At ASICS, we empower our employees to pursue their career goals. If this sounds like you, then we want you on our team. ASICS has been dedicated to designing the most technically advanced footwear and athletic products in the world for over 60 years. All of that comfort, fit, and functionality starts within the minds of the passionate people that work within our walls.

Based upon our core values, everyone's input and contributions are respected at ASICS America. We nurture a collaborative environment and hire team members that are never content, always pushing through their own limitations, continually in the pursuit of improving performance, are innovative and creative, reach for new challenges, and always aim to surpass the next goal.

Our Mission: We pledge to bring harmony to the body and soul

ASICS, an acronym derived from the Latin phrase, Anima Sana In Corpore Sano - a sound mind in a sound body. Staying true to the philosophy by which it was founded, every ASICS innovation, every concept, every idea is intended to create the best product. Our mission is to become the number one brand for the sports enthusiast. To accomplish this, we pledge to continue to make the best product; striving to build upon our technological advances and pushing the limits on what we can learn from the body and its needs in athletic gear.

POSITION : Team Player (Sales Associate) - Des Moines
LOCATION : Altoona, IA 50009

POSITION PURPOSE / SUMMARY STATEMENT :

The Team Player is to deliver a great client experience through assessing needs, product education and engaging communication to provide a personalized shopping environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Greet customers to assess customer needs and provide an exceptional shopping experience.
• Describe footwear and apparel technology to ensure customers are making informed decisions for their purchase.
• Recommend, select, and help locate merchandise based on customer needs.
• Maintain knowledge of sales, promotions, and policies regarding purchases and exchanges or returns.
• Demonstrate the features and benefits of footwear and apparel to maximize sales goals.
• Watch for and recognize security risks and thefts as well as know how to prevent or handle these situations.
• Maintain store appearance by straightening, sizing, and refolding merchandise to create exceptional shopping experience.
• Support the processing of shipment and merchandise by sensoring, repricing, and filling the sales floor with product to sell to customers.
• Retrieve product from the floor, back-stock and/or up-stock using provided equipment as needed.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES :

• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Reliable with a strong work ethic.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics including addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication and their applications.
• Ability to conduct self in a professional and respectful manner with customers and employees.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• High sense of urgency.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including holidays, nights, weekends and overtime in order to fit business needs.
• Must have the ability to travel to assigned store with own transportation methods
• Willing to work as part of a team and complete some work independently
• Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $10.75 per hour

Expected hours: 5 – 29 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Shift:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift

Weekly day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person