Seasonal Sales Associate
Because your opportunities are endless
Here at Primark, we love to do things our way. We help our customers keep up with high fashion at affordable prices. We do everything with passion, high standards and care around here. And if that sounds like you, join us as a Sales Associate.
Because you matter
People are at the heart of what we do, so it’s essential that we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. We offer benefits that put you first:
- Salary: We offer a competitive starting base pay with $0.50 increases at 6 months and 12 months of employment.
- Balance: Plan your life outside of work with set schedules and guaranteed hours.
- Paid time off: Earn paid time off for every hour you work, inclusive of part-time roles.
- Discounts: Use your in-store employee discount across our range.
- Development: Grow your career with our development programs and career paths.
- Retirement: Secure your future with our generous 401K Retirement Plan and Company Match.
- Workspace: Enjoy our best-in-class back-of-house colleague workspace.
- Support: Explore our well-being initiatives and employee assistance programs.
What will I be doing?
As a Sales Associate, you’ll be making our customers’ day, every day. Here’s what this looks like in action:
- Providing customers with an amazing experience as you help them with sizes or styles, purchases, or returns.
- Setting up a good-looking shop floor with full shelves, tidy fitting rooms and the latest fashions, while keeping a tidy and well-organised stockroom.
- Delivering a fast, friendly, efficient experience at till points, processing queries, voids and returns.
- Receiving, unpacking and checking off new deliveries; getting products onto the shop floor and ensuring they are correctly priced while meeting high standards.
Who you are
- You’re passionate about people and creating amazing experiences.
- You’re honest, a strong communicator who can also listen, share ideas and get involved where needed.
- You have good organisational skills and attention to detail.
- You’re a team player with high levels of motivation, a positive attitude and a willingness to learn.
- You’re interested in fashion and the latest looks.
- Ideally, you have some experience working within a busy retail environment.
Pay
The starting base hourly rate for this role is $17.00. This role is eligible for a $0.50 increase at both 6 months and 1 year of continued employment at Primark. The pay rate offered for this role is based on the candidate’s geographic region of work.
Physical requirements
To perform the essential functions of this position, colleagues must be able to satisfy the following physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation. This position requires the ability to constantly stand and walk for extended periods, up to 8 hours per shift, on hard-surface floors. Colleagues must frequently bend, stoop, crouch and reach at or above shoulder level. The role also requires frequently lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling merchandise and fixtures weighing up to 25 pounds and occasionally participating in team lifts for items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Colleagues must constantly perform tasks requiring manual dexterity, including handling and processing merchandise, operating cash registers or other point-of-sale systems, and using handheld devices. The position requires movement throughout the sales floor and stockroom, occasional use of stairs or ladders where applicable, and occasional work in varying temperatures, including outdoor areas or storage spaces where applicable.
Depending on assigned responsibilities, colleagues may receive training on the safe use of equipment such as balers, manual pallet jacks and electric pallet jacks, and may be required to operate such equipment when properly trained and authorized. In no circumstances are colleagues under 18 permitted to use balers, manual pallet jacks or electric pallet jacks.
Accommodations and equal opportunity
Primark will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job. Applicants or colleagues who require an accommodation should contact People & Culture at USACareers@primark.com to begin the interactive process.
Primark promotes equal employment opportunity and strives to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together. Primark is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.