Liquor Sales Associate - Sales Floor - Retail Liquor Sales (83694)

Specs Family Partners•Wichita Falls, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Liquor Sales Associate provides extraordinary shopping experiences to guests and stocks merchandise. The role involves demonstrating the company’s mission and values, maintaining uniform standards, developing product knowledge, greeting and assisting guests, recommending merchandise, answering questions, and building relationships with regular guests. Depending on business needs, the associate may carry products, operate a cash register, receive merchandise, prepare promotional events, and arrange displays. The associate maintains and stocks the sales floor and back stock, rotates and fronts merchandise, cleans shelves and aisles, maintains readable price tags, shares information about product movement and department needs with management, and assists with inventory. The role also requires appropriate use and care of computers and RF scanner equipment, following management directives, working safely, cooperating with the team, prioritizing tasks, and providing reliable attendance. The position has no supervisory responsibilities and is not remote. Full-time work is typically 35 hours per week; part-time work is up to 25 hours per week. Scheduling depends on business needs. Employees must be available for any shift on Friday or Saturday and for at least 80% of shifts each week. A valid TABC Beverage Sellers Permit must be maintained; a Food Handlers Permit may also be required in some cases. The company provides access to the TABC course and pays up to three hours of course time, while the $8 course cost is deducted from the employee’s paycheck. The role is physically demanding and regularly involves standing, walking, bending, reaching, handling, lifting, and pushing or pulling merchandise. Employees may be exposed to outside weather conditions while serving guests. The work environment is described as fun and positive, with usually moderate noise.

Requirements

Must be over 21 years of age to work at Spec’s.
Must be able to maintain a valid TABC Beverage Sellers Permit; a valid Food Handlers Permit may be required in some cases.
Must be able to read, comprehend, and write simple instructions or memos and communicate with and understand coworkers and guests.
Must be able to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and calculate discounts and percentages.
Must be responsible, reliable, committed to providing extraordinary service, patient, friendly, outgoing, and self-motivated, with a strong work ethic.
Must be able to complete assignments in a timely manner and seek additional tasks when finished.
Must be able to apply common-sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
Must regularly stand, walk, bend, reach, handle, and lift; climb or balance; and communicate and understand others.
Must be able to lift or move up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds or more occasionally using proper lifting techniques and tools, and push or pull 50 to 100 pounds or more regularly.
Must have close and distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Must attend work in person according to a management-set schedule, which may vary week to week.
Full-time schedule is typically 35 hours per week; part-time schedule is up to 25 hours per week. Availability for any Friday or Saturday shift and at least 80% of weekly shifts is required.

Nice To Haves

Retail sales experience.
High school diploma or GED.
Strong product knowledge.
Bilingual skills.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate the company mission statement and core values and maintain the required uniform standard.
Maintain strong product knowledge and provide helpful, friendly service to guests.
Recommend merchandise based on guests’ needs, with an emphasis on in-house brands, and answer questions about product prices and use.
Build relationships with regular guests.
Carry products to registers or out for guests when needed.
Operate a cash register or receive merchandise when business needs require.
Prepare promotional events and create or arrange product displays.
Front merchandise, rotate stock, and stock shelves.
Keep the sales floor and back stock neat and orderly; clean shelves, bottles, aisles, and tables, and identify improperly stocked products that could cause trips or falls.
Maintain fresh, readable price tags.
Provide management with feedback about product movement, stock levels, out-of-stock items, and department needs.
Prepare sales floor and storage areas for inventory and assist with inventory when needed.
Properly use and maintain computers and RF scanner equipment.
Improve job-related skills and knowledge to support profitability and productivity.
Follow management directives, complete assigned work carefully and on time, cooperate with coworkers, and prioritize tasks.
Follow company and OSHA safety regulations.
Maintain required attendance and timeliness and follow the assigned schedule.
Perform other projects and tasks assigned by management, including cleaning bathrooms when required.