Warehouse and Store Clerk

About the role

Within store guidelines, prepares items for sale and assists customers with their purchases.

Responsibilities

• Operate cash register, total customer purchases, receive payment and give change
• Keep accurate financial records reporting discrepancies to store manager
• Receives and selects merchandise to be displayed for sale from donated items
• Places items for sale
• May price items within prescribed pricing guidelines
• Maintains merchandise displays in neat and orderly appearance
• Answers questions and assists store customers
• May keep record of sales and inventory
• Assists in maintaining overall appearance, cleanliness and safe conditions in the store area
• Sort incoming donations into appropriate locations for processing
• Wash and clean incoming donations for sale floor
• Must be able to add/subtract and make change
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school academic background preferred
• Prior sales experience or working with people in service capacity preferred

Skills

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situation to customers, clients and other employees
• Ability to use basic office equipment including cash register, copy machine, fax machine and telephone
• Ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide numbers
• Ability to perform operations using units of American money
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Ability to work in a team environment

Physical requirements

• Speaking, hearing and vision
• Excellent manual dexterity
• Lifting, pulling and pushing of materials up to 30 pounds
• Bending, squatting and walking
• Standing up to 8 hours per day

Schedule

Must be able to work Saturdays.

Working conditions

Work is performed in a typical thrift store environment.