MUST LOVE PEOPLE.AND SHOES!
This is a great job. It's a lot of work, but fulfilling and a wonderful work environment. A real family business, where YOU are part of the family!
If you are a joyful, outgoing person and an excellent communicator, with an eagerness to learn and train - we'd like to meet you!
IMPORTANT: If you want to hear from us, please provide a cover letter telling us about yourself. Some suggested questions to answer are at the bottom of this post. Please show us you are eager and excited to apply for this job. We are extremely busy this time of year, so we apologize if it takes a bit longer to get back to you. The more you tell us about yourself, the more likely we will get back to you quickly!
Company: Mark Adrian Shoes, Gloucester MA
Job Description: A customer service, sales, personal shopping position with a goal of helping people feel great both physically and stylistically! You will be part of our team also helping with all the tasks that keep a small business running.
Why Join Our Team:
Very competitive hourly rates + daily sales bonuses (potential for $18-$26/Hour and more!)
Generous employee discount, including free shoes!
Paid vacation and sick time
Company matching retirement plan
Fantastic work environment - we are a small group, everyone is treated like family
Consistent work schedule - set days off so you can plan your life
Job security and growth potential
Tremendous learning opportunity
About Us:
Family owned and operated with a history of 5 generations in the retail footwear industry.
Mark Adrian Shoes has been winning awards and receiving accolades from customers around the world since 1975 (check out our reviews!). Located downtown in the beautiful seaport of Gloucester MA, the business has grown over 49 years to become the premier purveyors of quality footwear north of Boston. We have an excellent reputation due to outstanding customer service and exceptional selection of fashionable comfort footwear.
Ideal Candidate:
We are looking for EXCEPTIONAL candidates; long term, full time or part time employment
Enthusiastic, friendly nature
Excellent communicator & team player
High emotional intelligence (EQ)
Comfortable in high traffic, service oriented retail
Smart, organized & able to multitask
Sales and/or customer service experience preferred. Will train qualified applicant.
Willingness to contribute to significant stock work & other maintenance tasks that we all share: lifting, stairs and short ladders are required daily
Minimally computer savvy
Saturdays required
More to Know:
Our training is extensive and always on-going. Learn everything there is to know about shoes, one-on-one fitting and consulting, foot health, retail business, buying & selling.
Contribute to team effort by assisting and taking assistance from co-workers. We are not paid by commission - we work as a team!
We pay a high base hourly wage based on experience. This will be boosted by daily sales bonuses that can dramatically increase your pay. Generous annual holiday bonuses are based on store performance.
We pride ourselves on treating our staff like part of the family. We aim to be flexible and generous. Happy staff makes happy customers and a successful business!
Details
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: $18.00 - $26.00 per hour
Expected hours: 24 – 40 per week
Benefits:
401(k) matching
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Paid time off
Paid training
Compensation package:
Generous base hourly
Daily bonus
Performance bonus
Yearly bonus
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday - Saturday
Sunday + 1 weekday off
Rotating Saturdays possible depending on staffing levels
Suggested cover letter topics:
Are you joyful, outgoing and overall an awesome person? Please tell us about yourself in a few sentences.
This job is very physical - stairs, ladders, carrying shoe boxes, crouching or kneeling with customers, and stock work. It is also very fast paced at times with sales associates helping multiple customers simultaneously. Are you eager to work hard?
Have you worked directly with customers before? In what way?
