Retail Intern at Southern Tide in Nantucket, MA

Summary: Southern Tide is a company that shares a love for the coastal lifestyle through premium products, experiences, and service. The Summer Intern will assist with daily operations of the retail store, focusing on sales, customer service, and inventory management, while gaining valuable retail experience and brand knowledge. Responsibilities: - Present and sell merchandise consistent with the brand by interacting and providing merchandise suggestions to the customers - Provide suggestions to management for merchandising which may improve sales - Build a personal client book - Learn the point-of-sale software system and be able to troubleshoot in the absence of the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager - Use the system effectively to perform the following tasks: routine register transactions, routine inventory receiving and transfers, and opening and closing of the registers and store - Learn, reference, and share current product knowledge with customers; providing prompt recommendations and professional service to enhance their shopping experience (e.g. fit, fashion wardrobing advice and suggesting add-ons) - Actively participate in all store-related meetings, working towards exceeding sales and service performance goals set by store management - Operate the store consistently with the prescribed company policies and procedures for the store - Provide ideas to grow and improve the business. This may include ideas for merchandising, staffing, floor displays, store fixturing, advertising, promotion, hours of operation or any other ideas which may improve and grow the business - Safeguard the assets of the store - Maintain the integrity of the inventory - Prevent inventory shrink to the extent reasonable and appropriate - Assist in performing cycle counts, and a year-end comprehensive physical inventory - Open/close registers and store in the absence of the manager or assistant manager Required Qualifications: - High School diploma or GED - 2+ years of retail experience - Advanced computer skills, Excel and Word - Bending/stooping/kneeling required - Able to lift up to 50 lbs - Ability to work varied hours and days including nights, weekends and holidays as needed - Strong attention to detail with proficient communication skills (oral and written) - Appreciate teamwork and interacting with others - Able to multitask and keep everything organized; taking initiative when needed - Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision or direction - Comfortable being flexible when needing to problem solve Required Skills: Retail experience, Point-of-sale software Important Skills: Advanced computer skills Nice-to-Have Skills: Multitasking Benefits: Generous vacation policy, Health and wellness coverage, 401k with company match, Discounted stock purchasing, Options for education reimbursement, Amazing product discounts