Sales Associate

Petco • Sugar Land, TX

5d • 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, purpose-driven retail environment.

The position is performed in a Pet Care Center retail environment and involves active engagement on the sales floor. Associates support animal health and safety, provide customer service and pet-care information, process transactions, maintain merchandise and inventory, and help keep the store clean and organized. The role includes frequent standing and walking, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting, including safely moving merchandise, supplies, or animals weighing up to 50 pounds. Associates work near animals and may be exposed to animal dander, odors, noises, and cleaning chemicals. Flexible availability is required to support store operating hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Passion for animals and an 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 perform frequent standing and walking, as well as bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting.
• Ability to work in proximity to animals and tolerate exposure to animal dander, odors, noises, and cleaning chemicals.
• Flexible availability to support operating hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Previous retail or customer service experience is preferred but not required.

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.
• Support store sales and service goals.
• Process sales, returns, and exchanges accurately and efficiently, including cashiering and point-of-sale transactions.
• Maintain a clean, safe, welcoming, organized, and visually appealing store and sales floor.
• Stock shelves, replenish merchandise, and support inventory integrity and stock accuracy.
• Assist with store recovery, merchandising, promotional setups, daily operational routines, and task execution.
• Collaborate with and support teammates.
• Follow company policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Support 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.

What This Job Offers

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