Retail Sales & Stock Associate

(HAWAII APPLICANTS ONLY)

International Shoppes is all about delivering the best service and product assortment to the traveling public since 1951.

We are currently located in New York's JFK International Airport; Terminals 1 and 5, Washington DC's Dulles International Airport; Terminal B, Baltimore's International Thurgood Marshall Airport; Concourse A-B, Connecticut's Bradley International Airport; Main Terminal, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport; Terminal D and our newly aquired operations, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) in Honolulu and Kahului Airport (OGG) in Maui.

Our Corporate office and warehouse is located in Valley Stream, NY.

Position summary: 

Retail Sales / Warehouse Support Associate will proactively sell merchandise and provide exceptional customer service in a retail establishment at HNL or OGG Airport. Associates will provide warehouse support onsite, in addition to working with the store manager and supervisors to drive sales. 

We Offer:

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, 401K
• Merchandise Discounts
• Paid time off and vacations
• Great work environment

Responsibilities:

• Greet clients and engage them to ascertain their needs and/or wants.
• Inquire upon clients’ needs and / or wants to assist them with finding merchandise.
• Recommend additional merchandise or alternatives to complement desired products.
• Answer clients’ questions regarding the store and its merchandise displayed.
• Maintain product knowledge, as well as knowledge about sales and promotions, and flight changes occurring.
• Assist with delivery of merchandise to and from the store within the terminals.
• Maintain security standards with the store to ensure safety of clients, colleagues and merchandise.
• Load and Unload boxes from trucks. Receive, unpack, check, package and ship out retail merchandise.
• Assist with restocking of merchandise in an organized manner.
• Light cleaning of shelves, counters, and tables to maintain a professional environment.
• Other duties may be required, as assigned by management.
• Deliver sold Duty Free merchandise to customers at the departure gates.

 Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED, dependable -- Follow instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions, attention to detail.
• Minimum of one (1) year of previous customer service or selling experience
• Warehouse/Shipping/Receiving experience is a Plus.
• Must be a team player and present a professional appearance.
• Bi-lingual skills preferred, not required (Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish)
• Ability to lift more than 50 lbs.
• Must be comfortable in operating machinery.
• Flexiblity with schedule; Evening, Weekends and Holidays are MANDATORY!
• Participation in semi-annual inventory required.
• Must pass airport security background check.

 To ensure that we continue to hire competent, ethical and trustworthy individuals, all candidates will be required to complete a thorough Security and Driving Record background check prior to receiving any final offer of employment from International Shoppes.

*We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer*