Job Details
Why Meridian?
Meridian Boutique was founded in 1993 by Andrea Andi Bennett on a mission to help women elevate their daily lives through clothing. Since the early 1990s, Meridian has stayed true to its roots by offering two key components: classic clothing with current relevance and a retail environment that has a neighborhood feel. Style takes precedence over fashion in the Meridian experience: it's uncomplicated, genuine, and lacking in excess.
Our Help First culture promotes respect, politeness, consideration, and empathy. It also creates a family-like atmosphere and focuses on giving back to the community. The company's entrepreneurial spirit fosters excellent experience and career opportunities, which are complemented by our great incentive benefits program.
In July 2023, Meridian expanded its horizons with Meridian Men, steps away from Meridian Boutique in Downtown Bozeman. Embracing the Montana state of mind, Meridian Men offers a curated selection of premium menswear and handcrafted essentials. Haley and Josh, carrying Andi's legacy forward, infuse Meridian Boutique and Meridian Men with a modern flair, ensuring every shopper finds their signature style.
About You
As a sales associate, you are excited to inspire, engage, and captivate clients through your professionalism, warmth, and knowledge. A burgeoning expert in all things fashion, you re up-to-date on the latest trends and thoroughly understand Meridian Men brands. Your expertise and keen visual eye mean you re well equipped to help clients find the right pair of tailored denim, the perfect men's plaid shirt for their regular rotation, or make a trend accessible for their everyday life. If seeing a client s face light up when they find the perfect piece lights you up then Meridian Men is the place for you.
Friends describe you as a people person who is responsible, fun, and flexible you re that organized friend who is on time for everything and makes restaurant reservations but is also happy to go with the flow. At work, you re meticulously organized regarding things like receiving inventory and processing transactions, but you can also happily roll with the punches of a lively retail environment.
About the Role
The sales associate handles the store's day-to-day responsibilities, including customer service, sales, basic store maintenance, inventory, and merchandising. In this multifaceted role, you ll spend most of your time on the sales floor, focusing on meeting or surpassing monthly sales goals and providing exemplary customer service to clients.
When you re not on the sales floor, you ll be processing shipments and inventory, completing necessary paperwork and reports, accurately ringing up transactions, providing courteous and professional customer service over the phone, maintaining the store s cleanliness and organization, and creating compelling visual merchandising displays on mannequins and store windows. You ll also be expected to stay up-to-date on vendors, current trends, and merchandise (specifically regarding fit and styling).
Qualifications and Experience
The details/points listed below are required as a Sales Associate:
- Prior experience working in retail sales or hospitality
- Elevated retail sales experience is preferred
- High school diploma or GED, B.A., B.S. preferred
- Available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Be open-minded, unentitled, and maintain realistic expectations
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic, reliable, trustworthy, and confidential
- Ability to adapt/pivot to frequent shifts in direction
- Good sense of humor and cheerful attitude
- Awareness of fashion brands
- Strong fashion sense and personal style
- Ability to spend multiple hours on the sales floor
- Availability to work extended hours
- Attend training as scheduled or if deemed necessary to become a stellar style consultant
- Maintain clear and open communication with clients, team members, and management with the ability to be comfortable with constant feedback
Perks
- Benefits*
- Exceptional opportunities
- Competitive earnings
- Generous fashion discount
- Monthly Bonus Plan
- PTO {Paid Time Off} accrual
- Health Benefits
* Benefits vary based on position
Shift Duration: 5 - 8 Hour Shift
* Shift Length Varies Upon Position
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Shift:
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
Weekly day range:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Retail sales: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person