Retails sales employee typically is expected to create a sales environment that enhances the buying experience. He/she is also in charge of driving the full sales lifecycle, from initial contact to demonstrations and sale.

Typical activities include:

• Ensuring that all customers receive excellent service through direct salesmanship, and prompt and courteous service. 
• Assisting customers with questions, needs and purchases.
• Cultivating successful relationships with retail customers.  
• Leading all social media sales initiatives.
• Identifying and tapping customer requirements to gain a sales advantage. 
• Assisting in physical inventory counts. 
• Watching out for loss prevention through leakage and theft

Retail Sales Resume Tips:

• Elaborate on the sales speciality area that you have been engaged in clearly highlighting the skills you acquired.
• Try to provide specific, statistical details on how your contribution benefited the sales of the organisation that you were associated with.

Retail Sales Employee Salary:

As per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for Retail Sales Employee was $21,410 in 2012.