Retail Part Time Store Associate

About the role

As a Part Time Retail Store Associate at Office Depot, your role is vital to our continued success in today's retail landscape. You'll engage with customers in a friendly and knowledgeable manner, creating a positive shopping experience while driving sales. You will actively connect with customers, addressing their needs by recommending the right products, services, and solutions to enhance their experience. Through enthusiasm and expertise, you will help create and nurture a vibrant sales culture, enhance the store's visual and merchandising standards, manage freight and logistics activities, and prioritize unparalleled client satisfaction.

The Store Associate supports a customer-centric environment, engages with the local community, and contributes to a positive culture aligned with the Office Depot 5C values of Caring, Committed, Creative, Collaborative, & Courageous. You will be trained in technology and print products/services to assist customers effectively and apply cutting-edge sales principles to create satisfying customer interactions.

The essential functions of this position may require you to consent to periodic comprehensive background checks conducted by a third-party.

Responsibilities

• Customer Centric Experience: Supports a positive customer experience by proactively acknowledging and engaging every customer. Utilizes the selling program to promote the best solutions and additional products/services. Maintains awareness of planned advertisements, promotions, and sales and loyalty programs.
• Store Operations Commitment: Maintains store and print department appearance to company guidelines, ensuring a neat, clean, well-stocked environment. Adheres to all standards related to signage, labeling, and merchandise presentation. Follows sorting and stocking guidelines, completes freight processes, and ensures the freight sorting area is organized. Scans, investigates, and fills inventory lows and outs daily.
• Print and Tech Expertise: Develops personal selling skills and product knowledge through sales and service tools, including completion of Tech, Print, and other applicable training. Continued education in these areas is expected, including designated certifications if required.
• Sales Techniques: Ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, and practices; supports loss prevention efforts. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred (no prior experience required).

Skills

• Basic computer skills; ability to use technology to access and input job-related information.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships with clients and associates.
• Ability to read, write, and count accurately to complete documentation, use training tools, and process inventory.
• Client-focused, positive, engaging, and action-oriented, with a passion for the brand, products, services, and solutions.

About The ODP Group

The ODP Group, through its business entities ODP Business Solutions and Office Depot, is a leading provider of products, services, and technology solutions. It operates through an integrated business-to-business (B2B) distribution platform and omnichannel presence, including world-class supply chain and distribution operations, dedicated sales professionals, an online presence, and a network of Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores.

Commitment to Safety

We are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for our coworkers and customers. All coworkers are expected to support our operational safety culture by working safely and addressing potential hazards or concerns.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $15.00 to $18.00 per hour. All state and local minimum wages will be complied with, which may result in an adjustment to the salary range.

Benefits

The company offers competitive salaries, a benefits package including a 401(k), and opportunities to move and grow within the organization. You may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program, paid in accordance with the Incentive Plan terms and conditions.