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Resale Clothing Buyer Part Time or Full Time

Uptown Cheapskate Austin & San Marcos

Resale Clothing Buyer Part Time or Full Time

College Station, TX
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    ** IMPORTANT! We will contact you VIA E-MAIL if we wish to schedule an interview. Please check your SPAM folder for a response. If you have not heard back from us in a week, please feel free to follow up. You will not be contacted by phone or by text except under special circumstances.

    Uptown Cheapskate is an upscale fashion exchange offering new and recycled fashion. We are hiring for the following positions:BUYER:

    Buyers work directly with our vendors (the public) to determine what product we take in. if you are upbeat, positive, love fashion, people, and learning and are looking for a career or something full time, we want to meet you! Join a company that offers the community a clothing recycling option and a way to score on current fashion at a great price. This position in no way resembles other retail or corporate buying/purchasing positions. Previous experience with another secondhand resale clothing store is preferable but not required.

    BUYER responsibilities include:

    Participate in sorting, evaluating and buying gently used brand name clothing, accessories and shoes from customers

    Providing excellent customer service through brand and style knowledge

    Participate in visual merchandising of store and overall appearance

    Sales and customer service to shoppers

    Required Attributes are:

    Must live, eat and breathe fashion!

    Stellar knowledge of young adult fashion and brands plus designer. Vintage a plus!

    Amazing organizational and multitasking abilities

    Exceptional customer service skills

    Strong communication skills

    Energetic upbeat outlook

    Desire to have a career and grow with the company

    PART-TIME AND FULL TIME AVAILABLE!

    SHIFT LEADER / KEYHOLDER

    Shift leaders/keyholders serve as "manager on duty" for short periods during hours the store is open as well as being trained to open and close the store. Shift Leader responsibilities include:

    Opening and closing the store by following a list of tasks assigned for each day.

    Supervising staff

    Coaching, training and motivating team members to achieve higher performance and interaction with all customers.

    Demonstrate high values and service by leading by example on and off the sales floor.

    Helping maintain a fresh and visually enticing store that is clean and well organized at a level exceeding the competition and above customer expectations.

    Assisting management and ownership with running the store.

    Excellence at sales, customer service, inventory management, housekeeping and all other in-store tasks.

    Qualifications

    Team player with good leadership and people skills

    Strong coaching, customer service and selling skills with a take-charge mentality.

    Strong verbal and written skills.

    Outwardly display a high level of energy without the need for motivation

    PART-TIME AND FULL TIME AVAILABLE

    SALES / CUSTOMER SERVICE Sales / customer service responsibilities include:

    Assisting customers on the sales floor, in the dressing room and at the register.

    Providing excellent customer service at all times.

    Demonstrate high values and service by leading by example on and off the sales floor.

    Helping maintain a fresh and visually enticing store that is clean and well organized at a level exceeding the competition and above customer expectations.

    Processing incoming product to include tagging, sensoring and moving to and from back stock as needed.

    Assisting with displays and housekeeping

    Requirements:

    Team player with good people skills.

    Personable and pleasant.

    Ability to display a high level of energy without the need for motivation.

    Reliable and dependable.

    ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER:We are looking for seasoned resale professionals & buyers who have worked specifically in the secondhand resale clothing industry. By that, we do not mean just regular retail. Previous experience with another secondhand resale store is strongly preferred. Experience in a high-volume fashion retail situation is also beneficial.We seek motivated individuals with a long-term interest in sustainable fashion. For assistant managers, experience and an interest in future opportunities in management, district-management and corporate-level positions down the road is a plus. AS SECONDHAND RESALE IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL, PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS STRONGLY PREFERRED for assistant manager candidates. By that, we mean being an employee of a secondhand resale store such as those listed below. Having sold or shopped in one does not qualify.Examples of resale stores that would provide appropriate past work history:Uptown CheapskateBuffalo ExchangePlato's ClosetStyle EncoreClothes MentorHut 8Kid-to-KidOnce Upon a ChildLocal stores with similar business models.

    The assistant store manager will assist the general manager and ownership with the operation of a profitable store that is focused on exceptional customer service that exceeds expectations. Responsible for all aspects of assisting with managing the store may include opening and closing the store, buying product from the public, hiring/scheduling, helping to develop and manage a team focused on the customer, assisting with the oversight of day to day store operations to achieve sales and profitability goals, customer acquisition and customer retention. Also responsible for assisting with inventory quality control and budgeting, including labor cost and operational expenses. This is a hands-on, led by example position.

    ** IMPORTANT! We will contact you VIA E-MAIL if we wish to schedule an interview. Please check your SPAM folder for a response. If you have not heard back from us in a week, please feel free to follow up. You will not be contacted by phone or by text except under special circumstances.