Sales Clerk INT 6642

Coast Guard Exchange•Chesapeake, VA

120d•$15•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Sales Clerk with an intermittent work schedule, meaning 0-19 hours per week. The role involves welcoming customers, maintaining product knowledge, assisting with merchandise selection, and addressing customer concerns promptly. Responsibilities include selling merchandise, providing outstanding customer service, potentially demonstrating technical features of items, taking periodic stock counts, participating in inventories, replenishing stock, and maintaining merchandise presentation. The Sales Clerk will also advise supervisors of customer requests. Additionally, the role involves handling various payment methods (cash, checks, credit cards, debit cards, gift cards), operating a cash register, balancing the till, and accounting for all sales. Other duties may include performing price changes, setting up company promotions, ensuring proper display and signage, and changing item labels. The position also requires adherence to Loss Prevention policies, awareness of shrink, and following all safety standards and emergency preparedness requirements. Weekend work is required.

Requirements

Potential to stock merchandise, assist patrons and operate a cash register which is shown by the ability to read, comprehend and explain product literature; as well as count, subtract, multiply, and divide for stocking and inventory purposes as evidenced by high school course work, a GED or high school diploma.
Ability to routinely lift 10 pounds and occasionally lift 25 pounds and stand for long periods of time.

Nice To Haves

Previous retail merchandising or cashier experience.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, maintain product knowledge and help with the selection of merchandise.
React to all concerns of customers quickly with a sense of importance.
Sell merchandise, and provide outstanding customer service, which may require demonstration and/or explanation of technical features of items sold.
Take periodic stock counts and may participate in taking inventories.
Replenish stock and maintain merchandise in a neat and presentable condition.
Advise supervisor/department head of customer requests.
Receive cash, checks, credit cards, debit cards and gift cards in payment for merchandise and gives change accurately in the operation of cash register.
Maintain record of sales, at the end of shift balances till, turns in sales records, money, stamps, customer checks or charge slip and accounts for all monies and items sold.
May perform price changes for various departments, either markdowns or mark ups, and the setting of company promotions.
Ensure that price changes and promotions are properly displayed to the customer by proper display and signage as well as changing of item labels if necessary.
Follow all policies regarding Loss Prevention.
Be aware and proactive regarding shrink and the Alert Line.
Follow all established safety standards and emergency preparedness requirements.
Perform other related duties as assigned.