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https://www.gapinc.com/en-us/jobs/w81/50/retail-sales-associate-82nd-st-jackson-hght

Visual Merchandising is the practice of optimizing the presentation of products and services to better highlight their features and benefits.

The purpose of such visual merchandising is to attract, engage, and motivate the customer towards making a purchase.

The importance of visual merchandising is to help attract, engage, and inform customers better with carefully designed displays. Thus improving there overall experience while shopping in our store.

Visual merchandising is a marketing practice that uses floor plan, color, lighting, displays, technology, and other elements to attract customer attention. Its ultimate purpose is to use the retail space to generate more sales by marketing a store stand out and attracting shoppers.

About Gap
Gap has always been about optimistic American style. Starting with our very first store on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco, opened almost 50 years ago by Doris and Don Fisher. The thread that’s run through those five decades is the phenomenal people that make up our brand – our employees and our customers. People who are rooted in the legacy that makes Gap what it is, but who are also focused on the future. People who want to leave the world better than they found it.

We’ve built our brand on staying true to our roots while always being out in front of what’s next. If you want to be part of an iconic American brand, and help lead the way for where we’re headed, we’d love to have you join us.

About the Role
In this role, you will engage and connect with our customers by providing excellent customer service. You will be an expert in product and use this expertise to educate, inform, inspire and outfit the customer. You will offer information to the customer on current merchandise assortment, store promotions and events, and execute operational processes effectively and efficiently. Your goal is to bring our brand to life for our customers while building brand loyalty and delivering with productivity.
What You'll Do

• Acknowledge and assist customers; locate merchandise efficiently using various methods; answer questions quickly and accurately
• Offer style and outfit suggestions to the customer, utilizing mannequins and displays for inspiration
• Promote loyalty by educating customers about our loyalty programs
• Leverage omni channel offerings to deliver a frictionless customer experience
• Support sales floor, fitting room, check out, and back of house processes, as required
• Courteous and responsive to internal/external request
• Exchange and verifies job related information to provide support

Who You Are

Good communicator with the ability to utilize technology effectively and engage with customers and your team to meet goals

• Problem solver with a focus on continuous improvement, who is always learning, open to feedback and takes action as required
• Able to handle customer interactions and potential issues/concerns courteously and professionally
• Use basic information-gathering skills to solve problems
• Ability to learn procedural knowledge acquired through on- the-job training

Benefits at Gap

Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.

• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
• Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.*For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. This year, we’ve been named as one of the Best Places to Work by the Humans Rights Campaign for the fourteenth consecutive year and have been included in the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the second year in a row.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $16.00 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Merchandising: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person