Are you a lover of great cooking and interested in sharing your enthusiasm with locals and tourists in downtown Asheville? Spicewalla is a chef-driven spice company based out of Asheville, highlighting fresh, small-batch spices, gift sets, and culinary staples. We are seeking a friendly, enthusiastic sales associate to join our team at our Grove Arcade Flagship Store. This position is part time, including weekends.
We don't mind if you're just starting out in your career or have years of experience. What we care about is that you're excited about food, want to make people happy, and want to work with people that truly care about you.
If this sounds like a place you'd like to work, we'd love to hear from you!
Duties and Responsibilities
- Welcome and engage with customers during their shopping experience
- Ask questions about customer needs and offer personalized product recommendations and recipe suggestions
- Inform customers about upcoming and active sales and promotions, and invite them to visit us online (social media, website, newsletters)
- Use up-selling and suggestive selling techniques to drive sales and customer satisfaction
- Use Shopify POS to process in-store and online (in-store pick-up) orders
- Maintain a clean and organized store environment, including stocking shelves, organizing product, unpacking & pricing merchandise and overall appearance of the store during the day and at opening and closing.
Skills and Qualifications
- 1+ year of retail sales experience
- Strong communication skills with a friendly and approachable demeanor
- Familiarity with Shopify POS or similar point-of-sale systems is a plus
- Comprehensive understanding of products in store & willingness to learn
- Basic math skills
- Strong level of professionalism at work
- Flexibility to work weekends and holidays as needed.
- Attention to detail for following company policies and inventory management systems
- Retail merchandising experience is a plus!