[Hiring] Sales Associate @Saks

Role Description

The Sales Associate is responsible for delivering an exceptional client experience while driving individual and team sales performance. This role combines expert product knowledge with a consultative selling approach to exceed customer expectations and build long-term relationships. The Sales Associate actively engages with clients in a welcoming environment, leverages clienteling tools and technology to expand business opportunities, and promotes loyalty programs to enhance customer value. In addition, this role supports operational excellence by maintaining visual standards, ensuring compliance, and adapting to the evolving needs of the business.

What You Will Do

• Create a welcoming environment by greeting and approaching customers
• Exceed customer expectations
• Recommend merchandise based on product knowledge and customer preferences
• Educate self and others on merchandise
• Demonstrate follow-up on customer requests and commitments
• Create a welcoming environment through teamwork
• Utilize mobile devices to communicate with customers and expand business
• Effectively use available clientele tools to increase personal business
• Frequently advise customers of the benefits of the InCircle program
• Work to develop long-term customer relationships
• Help maintain visual and merchandise presentation standards on the selling floor
• Ensure audit compliance
• Demonstrate flexibility to the changing needs of the business

Qualifications

• Motivated and results driven
• Strong attention to detail
• Commission sales experience
• Previous retail experience
• Standing, bending, lifting, climbing stairs
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule based on business need, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Comfortable working in a remote environment

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast-paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation
• Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate
• Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision, and dental)
• An amazing employee discount
• The starting hourly rate for this position is $25 per hour
• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital, and accident insurance)