Sales Associate

Job overview

The Sales Associate role is onsite in Gaithersburg, MD; compensation is hourly rate plus commission, with numeric pay not specified. Sun & Ski Sports sells outdoor gear across 32 locations in 13 states and aims to help more people explore the outdoors. The associate creates an engaging shopping experience by learning merchandise, helping customers choose gear, and supporting store presentation. The role contributes to customer service and sales through product knowledge, relationship building, and loss prevention practices.

What you'll do

• Greet and engage customers
• provide customer service
• learn merchandise features and applications
• attend product knowledge clinics and training camps
• assist with visual merchandising
• promote advertised items and specials
• alert management to suspicious behavior
• follow loss prevention and cash-handling standards.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

sales associate

retail sales

outdoor gear

customer service

product knowledge

visual merchandising

loss prevention

gaithersburg md

sun & ski sports

part-time

hourly rate plus commission

employee purchase discount

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Company- and vendor-sponsored product knowledge and training adventure trips
• employee purchase discount.

Why this role

Outdoor activity interest and previous sales or retail experience are preferred. Product knowledge and training adventure trips and an employee purchase discount are listed.

About the employer

Sun & Ski Sports is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other General Merchandise Retailers. Sector: 45.