Sales Associate III

Sales Associate Job Description

The Sales Associate role is an integral part of the store’s overall success and efficiency: demanding direct attention to our brand commitment when servicing our customers and driving results. Responsible for upholding Coach’s Service and Selling Models, creating a positive first impression, building on-going customer relationships through a personalized experience, and leaving a positive, lasting impression.

SALES FLOOR:

• Understands organizational objectives and makes decisions that align with Company priorities
• Takes ownership and is committed to delivering results, while remaining actively aware of personal and store metrics; and creates personal sales and clienteling strategies in partnership with the management team.
• Creates short- and long-term strategies to achieve personal metrics and performance goals
• Takes ownership of personal survey results and creates plans to improve and overcome areas of opportunity
• Represents Coach as a brand ambassador
• Demonstrates Coach’s Selling and Service expectations at all times
• Understands changes in local market with potential impact on business performance and supports the execution of local sales strategies and tactics
• Drives business through sales strategies, clienteling, sourcing new customers and maintaining on-going productive relationships with customers
• Creates positive impressions with customers by bringing best self to work through attire consistent with Coach’s Guide to Style
• Builds credibility and trust as a personal fashion advisor by communicating fashion awareness and a strong knowledge of competition.
• Provides in-depth product knowledge, including features, benefits, current offerings, and overall product value.
• Remains aware and is clearly able to communicate current pricing and promotional strategy to customers.
• Discusses product features and builds the sale by leveraging cross-selling skills and abilities.
• Cross-sells and encourages beneficial product add-ons that relate to the customer’s shopping needs
• Sensitive to customers’ needs and tailors approach by reading cues
• Attends to the unique and individual shopping needs of each customer.
• Works with multiple customers simultaneously and breaks away as appropriate
• Follows up with customers consistently and genuinely to influence/close the sale
• Flexes personal selling techniques to contribute to overall store financial results
• Builds lasting and loyal relationships with customers
• Leverages Coach’s tools and technology to support relationship building and clienteling efforts
• Creates enthusiasm and positivity for a shared vision and mission
• Promotes and endorses a team selling environment
• Fosters an environment of teamwork, trust and collaboration with internal and external customers
• Remains solution oriented; is adaptable and flexible to changing business and store needs
• Welcomes feedback and adapts behaviors as appropriate
• Maintains a calm and professional demeanor at all times

OPERATIONS:

• Ensures all daily tasks are completed without negatively impacting service or Coach standards
• Completes daily operational tasks including maintaining store (sales floor and backroom), cash wrap and visual merchandising to Coach standards consistently and in a timely manner
• Maintains a clean and tidy selling floor at all times
• Adheres to all applicable retail policies and procedures including POS, Operations and Asset Protection procedures
• Replenishes inventory on sales floor as needed