Sales Associate

Sales Associate

Compensation: $18 - $50 / hour

To Apply: Please submit a resume. Include a brief message (no cover letters please, nothing formal!) sharing your favorite restaurant (and why) and why you’re interested in the role.

About Beacon Hill Bakery:

Beacon Hill Bakery handcrafts the finest artisanal Polish pastries in the world using techniques perfected at El Celler de Can Roca (named World's Best Restaurant, 2013 & 2015). We obsess about the quality of our pastries, each of which has centuries of heritage that we honor and enthusiastically share with clients.

We aspire to become a neighborhood institution known for its personal, bespoke touch. Think old world European salon culture meets modern Boston sophistication.

To learn more about us, please go to our website (www.beaconhillbakery.com) or read about us on the front page of the Beacon Hill Times.

Role Overview: We're seeking a part-time charismatic, well-presented sales associate of our luxury artisanal pastries. You'll engage with sophisticated clientele and businesses, share our artisanal story, and deliver superior, memorable client experiences that reflect our commitment to excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sell our pastries at our store and pop-ups, sharing their preparation, ingredients, heritage, and stories with energy and pride
• Represent Beacon Hill Bakery with grace and authenticity
• Maintain pristine product presentation and food safety standards
• Embody our brand values of tradition, quality, and authenticity, creating memorable moments for clients whenever possible
• Support pop up opening and closing operations

Required Qualifications:

• Must have a demonstrable passion for high quality food
• Extroverted, enjoys conversations, comfortable engaging confidently with discerning, affluent clientele
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• High energy and charming, with the ability to maintain enthusiasm through long shifts
• Honest, on time, reliable, with a high sense of urgency and agency
• Quick learner for product knowledge and brand story
• Preferred: Connection to Polish food culture
• Plus: Experience in hospitality, luxury retail, or premium service environments

Availability: Candidates must be available on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Shifts:

The fixed times are the following:

• Tuesdays: 10:30am-6:30pm
• Thursdays: 10:30am-2:30pm
• Fridays: 10:30pm-6:30pm
• Saturdays:9:15am - 3:15pm
• Sundays: 9:15am - 3:15pm

If you can only make some of these shifts, reach out. However, we will prefer candidates who can work 30+ hours per week with us as sales associates and who we can develop as we grow.

What We Offer:

• $18 per hour minimum, with commission up to $50 / hour upon hitting a sales quota
• Rapid role expansion from success
• Professional development in luxury customer service and sales excellence
• Comprehensive training on all our baked goods (plus complimentary world-class food at the end of each day)
• Opportunity to represent at a fast-paced, high-growth, high-end artisanal brand

Beacon Hill Bakery makes the finest Polish pastries in the world. Our executive chef trained at El Celler de Can Roca, twice named World's Best Restaurant. Described as a "boutique bakery [that is] expensive, but worth it," by the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirrow, Beacon Hill Bakery has been profiled in Modern Luxury's Boston Common Magazine, the Beacon Hill Times, and WBZ's Connoisseur's Corner.