Sales Clerk Leader (Electronics) FT 6949

Coast Guard Exchange•Centreville, VA

26d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Clerk Leader supports customers and oversees sales department operations at the Coast Guard Exchange in Centreville. The role includes helping customers select merchandise, responding promptly to concerns, maintaining product knowledge, and handling inventory-related tasks such as ordering, receiving, pricing, and monitoring stock. In coordination with store management, the position may support price changes, markdowns, promotions, signage, special orders, and merchandise issue resolution. The Sales Clerk Leader operates cash registers and handles cash, checks, credit cards, change funds, receipts, register tapes, and related records. The role includes reconciling register tapes with daily activity reports, investigating discrepancies, maintaining cashier overage and shortage records, and safeguarding change funds, the safe, and registers. The employee serves as a key carrier and may open or close the store, train employees on register and front-end duties, provide input on evaluations, and direct employees or oversee the store in management’s absence. The position requires following loss-prevention, safety, and emergency-preparedness procedures. Weekend work is required. The schedule is full-time, 30–40 hours per week, and the listed pay is $21.08 per hour.

Requirements

Prior retail experience in inventory control and retail sales.
Ability to routinely lift 10 pounds, occasionally lift 25 pounds, and stand for long periods.
Must satisfactorily complete a Federal background check and applicable pre-employment requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating a cash register and working knowledge of sales inventory.
Previous retail supervisory experience performing the referenced duties.
Current USCG NAF sales clerk with at least six months of experience as a USCG NAF sales clerk.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, maintain product knowledge, and help customers select merchandise or suitable substitutes.
Respond promptly and attentively to customer concerns.
Take responsibility for overall sales department operations.
Order merchandise, receive and price goods, and monitor stock levels as needed.
Coordinate with store management on price changes, markdowns, promotional sets, and signage.
Communicate with headquarters staff about special-order requests and store-level merchandise issues as needed.
Assist store management with training employees on cash register and front-end duties and provide input on employee evaluations.
Operate a cash register and accept cash, personal checks, credit cards, and other forms of payment.
Prepare, verify, and issue change funds as required.
Collect cash receipts, register tapes, checks, credit card receipts, and supporting documentation.
Compare register tapes with the Daily Activity Report and investigate discrepancies.
Prepare and maintain daily cash overage and shortage records for sales cashiers.
Control and safeguard change funds, the safe, and cash registers.
Serve as a key carrier and open or close the store as required.
Direct or supervise employees and oversee the store in management’s absence as needed.
Follow loss-prevention policies and remain alert and proactive regarding shrink and the Alert Line.
Follow established safety standards and emergency-preparedness requirements.
Work weekends and perform other related duties as assigned.