Sales Associate Paris

Marimekko is a Finnish lifestyle design company renowned for its original prints and colors. The company's product portfolio includes high-quality clothing, bags and accessories as well as home décor items ranging from textiles to tableware. When Marimekko was founded in 1951, its unparalleled printed fabrics gave it a strong and unique identity. In 2024, the company's net sales totaled EUR 183 million and comparable operating profit margin was 17.5 percent. Globally, there are roughly 170 Marimekko stores, and online store serves customers in 39 countries. The key markets are Northern Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and North America. The Group employs about 480 people. The company's share is quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
We are looking for a Sales Associate to join our French retail team to drive Marimekko's brand awareness and positioning in our Paris Flagship store by engaging and inspiring our fashion focused target consumer. You will work closely with our Flagship Store Manager and other Sales Associates.
This is a fulltime position, in which you will report to the Flagship Store Manager. The store is located in central Paris.
Job responsibilities:
Execute store operations, including:
Sales Fundamentals (e.g., strive for sales excellence and results, work with customers and model excellent customer service, cultivate and steward clients)
Operational Excellence (e.g., acting as keyholder with opening and closing procedures, control and maintain all assets in accordance with the company handbook and ensure compliance with all policies and procedures)
Store Standards and Visual Merchandising (e.g., execute floor moves, visual directives, and merchandising guidelines and ensure store is always clean, neat, organized, and well-maintained
Help promote community-building and brand awareness efforts, including:
Execute Marimekko's retail store brand activities and execution according to the global and local plan
Create and foster exceptional customer experience
Execute brand activities and events together with our Flagship Store Manager
Create awareness building opportunities through compelling outreach to customers to build a strong customer base
Be a Marimekko Ambassador: establish, nurture, and grow local consumer community through by new customer acquisition tactics to promote relationship building
In order to succeed in the role, you have/are:
Work experience in customer service and retail sales
Interest in art, architecture, design, and fashion
Ability to be a Marimekko Brand Ambassador in actions, attitude, and appearance
Proactive and hands-on
Have strong verbal and written communication skills in French. Proficiency in English is considered an asset
Ability to multitask and work under pressure
Able to work flexible work hours (including evenings, nights, and weekends sometimes)
At Marimekko we encourage people to be themselves and value diversity. We believe in fairness and doing things together, using common sense and finding joy in our work. If you connect with these values and have the right background, we might be able to offer you a unique opportunity to work in an exciting, international environment with one of the most iconic lifestyle brands.
If all this sparks your interest and you feel like you are the one, we are looking for, please send your application including your CV and cover letter via our career site at We will start the interviews already during the application period so please, let us hear from you as soon as possible but no later than on
Marimekko's culture and working environment are founded on equality, inclusion and cherishing diversity. Marimekko welcomes and encourages everyone regardless of their national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion or other personal characteristic to apply. Recruitment is always based on business need, and the candidates are evaluated on relevant knowledge, skills and experience as well as motivation. Marimekko is ranked as the 3rd Most Attractive Employer in Finland amongst business professionals according to Universum's ranking. Marimekko is also the 4th most attractive employer in Finland amongst business students. Read more about the Universum's ranking on their website.
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