Sales Associate

Petco • San Rafael, CA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Sales Associate, you are at the heart of the Pet Care Center experience. You help pet parents find the right products and solutions for their pets while creating a welcoming, safe, and engaging environment. The role is suited to someone who enjoys helping others, learning about pet care, and working as part of a team in a fast-paced retail environment.

The position involves customer service and sales, cashiering, maintaining the sales floor, replenishing merchandise, and supporting daily store operations. It is performed in a Pet Care Center retail environment with active engagement on the sales floor and regular proximity to animals, animal dander, odors, noises, and cleaning chemicals. Flexible availability is needed to support store operating hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• Previous retail or customer service experience is preferred but not required.
• Passion for animals and interest in pet care.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic math skills and comfort handling cash and transactions.
• Strong attention to detail and reliability.
• Ability to safely lift and move merchandise, supplies, or animals weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in proximity to animals and exposure to animal dander, odors, noises, and cleaning chemicals.
• Flexible availability to support operating hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Support the health, safety, and proper care of animals in accordance with Petco policies and standards.
• Share accurate product and pet care information to help customers make informed choices.
• Greet customers and provide friendly, helpful, courteous, knowledgeable, and solution-focused service.
• Help customers select products and services that meet their pets’ needs, and educate them about products, services, and promotions.
• Create positive shopping experiences that build trust and customer loyalty, and support store sales and service goals.
• Collaborate with and support teammates.
• Maintain a clean, safe, welcoming, organized, and visually appealing sales floor and store environment.
• Process sales, returns, and exchanges accurately and efficiently; perform cashiering and point-of-sale transactions.
• Stock shelves, replenish merchandise, and support inventory integrity and stock accuracy.
• Assist with store recovery, merchandising, promotional set-ups, and daily operational routines.
• Follow company policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Perform additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Purpose-driven work that makes a difference for pets and people.
• A welcoming, inclusive team environment.
• Opportunities to learn, grow, and explore career paths.
• A fun, fast-paced role where no two days are the same.
• Health and financial benefits, 401K, incentives, and PTO are referenced in the Petco Total Rewards overview.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed