Sales Associate - EARLY HIRE for STORE SETUP

Theisen's Home-Farm-Auto•Neenah, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Sales Associate Employment Type: Full Time Supervisor: Store Manager Theisen’s Home Farm Auto is excited to announce the opening of our brand-new store in Neenah, WI, coming May 2026! We are actively hiring now, with new team members beginning employment in February as we prepare for opening. If you’re enthusiastic about great customer service and want to help bring Theisen’s trusted hometown experience to our newest community, we’d love for you to join our Neenah opening team! Early Store Setup Notice During the first 4–8 weeks of employment , team members supporting our Neenah store opening will primarily be engaged in physical store-setup work . This includes tasks such as building Lozier shelving, assembling racking and fixtures, using basic hand tools, and completing work on the floor that may require extended periods of kneeling or bending . Associates should expect significant physical activity , including heavy lifting , material handling, and repetitive movement throughout each shift. Once the store setup is complete, team members will transition into standard Sales Associate responsibilities for the remainder of their employment. Job Description The Sales Associate is responsible for performing general sales duties in their assigned department but also assisting in other areas of the store as needed. They display a helpful, friendly attitude towards all customers to make Theisen’s the Best of the Best in our industry. This involves greeting and assisting customers, helping them to determine correct merchandise for their needs and explaining benefits and features of merchandise. They may also perform general upkeep of the facility and may assist on cash registers.

Requirements

3-12 months retail experience preferred
Good customer service skills
Basic math skills
Exhibit a high level of integrity and business ethics
Ability to answer phones, and learn cash register functions
Familiar with forklift and pallet jack operations is preferred but not required
Excellent verbal communication skills
Possess a positive attitude, good listening skills and an outgoing personality
Frequent physical demands include lifting up to 50 lbs., walking, standing, kneeling, bending, reaching, dexterity and grasping.
Occasional physical demands include lifting over 50 lbs., climbing stairs, squatting, and firmly grasping.
The associate is required to talk and hear.
Must be able to work required shifts including nights and weekends, and maintain attendance standards.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision adequate for the incumbent to perform the responsibilities and functions of the job efficiently.
The associate must have the manual dexterity to manually operate and use a computer/cash register and/or RF.

Responsibilities

Provide excellent customer service
Approach customers storewide and ask if help is needed and take them to the location of merchandise
Explain benefits and features of merchandise to customers and suggest add-on merchandise
Maintain general knowledge of all products, may need to have expertise in specific product areas
Compute price quotes, order merchandise from order catalog, provide customers with business card with name and contact information, and follow up on customer special orders
Answer telephone and customer questions within established guidelines
Practice and maintain security measures
Communicate out-of-stocks using hot sheet/new item requests
Use radios to request additional help
Assist customers with check out and carryouts
Maintain accuracy of shelf tagging, arrange merchandise by shelf label, and set up merchandise displays
Receive merchandise shipments, and check them against receiving reports
Remove merchandise from packaging, match items with stock numbers, and price and tag merchandise
Restock shelves and displays and assemble products as needed
Process Interstore transfers
Cleaning duties which include but aren’t limited to facing merchandise, dusting shelves/displays and merchandise, sweeping and vacuuming, cleaning windows, and emptying trash
Maintain cleanliness and merchandising that meets or exceeds the Theisen’s Brand requirements
Other tasks as requested by management may include but are not limited to: checking desk/mail box, preparing and participating in physical inventory, unloading warehouse delivery trucks, delivering merchandise to customers, and running cash registers