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Flexible Role in Mount Vernon: Store Team Member Employer: Academy Sports (Hiring in Mount Vernon) Location: Mount Vernon, NY Urgency: Final applications accepted.

Salary: Benefits: This role offers competitive pay. Project-based work with clear objectives.

Responsibilities

Apply your Excellent customer service orientation. skills at our Mount Vernon location.

  • This Mount Vernon-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in Excellent customer service orientation..
  • Our Academy Sports team in Mount Vernon, NY is growing.
  • Benefit from working in Mount Vernon, a key hub for the Logistics, Supply Chain, Warehouse industry.


Come work at a place where we take pride in creating a workplace environment that values hard work, commitment, and growth. At Academy Sports + Outdoors, our Purpose is to make it easier for everyone to enjoy more sports and outdoors. Our Store Team Members are an essential part of customer service in any Academy store. He/she is responsible for ensuring a fast, friendly customer service, to be a ... ble to navigate the abundance of choices Academy has to offer, in addition to impacting customer satisfaction, store profitability, and Academy\u2019s Mission. Job Description: Click the link(s) below to see each individual positions full job description: Sales Team Member Positions: \u2022 Outdoor Enthusiast \u2022 Sales Team Member Apparel \u2022 Sales Team Member Fishing and Hunting \u2022 Sales Team Member Footwear \u2022 Sales Team Member Sports \u2022 Store Cashier \u2022 Brand Specialist Logistics/Merchandising/Operations Positions: \u2022 Asset Protection Team Member \u2022 Custodian \u2022 Inventory Control Team Member \u2022 Merchandising Team Member \u2022 Receiving Team Member Education: \u2022 High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred. \u2022 Associates or Bachelor\u2019s in Criminal Justice preferred (Asset Protection Team Member Only) Work Experiences: \u2022 Previous related work experience preferred. \u2022 Operating POS equipment, symbol, and telephone preferred. (Cashier Only) \u2022 In-direct support of people and processes to drive operational excellence and expected sales targets. (Cashier Only) \u2022 4+ years of personal experience with the outdoors hobbies, interests and skill sets; fishing and hunting experience preferred. (Outdoor Enthusiast Only) \u2022 CPR and First Responder certification is a plus. (Asset Protection Team Member Only) \u2022 Loss Prevention or Criminal Justice background is a plus. (Asset Protection Team Member Only) Skills: \u2022 Excellent customer service orientation. \u2022 Ability to connect, build rapport and engage with our customers that bond with friends, family, and community through the challenge of sports and outdoor pursuits; bilingual a plus. \u2022 Effective problem solving and communication with customers and team members. \u2022 Ability to execute multiple tasks with superior organizational skills and detail orientation. \u2022 Read, interpret and follow documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, plan-o-grams and procedure manuals. \u2022 Proficiently use basic mathematical computations and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral or diagram form. \u2022 Operate and coach others on the use of POS equipment, symbol and telephone (Cashier Only) \u2022 Writes routine reports and correspondence (Cashier Only) \u2022 Working knowledge of inventory software and order processing systems. (Cashier Only) \u2022 Passionate and well-versed in the variety of outdoors hobbies, interests and skill sets such as fishing, hunting, competitive shooting, and camping. (Outdoor Enthusiast Only) \u2022 Must meet federal and state requirements for selling and procession firearms transactions. (Fishing and Hunting Sales Team Member Only) \u2022 Must meet requirements to qualify to obtain/maintain FOID card (Illinois only). (Fishing and Hunting Sales Team Member Only) \u2022 Proficiently use equipment such as basic hand tools, receiving and cleaning equipment. \u2022 Provide prompt, friendly customer service to all team members and customers. \u2022 Emergency response procedures \u2022 Strong situational awareness and observation skills Responsibilities: \u2022 Please see job description for more details. Physical Requirements & Attendance \u2022 Ability to work flexible schedules such as nights, weekends, and holidays based on business needs. \u2022 Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties \u2022 Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior \u2022 Frequently required to walk, reach, and talk. \u2022 Occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, push and pull. \u2022 Constantly lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 60 pounds. \u2022 Constantly stand, handle, use fingers to grasp and use repetitive motions (hands, wrist and fingers). \u2022 Specific vision abilities required by this role include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus Part time Equal Employment Opportunity Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.\u200b
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