Store Associate

About the role

Working for Goodwill of South Mississippi is more than just working for a non-profit. Beyond being part of an organization that offers free job training and education to the community, you'll find working for us has its benefits for you too!

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with customers to understand and deliver customers’ needs & expectations.
• Communicate Goodwill’s Mission and Focus.
• Provide exceptional customer service throughout the store.
• Build and maintain internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Absorb and assist customers with merchandise selection, including suggestion selling.
• Proactively acknowledge, greet and help customers in any area of the store.
• Inform guests of the best deals of the day, the color of the week, etc.
• Assist drivers with loading and unloading trucks of donated goods.
• Assist donors with unloading donations and loading sold goods.
• Ask the donor if they would like a receipt and provide a donation receipt when requested.
• Collect donor information and enter into the system for tracking.
• Provide a positive experience to our donors, even when turning down donations that are not accepted.
• Implement strategies to maximize profit by processing donations and merchandising the sales floor.
• Utilize the donation tracking system to acknowledge each donation accurately.
• Evaluate and determine product value.
• Prepare salable goods for the retail store.
• Maintain production tallies and meet all production goals.
• Maintain adequate merchandise in the retail store.
• Identify goods for special sales and Edgewater Village store.
• Process and remove unsold items as appropriate.
• Examine, sort, and price electrical equipment, small wares, and soft goods and prepare them for display on the sales floor.
• Places garments, housewares, etc. on proper floor racks and shelves and restocks as necessary.
• Point of Sale – Implements strategies to maximize profit by processing transactions.
• Ensure all merchandise is accurately priced and sold.
• Take appropriate measures to safeguard funds and merchandise.
• Participate fully in current promotions, such as sales and round-up.
• Collect and enter customer information in the POS system.
• Handle cash, checks, and credit card transactions, closing out cash drawer and balancing all POS transactions.
• Sales floor – Merchandize and stock the sales floor.
• Merchandize the sales floor.
• Merchandise, restock, and provide general floor maintenance where needed.
• Stock the sales floor with merchandise from the backroom.
• Team Goodwill – Promotes a culture that embraces growth & development to meet the needs of our team.
• Must adhere to and demonstrate the core values of Passion, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, and Excellence (PRIDE) at all times.
• Support your team.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to work flexible schedules, including weekends and holidays.
• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent is preferred.
• Able to interact cordially with a diverse group of individuals.
• Able to communicate and understand instructions, both verbal and written, in English.
• Able to market Goodwill and explain the mission to the general public.
• Able to meet production goals.
• Able to lift and carry objects weighing 50 lbs or up to 100lbs utilizing a team lift.
• Able to engage in prolonged standing and walking.
• Able to perform frequent bending, stooping and stretching.