/Sales Associate

Plato's Closet is an exciting retail concept that buys and sells gently used brand name teen apparel and accessories for guys and girls.

Summary: We are looking for style conscious people who thrive in a fast-paced, fun environment. Our employees will provide excellent customer service in order to provide our customers with an incredible selling and shopping experience. Employees are knowledgeable in current trends, styles, and have an eye for fashion. We want Staff who love to look at clothes and work hard!!!! We want energetic, hard working, and friendly people who like working with customers and are looking for temp to part-time employment.
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We are seeking style conscious, customer service oriented people to be a part of this fun concept! The website is www.platosclosetsanjose.com
We are hiring the following positions: Buyer/Sales Associate. The right candidate will be trained.
Starting pay is $10.30 a hour.
There will be opportunities for advancement. The right person could be also promoted to key holder (shift supervisor).

POSITION PURPOSE
To help promote all aspects of the business including but not limited to buying, selling, pricing, and merchandising. Promote a high level of customer service by ensuring customers are assisted in an enthusiastic, timely, and knowledgeable manner. Assist store management in daily store operations, including the buying of used merchandise.

What We Offer:
- Flexible Hours
- Fun & Casual Work Environment
- Great Employee Discount
- No CRAZY Mall Hours

MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

1. Greet customers immediately, determine their needs, and handle all transactions in a professional and enthusiastic manner.

2. Become familiar with products, brands and prices and make recommendations of products, including their features and benefits, to suit customers' needs. Maximize sales and customer satisfaction by adding items to the close of the sale.

3. Buy used product (once you are fully trained as a buyer), reinforcing the customers' purchases and sales to the store. Invite customer to return to the store to buy, sell, or trade and promote image of store concept.

4. Price and ticket items appropriately based on pricing/buying guidelines. Restock store following merchandising plan. Maintain store displays and follow store housekeeping and maintenance standards and procedure.

5. Develop proficiency in operating computerized sales tracking system for all sales transactions, buys, returns, etc.

6. Achieve personal and store sales goals by applying sound customer service and sales protocol.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time, up to 8 hours a day.

2. Lifting up to 40 lbs. without assistance.

3. Bending, rotating, and reaching conducive to a retail environment and to receiving, pricing and stocking merchandise.

4. No exposure to hazardous materials or environments.

5. Able to operate a computerized sales terminal.

Please submit your resume (Microsoft WORD format only, please) with
1. How many hours are you able to work per week?
2. What is your current availability to work? Please use this format: Completely Open or Not Available or 8am-11pm (this is an example only and does NOT reflect our hours of operation).

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3. Will your availability be changing within the next six months? Yes/No
- If yes, please fill out the below information

How many hours will you be able to work per week with your new availability?
Date of expected availability change:
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4. And the most important question of all. . .What is one of the top brands we buy at Plato's Closet?

If your response meets the criteria we are looking for, we will be contacting you shortly for a phone interview. If it doesn't meet the criteria we are looking for at the moment, we will keep your information on file for other openings that come up!