Specialty Sales Associate - Freeport, NY, United States

Company: Hudson Group
Location: Freeport
Posted on: July 20, 2021

Job Description:

Located at Freeport, NY, United States

URGENTLY HIRING FOR MULTIPLE POSITIONS!

$300 HIRING BONUS FOR JOINING OUR TEAM!

Grow With Us!

Hudson is North America's leading travel retailer. For over 30 years, Hudson has met the needs and wants of travelers in more than 1,000 duty-free, duty-paid, and food & beverage stores. We couldn't serve our customers, landlords, and partners in airports, commuter terminals, hotels, and casinos without the continued support of our greatest assets: our team members. We're dedicated to hiring and training exceptional team members, who are committed to serving the customer as the Traveler's Best Friend. We strive to ensure we're fulfilling our team members' career potentials through training, skills-development, and career pathways - as our team members grow and succeed both personally and professionally, so does Hudson.

What We Will Offer You:
• A rate of pay of $16.20 per hour
• A 20% of Hudson Employee Discount
• A 50% off Hudson Food & Beverage Discount
• $300 hiring bonus for joining our team!

This Specialty Sales Associate Job Is For You, If You Would Enjoy:
• Acting as a Brand Ambassador and providing customers with an exceptional customer service experience through an understanding of each customer's unique needs
• Working in the John F. Kennedy International Airport

Your Team is counting on you as a Specialty Sales Associate to:
• Work the afternoon shift any day of the week, including weekends & holidays
• Work a full-time schedule

Specialty Sales Associate Key Duties:
• Engage customers by creating a memorable, tailor-made customer service experience
• Maintain high energy and a professional manner at all times
• Solve customer problems and exceeds expectations in store while servicing multiple customers
• Meet individual and store sales targets for every working shift
• Manage transactions at the cash register with accuracy and efficiency
• Follow all company policies, cash handling policies, and special store loss prevention procedures
• Communicate effectively with customers, fellow employees, and store management
• Know basic store layout to assist customers in their selection of product and be able to answer customer questions about the entire store
• Communicate pricing, out of date, and inventory issues with management
• Maintain the store environment, store organization and visual display and store sets
• Keep inventory organization and integrity in transactions while displaying all current merchandise at all times
• Participate in and complete the Dufry +1 and Out in Front associate training certification program and any Brand/product knowledge training
• Assist in the onboarding and training of new associates
• Process product shipments and transfers and perform related work as assigned

Required Qualifications:
• Exemplify a passion and advocacy for the brand
• Ability to interact with diverse personalities and build relationships with team members and customers
• High degree of interpersonal skills
• Minimum of 2 years of high-end fashion retail experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Some of our company-offered benefits for you and your family include:
• Health & Well Being: Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Various Personal and Parental Leave Programs
• Universal Life Insurance
• Retirement Programs & Matching Employee Contributions: 401K & RRSP
• Employee Recognition & Anniversary Programs
• Training, Development, and Growth Opportunities
• Tuition Assistance & Scholarship Programs
• Referral Bonus Program

Hudson is an Equal Opportunity Employer of all qualified individuals. All employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, military leave or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace in which we value diversity and unique experiences, backgrounds and identities.

All offers are contingent upon successful completion and passing of background checks and/or employment verification results.

Note to staffing agencies: Please do not contact Hudson (including the recruitment team or any hiring managers) regarding this position with candidates. If assistance is needed in filling any position for Hudson, a member of our recruiting team will reach out directly. #AF123

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