Sales Clerk INT 6957

Coast Guard Exchange•Portland, OR

17d•$0 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Clerk serves customers at the Coast Guard Exchange by providing customer service, helping customers select merchandise, and supporting a smooth shopping experience. The role includes selling merchandise, explaining or demonstrating product features, responding promptly to customer concerns, and sharing customer requests with the supervisor or department head. The position also involves stocking and inventory tasks, maintaining neat merchandise displays, processing payments and balancing the cash register, and helping implement price changes and promotional displays. The clerk must follow loss-prevention policies, safety standards, and emergency-preparedness requirements. Weekend work is required, and other related duties may be assigned. This is an intermittent position scheduled for 0–19 hours per week, located at the Portland, Oregon Exchange, with pay of $18.00 per hour.

Requirements

Ability to read, comprehend, and explain product literature.
Ability to count, subtract, multiply, and divide for stocking and inventory tasks.
High school coursework, a GED, or a high school diploma demonstrating the stated abilities.
Ability to routinely lift 10 pounds and occasionally lift 25 pounds.
Ability to stand for long periods of time.

Nice To Haves

Previous retail merchandising or cashier experience.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, maintain product knowledge, and help customers select merchandise.
Respond promptly and attentively to customer concerns.
Sell merchandise and provide customer service, including demonstrating or explaining technical product features when needed.
Take periodic stock counts and assist with inventories as needed.
Replenish stock and keep merchandise neat and presentable.
Advise the supervisor or department head of customer requests.
Accept cash, checks, credit cards, debit cards, and gift cards; operate the cash register and provide accurate change.
Maintain sales records, balance the till at the end of the shift, turn in sales records and funds, and account for monies and items sold.
Perform price changes, including markdowns and markups, and set up company promotions with appropriate displays, signage, and item-label changes 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.
Perform other related duties as assigned.