Sales Associate - Payless - Jeddah (KSA)

Alshaya - Saudi Arabia

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Job Description

The Brand:



Payless ShoeSource, the largest specialty family footwear retailer in the western hemisphere, is now open in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Payless is known for bringing shoppers great style, quality and brand names - all at great prices.

Payless was founded in 1956 in Topeka, Kansas, in the United States. Some 50 years later, Payless serves millions of customers - women, men and children -- through its powerful network of more than 4,500 stores, which are located in a variety of retail settings. Payless is in all 50 U.S. states, as well as in Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Central America, the Caribbean, South America and now, in partnership with Alshaya, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, with future plans to expand across the Middle East in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.  
 
Payless customers will enjoy such well recognized brands as Airwalk(R), American EaglesupTM/sup, Smartfit(R), and the Disney collection including shoes and accessories featuring Hannah Montana, Dora the Explorer, Spider-Man and Cars. Also available at the new stores are Payless Designer Collections with hot-off-the-runway looks from New York fashion designers Lela Rose with Lela Rose for Payless; Stacey Bendet with the alice + olivia for Payless; and Laura Poretzky with the Abaeté for Payless designer label.  

The Payless Designer Collections are among the most widely distributed designer footwear labels in America today. The collections feature original designs by each designer that are unveiled at New York Fashion Week and later brought to Payless stores at affordable prices.  


Role & Responsibilities:


The role of a Sales Associate who will work in such a store is to provide excellent customer service at all times and assist customers throughout their time in the store. They must attend all training sessions with a view to increasing  product knowledge so as to have greater knowledge about the products that the store maintains.
* Provide excellent customer service.
* Process till transactions quickly and accurately.
* Advise customers on latest trends.
* Be able to turn customer service into sales.
* Actively seek to maintain and improve store retail standards on selling floor, service areas and stockrooms.
* Fully follow operating procedures, and provide customers with complete service and an enjoyable shopping experience to maximize sales.

Skills

Skills & Experience:


* Retail fashion experience or a service oriented background preferable.
* General good level of education - literate and numerate
* Must be able to communicate in English.
* Ability to demonstrate an aptitude for positive, upbeat communication and a desire to sell
* Motivated and energetic. Willing to work in a multi national environment
* Flexible, and able to work under pressure

About This Company

M.H. Alshaya is a leading international franchise operator for over 70 of the world’s most recognized retail brands. The company operates more than 2,400 stores across 7 divisions: Fashion & Footwear, Food, Health & Beauty, Optics, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings and Office Supplies. Alshaya’s stores can currently be found in 19 markets across the Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Turkey and Europe and it employs more than 32,000 people from over 110 nationalities.