Retail Sales Associate

US Foods•Portland, OR

1d•$16 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The CHEF’STORE Sales Associate helps maintain an atmosphere of superior customer service and promotes the US Foods strategy, “Great Food, Made Easy,” and its Cultural Beliefs. The associate may perform cashier, stocking, and customer courtesy duties, and may be assigned to any department based on customer or business needs. Assignments can include checkout, sales-floor work in Meat/Frozen, Produce/Dairy, or Dry Goods/Culinary Equipment & Supply, freight replenishment, product rotation, special store events, sales-floor resets, and inventory processes. This is a part-time flex position scheduled for 20–40 hours weekly, with flexibility to work opening or closing shifts as needed. Work is performed in a public retail store, with exposure to outside weather and store temperatures ranging from -10 to 85 degrees. The work environment is usually moderately noisy; work is typically on a level surface, though ladders or elevated surfaces may be used. The role requires frequent lifting up to 80 pounds and physical interaction with customers. Overtime compensation may be available.

Requirements

At least 6–12 months of retail cashier and/or stocking experience.
High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
Ability to work a flexible hourly schedule, including holidays and weekends.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities, including continuous standing and walking; frequent lifting and carrying of 51–100 pounds; and occasional lifting and carrying over 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of retail selling and/or customer service experience.
Desire and ability to deliver exceptional customer service and willingness to assist other employees.
Ability to provide fast, easy, efficient, and professional service.
Good common sense, logical thinking, and basic mathematical aptitude.
Motivation, self-direction, multitasking, prioritization, and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Basic computer skills, cash-handling experience, and proficiency with general office equipment.

Responsibilities

Develop relationships with customers and provide an impeccable CHEF’STORE experience using the skills and behaviors taught in CHEF’STORE Way training.
Perform sales and cash functions accurately and efficiently at the point of sale, including scanning, weighing products, looking up items that will not scan, and reporting barcode discrepancies.
Transfer products from cart to cart at checkout and visually inspect for product tampering.
Check receipts by verifying cart contents against purchases as customers leave the store.
Perform assigned front-end store opening and closing functions.
Help customers locate products and learn about available store services while supporting sales and managing shrinkage.
Assist with receiving inventory, stocking and organizing shelves, rotating products, auditing product quality, and reporting low stock to management.
Label merchandise as required, including unscannable items, catch-weight products, and produce.
Replenish the sales floor from top stock, follow FIFO rotation, and use reach trucks and pallet jacks to move and stock products.
Use Microsoft Word, Excel, and proprietary software as needed.
Keep products accessible, visually appealing, and available.
Assist with price changes, store opening and closing duties, inventory, and cycle counts.
Maintain a safe facility by following safety policies, notifying management of safety issues, and correcting issues when possible.
Clean the sales floor, front end, restrooms, parking lot, and store entry area using cleaning equipment as needed.
Gather carts from the parking lot and cart corrals and return them to the designated area, ensuring they are clean and operable.
Perform other duties and responsibilities assigned or required by Store Management.