Retail Sales Specialist - Visual - Billings - Careers

Posted Date

09-12-2023

Job ID

28980

Job Function

Merchandising

REI City

Billings

REI State

Montana

REI Location

Billings

Remote Eligible

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What's cool about this job

REI is committed to becoming a fully inclusive, antiracist, multicultural organization. To fulfill our brand promise of enabling a life well-lived outside for everyone, we are seeking candidates who demonstrate shared values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism.

Play a meaningful role in crafting the customer experience in each REI store. Be responsible for implementing engaging in-store experiences with REI’s audience and customer base. Bring REI stories to life and help the co-op connect with employees, members, and customers. Are you ready to connect and inspire REI customers? Venture on and check out the daily responsibilities expected:

Executes store visual merchandising plan based on Visual Merchandising Manual, floor-sets, retail sales floor guides and visual updates to support REI’s Business Plan Calendar.
Works with store team to maintain and adapt merchandise presentation based on current business needs, i.e., new product introductions and sell-through.
Partners with store management team to ensure consistent implementation of all REI visual standards.
Trains and coaches sales specialists on visual merchandising standards, adaptations and signage placement.
Supports customers by responding to product, membership and REI service questions, general inquiries, and customer feedback.
Help support market or district new store openings, relocations, and remodels as needed.

Bring your passion and expertise

Do you love making things looks beautiful, thrive in the outdoors, and have a passion for crafting visual experiences. If this sounds like you, bring your passion and expertise to REI! Skills that we look for in our Retail Sales Specialist - Visuals:

Previous experience with visual merchandising in a retail environment (preferred)
Excellent customer service and sales skills
1-2 years retail store experience (preferred)
Shown ability to develop and foster working relationships with both management team and staff
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Some travel required

REI hires, trains, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We remain deeply committed to making the Co-op a place where everyone can feel safe and be themselves. Join us.

As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.

The pay for this role is: $18.30 - $20.36 per hour.

At REI we offer an enviable work environment that Fortune Magazine has recognized on the "100 Best Places to Work" list since the award's inception – 23 years in a row! Sure, we work hard, but it’s balanced with time off to play—a strategy that works for us as we continue to grow and thrive. Want to enjoy a workplace where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while having a job that challenges you? This is the place.

With more than 160 retail locations (and growing), REI offers unique competitive benefits to its more than 15,000 employees, including healthcare, gear and apparel discounts, free equipment rentals and challenge grants to help employees reach personal outdoor goals, generous retirement plan contributions, public transit subsidy, adoptions assistance, paid sabbaticals, and more.

REI is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Retail Posting Range

$18.30 - $20.36 per hour