Retail Associate
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Serve as a Retail Associate for a LEGO buy, sell, and trade store, assisting customers, preparing products, and improving store operations. This role focuses on providing excellent customer service and engaging with a passion for LEGO and pop culture.
Responsibilities
- Assist with events, marketing initiatives, and social media campaigns
- Prepare products for display and support customer trade-in and selling activities
- Deliver outstanding customer service by helping guests of all ages explore the store and discover products of interest
- Contribute to a store atmosphere that balances a fun, casual environment with professionalism
- Ensure the store environment is safe, organized, and welcoming for all customers
- Prioritize essential tasks with efficiency, accuracy, and adherence to direction when not assisting customers
- Support management in a variety of store operations, including merchandising, inventory, promotions, and marketing campaigns
- Collaborate proactively and positively with supervisors and team members to achieve store goals
- Build and repair used LEGO sets
- Break down and certify LEGO sets
- Sort and clean bulk LEGO
- Organize and stock minifigures and sets (new and used)
- Greet customers and assist them at checkout
Requirements
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Minimum of 3 years experience in customer service and retail sales, with proven ability to connect with people and drive sales
- Ability to work weekday and weekend shifts
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Intermediate LEGO® building skills
- Solid knowledge of pop culture (e.g., Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marvel, Star Wars)
- Ability to work independently on a variety of changing projects
- Availability to work weekends and holidays as scheduled
- Friendly, outgoing personality with integrity and accountability
- Self-motivated, results-driven, and comfortable engaging with new people
- Strong multitasking skills and ability to stay organized in a busy retail environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English
- Physically able to lift and move heavy containers upwards of 50 pounds
- Able to stand for long periods of time
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years experience in customer service and retail sales
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with LEGO® products, past and present
- Customer service experience
- Retail experience
- Familiar with LEGO product and themes
Benefits
About Bricks and Minifigs Niles
Bricks & Minifigs is a LEGO buy, sell, trade & birthday party retail store. It offers a wide variety of new and retired LEGO sets, as well as selling bulk bricks, and individual minifigures.