Retail Associate
About The Position
The Retail Associate is responsible for handling cash, making changes, operating cash registers, and charge card machines while maintaining accuracy and efficiency. Safely handles all goods and materials, marking and moving merchandise as part of the Thrift Store’s day-to-day operations. They assist the public with donations of goods and check-out customers in a timely, courteous, pleasant, and efficient manner. Additionally, they ensure the store and donation area are clean and neat, performing basic janitorial duties to maintain safe working conditions. The Retail Associate also helps with handling, pricing, and moving merchandise in daily store operations and prepares and maintains store grounds concerning snow, ice, and trash.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Ability to carry out oral and written instructions with a minimum of supervision
- Some knowledge of inventory control, retail sales, and loss prevention
- Ability to operate a cash register, credit card machines, and handle monetary transactions
- Skill in maintaining excellent customer service by giving prompt and courteous assistance to customers and donors
- Ability to use equipment and systems such as a computer, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel), telephone system, point of sale system, and time clock
- Demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills as well as able to perform basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills
- Knowledge of merchandise pricing
- Able to work/interact effectively with the public, co-workers, and volunteers
- Must complete the online course and pass the background checks as required by The Salvation Army for employment.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience working in a warehouse or retail environment
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook familiarity preferred. Working knowledge of integrated database applications and ability to use new software programs with basic training.
Responsibilities
- Maintain cash register, ring in sales, issue credit slips, and make corrections and/or voids. Accept money, make change, and verify checks and credit cards accurately and efficiently
- Respond to telephone inquiries
- Receive and assist in resolving complaints from customers regarding merchandise
- Provide for excellent customer relations by giving prompt and courteous assistance to customers
- Ensuring that all merchandise has been properly priced
- Stock store, including, but not limited to, sorting, hanging, pricing, merchandising, and discarding of non-usable items. Pull items that are outdated, label and return them back to the warehouse
- Price inspected goods and prepare them for placement on the sales floor
- Receive acceptable donated materials and courteously reject materials designated as unacceptable.
- Sanitize furniture and domestics as required
- Attend staff meetings as required and stay informed of new policies and directives
- Assist with the loss prevention program, reporting all incidents of loss to the Store Manager in a timely manner
- Report safety hazards; assist in the protection of the property and the building, and help to ensure store and warehouse cleanliness inside and out
- Handle and sort donated materials as well as ensuring the security of the donation area, donation trailer, and trash trailer
- Assess the condition and value of goods quickly and accurately
- Maintain a clean and safe work area
- Perform other related duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
