Part-time Sales Associate

**Who are we?**

Fox Group (10,000+ employees globally) - a leading, fast growing retailor and partner of choice to operate several well-known retail banners in Israel, Europe, and Canada - is excited to announce that we will be opening our Fox Home store in Canada. We couldn’t be more excited

Fox Home is a global homeware and têxtile lifestyle brand founded in 2010. We offer a wide variety of high quality, fashionable home products at fair prices. Our focus is to deliver a unique and personalized shopping experience to all our clients. At Fox Home stores, you will find exciting product categories like table design products and tableware, bedding, kitchen essentials and cookware, bathroom essentials and home decoration.

As part of the expansion plans in Canada, we are looking for experienced, energetic and passionate **PART TIME SALES ASSOCIATE **for our **TORONTO EATON CENTRE **location. This position reports directly to the Store Manager.

**Who are we looking for?**

As a sales associate, you must be an exceptional leader who can motive, inspire, and develop the store team.

In collaboration with the Assistant and Store Manager, you are responsible for overseeing the financial success of the store; ensuring positive customer experiences; driving profitable top-line sales growth and coaching store associates to consistently provide customers with an exceptional shopping experience. Sales Associates understands key business drivers and adjusts the business accordingly.

**What skills should you have?**

A sales associate must demonstrate a set of competencies/skills that establish them as a leader within the store. Competencies include:
**_ People_**: Optimizes talent by developing direct reports and building effective teams. Influences people through effective communication and leading by example. Drives business with a vision and purpose.**
- Sales Associates will maximize sales potential by following expected behaviors on the sales floor and back room.
- Be open to coaching and developing in order to maximize the success of the store
- Help manage controllable expenses by optimizing employee talent to minimize expenses

**_ Results_**: Stays focused on performance. The Sales Associate drives results and assists with ensuring accountability to those results. You must be action oriented and resourceful**
- Assist in meeting payroll goals by ensuring appropriate floor coverage and maintaining a selling focus in absence of the store management
- Continuously ensure the correct replenishment of the store
- Help build a team that works well together based on the needs of the store.
- Be familiar with the collection to maximize sales (initial order, entries etc.)
- Ensure visual and merchandising standards by directing merchandise flow
- Ensure compliance with the store image, maintenance, and window dressing standards
- Assist in the control and manage stock (both in transit and in the stockroom) and inventories
- Loss Prevention and Safety

**_ Thought_**: Demonstrates understanding of the business through a strong customer focus, heightened business insight and financial acumen. Be able to make complex business decisions when the manager is not present by setting priorities and using strong decision making to act quickly.**
- Ensure clear and effective communication with the store team
- Assist in the implementation of company strategies by setting expectations and ensuring accountability
- Optimize selling space in order to obtain maximum profitability
- Know the profitability of furniture displays in the store in order to maximize sales
- Continuously ensure the correct replenishment of the store

**_ Self_**: Remains flexible and adaptable all while being self-motivated and tenacious. The Sales Associate is resilient and maintains composure in all situations.**
- Provide and ensure legendary customer experiences consistently
- Maintain Fox Home brand policies and procedures
- Ensure correct execution of administrative tasks in line with business plans

The Sales Associate may perform other related duties, with customer service at the forefront, as required by the Company and/or field leadership.

**What experience should you have?**
- Minimum of 1 year of sales experience in a comparable retailer with an emphasis on home goods or design
- Demonstrated ability to achieve individual selling goals and metrics.
- Proven ability to drive sales results, able to analyze selling reports, identify business trends and react quickly to the needs of the business
- Comfort in making decisions and mediating conflict within a team-environment
- Ability to address complex issues and allocate time to execute multiple tasks and changing priorities
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication and customer service skills
- Ability to identify/assess top talent and train/develop/retain great people
- Product awareness and commercial orientation
- Customer and image-oriented
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suit products