Seasonal Merchandise Associate

TJX • Sykesville, MD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Seasonal Merchandise Associate is responsible for delivering a highly satisfied customer experience by engaging and interacting with customers, applying customer experience principles, and maintaining a clean and organized store environment. The associate follows operational, merchandise, and loss prevention standards and may be cross-trained in multiple store areas to support business needs.

The role includes assisting with purchases and returns, promoting credit and loyalty programs, processing and preparing merchandise for the sales floor, and maintaining merchandising, recovery, cleanliness, and safety standards. The associate supports store culture and shrink-reduction efforts, follows company policies and labor laws, and performs other duties as assigned. Retail customer experience is preferred.

Requirements

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to support business needs.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to respond appropriately to changes in direction or unexpected situations.
• Ability to lift heavy objects, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Retail customer experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engage and interact with customers to deliver a highly satisfied customer experience.
• Model established customer experience practices with internal and external customers.
• Support a positive store culture through honesty, integrity, and respect.
• Accurately ring customer purchases and returns and count change according to operating procedures.
• Promote credit and loyalty programs.
• Follow merchandising philosophy, procedures, and standards.
• Process and prepare merchandise for the sales floor according to company procedures and standards.
• Initiate and participate in store recovery throughout the day as needed.
• Maintain organizational, cleanliness, and recovery standards for the sales floor and participate in maintaining and cleaning the entire store.
• Provide and accept recognition and constructive feedback.
• Adhere to labor laws, policies, and procedures.
• Support and participate in store shrink-reduction goals and programs.
• Participate in safety awareness and maintain a safe environment.
• Work in multiple store areas as needed to support business needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Associate discount
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Smoking cessation assistance
• Bereavement benefit
• 401(k) associate contributions
• Child care and cell phone discounts
• Pet and legal insurance
• Credit union
• Referral bonuses
• 401(k) match for associates who meet service or hours requirements
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for associates who meet service or hours requirements
• Health savings account (HSA) for eligible associates
• Health care flexible spending account (FSA) for eligible associates
• Life insurance for eligible associates
• Short- and long-term disability for eligible associates
• Paid parental leave for eligible associates
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time for eligible associates
• Auto and home insurance discounts
• Scholarship program
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed