Sales Associate Part-time

About the role

The Retail Sales Associate interacts and assists customers, donors and others with merchandise selection, suggestion selling and cashiering in a courteous and professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Proactively acknowledge, greet and help customers in any area of the store.
• Absorb and direct customers to a supervisor when needed.
• Handle cash, checks, and credit card transactions, closing out cash drawer and balancing all point of sale (POS) transactions.
• Able to communicate through standard telephone and wireless audio systems.
• Maintain a clean work environment.
• Support team members, assist supervisors and leads when necessary.
• Build and maintain internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Demonstrate safe work practices through awareness and observation in support of a safety culture; reports any potential hazards or accidents.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalency preferred, but not required.
• No experienced required.
• Ability to learn new technology and software as related to the job.

Physical Abilities

• Lift and carry up to 30 pounds.
• Developed fine motor control (grasp, handle, manipulate objects with fingers).
• Standing for long periods, frequent bending, kneeling, reaching, stooping, squatting, pushing.
• Climb ladders.
• Exposure to dust.

Essential Mental/Sensory Abilities

• Organizing, sorting, categorizing, counting, adding, subtracting.
• Interpreting data.
• Problem Solving.
• Communicating with the public.
• Verbal and written communication skills.

Work Environment

• Retail store environment, temperature varies.
• Loud noises.
• Occasional crowds.
• Exposure to dust.