Retail Associate - Part-time

The Petersen Museum Automotive Museum has recently become one of Los Angeles's newest destinations and its store is now officially open! As a Sales Associate, you responsibilities include: outstanding customer service and selling skills, keeping the selling floor stocked with merchandise and ready for sales events and organizing the selling floor and stock areas.


Essential Functions:

Meeting and making a connection with customers, asking questions and listening to shoppers' needs, then giving options and advice on meeting those needs

Inspiring the customer to buy, celebrating the purchase, and creating a lasting positive impression of you, the Petersen and the purchase

Maintaining selling floor presentations, and restocking them as needed

Learning the Petersen's systems and procedures to enhance selling efficientcies and complete support duties

Achieving personal sales goals

Be knowledgeable of and perform sales support functions related to POS procedures

Working on packing and shipping orders

Receiving and labeling inventory

Develop product knowledge by reading current vendor tags and pamphlets and attending training in order to communicate it to the customer

Be aware of current promotional events and sales

Maintain good housekeeping standards

Adhere to Loss Prevention and inventory control and compliance procedures

Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality

Qualifications:

Education/Experience: Previous retail sales experience preferred, but not required

Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to read, write, and interpret instructional documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively communicate with customers, peers, and management. Ability to communicate on the telephone with proper etiquette.

Mathematical Skills: Basic math functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Ability to use a calculator and calculate percentages and ratios. Must be able to make change in American monetary units.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to multi-task, while being attentive to customers and remaining flexible to the needs of the business. Ability to work as part of a team and take initiative independent of direct supervision.

Physical Demands: This position involves constant moving, talking, hearing, reaching, grabbing and standing for at least two consecutive hours. May occasionally involve stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing ladders. Vision abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Involves lifting at least 30 lbs.

Other Skills: Enthusiastic, friendly, and energetic with a genuine desire to provide outstanding service.

Work Hours: Available to work a variety of hours, which may include early mornings, evenings, and weekends.