# Retail Gearhead/ Sales Associate - Part Time (Backcountry)

**Company**: Backcountry
**Location**: Palo Alto, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: USD 18.7-20 per-hour-wage
**Category**: Retail
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

At Backcountry, the mission is to connect people to their passions.

The ideal candidate should have a passion for outdoor activities and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Gearhead (Sales Associate) to join our retail team.

## What you get to do every day:

- Greet and assist customers with their purchases

- Provide product information, advice, and recommendations to customers

- Process sales transactions accurately and efficiently

- Maintain a clean and organized store environment

- Manage inventory levels and restock merchandise

- Participate in company-wide promotions and marketing campaigns

- Collaborate with the marketing and buying teams to ensure product offerings align with customer needs

- Continuously strive to improve customer satisfaction and exceed sales targets

- Develop and maintain knowledge of products, industry trends, and competitors

- Specialized knowledge in skiing, snowboarding, biking, climbing, fly fishing, or other outdoor sport preferred

- Outdoor industry and retail experience, nice to have

- Perform other duties as assigned by the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager

## What you bring to the role:

- High school diploma or equivalent required; some college coursework preferred

- Previous retail sales experience preferred

- Excellent communication and customer service skills

- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

- Basic computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office and point-of-sale systems

- Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and evenings

- Passion for outdoor activities and knowledge of outdoor gear and apparel

## Physical Requirements:

- Ability to communicate verbally and work cooperatively with associates and customers

- Ability to remain standing for up to 5 hours at a time

- Ability to move about the store coaching and directing associates; selling to customers and retrieving merchandise from stockroom or sales floor

- Ability to grab, reach, push, pull, bend, stoop, kneel, and crouch to retrieve and replenish merchandise from stockroom or sales floor

- Ability to lift and/or move merchandise weighing up to 50 lbs.

- Ability to ascend/descend ladders to retrieve and/or move merchandise

- Ability to operate a computer, POS system, keyboards, merchandise scanners and mouse to accomplish work

- Must have a flexible schedule, including availability for nights, weekends, and holidays

- Regular and predictable attendance

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## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Office
- point-of-sale systems
- communication
- customer service

### Nice to have
- skiing
- snowboarding
- biking
- climbing
- fly fishing
- outdoor industry experience
- retail experience

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