Trading Associate Jobs in Washington, DC (NOW HIRING)

A successful Retail Store Associate will strive to go for WOW! Go for WOW! is the standard of customer service at Duluth Trading Company. It is treating the customer right and looking for opportunities to go above and beyond to create special experiences.

What You'll Do:

• Develop an exceptional familiarity with the Duluth brand and comprehensive product knowledge to provide solution-oriented, friendly service to customers. Understand the customer is the center of what we do.
• Understand how to layer personalized service into each area of interaction from greeting to fitting room to register.
• Effectively communicate sales and promotions.
• Understand the importance of email capture as part of sales and service and executes to standard.
• Respond proactively and be empowered to provide positive resolutions to customer concerns.
• Answer telephone in a courteous and friendly manner including, but not limited to, giving store greetings, directions to store location, and receiving and filling customer orders.
• Assist in receiving, processing and replenishing merchandise.
• Maintain merchandising, presentation and display standards. Ensure the sales floor is customer ready.
• Ensure company standards for cleanliness for the sales floor, stockroom, restrooms, cash wrap and hospitality area.
• Accurately and efficiently process all register transactions.
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures and practices.
• Perform any other duties as directed by management.

What We're Looking For:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Retail experience is preferred but not necessary.
• Customer Centric.
• Takes pride in a job well done and shows ownership in the store.
• Operates with integrity and trust.
• Excellent communicator and listener.
• Collaborates and functions as part of a team.
• Performs other duties as directed.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Environmental Factors:

• Must be able to stand or walk for up to eight hours a day.
• Frequent reaching and bending and twisting - below waist and above shoulders.
• Frequently required to use repetitive hand-to-finger motions and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently lifting up to twenty pounds, occasionally lifting up to 40 pounds. Push/pull up to 20 lbs.
• Ability to climb ladders, reach and bend.
• Work in temperatures ranging from 50 - 85 degrees - especially in our stock room areas.
• Use of a computer up to 60 % of the time throughout the day.

Position Benefits and Perks

Our pursuit of a better way isn't just about our products-it's about our people too.  That's why our Dam Good Crew enjoys a comprehensive benefits package, designed to support their well-being and success. 

• Daily pay available  

• 40% Employee Discount 

• Eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan

• Flexible Scheduling

Position Compensation Outline

Compensation: $15.50 to $16.00/hour

Compensation listed is for this specific location and is based on several factors, including location, experience, and qualifications. Benefits and perks may have eligibility requirements and are subject to change.

The responsibilities outlined in this position description are a guideline for the general duties of the position and are not exhaustive of all duties inherent in the job. Duluth Trading Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Started in 1989, Duluth Trading Company exists to enable hard-working individuals to take on life with their own two hands. Folks that revel in doing it the hard way and celebrate finding a better way. We seek talented individuals who share these beliefs and are excited to further the Duluth Trading legacy with a digital-first mindset, always moving forward and always innovating.

From ingenious Duluth workwear, to comfortably capable Buck Naked Underwear, to outside-embracing AKHG, it's all about the innovative gear and gadgets that equip customers for a more hands-on way of life.

Top-notch quality, immersive storytelling, outstanding customer service, and the shared belief that the go-all-in-and-dig-deep spirit exists with everyone are what sets Duluth Trading Co. apart. We seek talented folks looking to be part of a can-do team that's hellbent on helping the world to gear up, get its hands dirty, and do.