Assistant Retail Job Description
Assistant Retail Duties & Responsibilities
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Assistant Retail Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Assistant Retail
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Education for Assistant Retail
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Employers hiring for the assistant retail job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and High School Degree in Business, Science, Agricultural Science, Agriculture, General Education, Merchandising, Retail Management, Marketing, Business/Administration, Education
Skills for Assistant Retail
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Assistant Retail Examples
Assistant Retail Job Description
- Be enthusiastic and energetic in the delivery of excellent customer experiences
- Inputs all new retail items into retail system and consults with buyer on item details including description, price points
- Inputs product transfer lists as requested from buyer and communicates needs to receiving associates
- Assists in developing seasonal assortment plans for showcasing the brand with attention to store demographic profiles and geography and a keen understanding of the Outlet customer
- Understand the target customer by category, shop competition, identify white space opportunities
- Collaborates with brand wholesale product teams throughout the development cycle in order to identify opportunities and leverage trend information to continuously drive sales and mitigate risk
- Works with retail planning to develop seasonal merchandise plans that reflect future opportunities and deficiencies
- Collaborates with Merchandise Planner to create seasonal unit plans based on buyer’s assortment
- Visit stores on regular basis (couple times a year) in order to gain a better understanding of our consumers and specific store product needs
- Manage samples for meetings
- Do you have 2 or more years′ experience supervising and training 5-10 employees?
- Do you have a valid Driver License?
- Are you considered to be at an intermediate level with computer skills including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word and Excel?
- Cleaning duties as assigned
- Able to stand for 8 hour shifts
- Associates or Bachelors degree in Retail Merchandising, Retail Management, Business or related field preferred
Assistant Retail Job Description
- Ability to run a cash register in a retail environment
- Must be able to properly lift, pull, and push up to 50lbs
- Must be able to stand up for at least an 8 hour shift
- Knowledge of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicle laws is preferred (CT stores only)
- Ability to work as necessitated by business conditions
- Ability to effectively monitor operations for area of responsibility and respond to issues in a timely and responsive manner both during and outside of regular business hours
- Ability to multi-task within a exhilarating, changing environment, and the ability to work well under pressure and with tight deadlines
- Interest in Retail industry and understanding of sports and style preferred
- Concession rates at York Sport Village and Centre
- Company pension scheme and work place pension scheme
- Discount scheme with local and national retailers, restaurants and tradesmen
- 10% off at campus Nisa Supermarkets
Assistant Retail Job Description
- Valid driver’s license and ability to meet the requirements of driver insurability as established by the insurance carrier required
- Experience with purchasing and vendor management valued
- Knowledge of inventory management and physical inventory practices
- Self-starter with ability to work independently with little supervision
- Accurate math skills
- Computer and data entry experience to include email, Microsoft Office suite
- Able to work on your feet for up to 8.5 hours
- Experience of working within a retail environment, ideally carrying out live product demonstrations
- Have a passion for delivering excellent service, always having a bright smile regardless of the weather
- A willingness to learn and develop your skills
- Have passion for our brand
- Want to work in a unique fast paced environment where no two days are the same