Part Time Sales Associate

Part Time Sales Associate

Location: Columbus, OH Department: Warehouse Workday Level: H000 Starting Pay: $15.00/hour Openings: 1 Schedule: Starting times and hours may vary depending on coverage needs, report-offs, production schedules, and holidays.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE HISTORY HERE…

As a Sales Associate, you will help create an outstanding experience for customers while supporting the day-to-day success of the retail store. You will build relationships with customers, recommend Pepperidge Farm bakery and biscuit products, maintain appealing and well-stocked displays, and help drive net sales and average sales per transaction.

You will also play an important role in keeping the store running efficiently and effectively, including when management is not present.

WHAT YOU WILL DO…

• Develop a strong working knowledge of Pepperidge Farm products and proper product-handling procedures.
• Welcome and engage customers, identify their needs, and recommend products through suggestive selling.
• Offer applicable promotions and Behind-the-Counter Specials to customers.
• Follow established customer service processes and provide a friendly, helpful shopping experience.
• Complete assigned tasks accurately, efficiently, and with attention to detail.
• Maintain merchandising standards to ensure products are neatly organized, properly placed, and easy for customers to shop.
• Ensure merchandise is appropriately marked and priced according to the Red-Black-Blue pricing strategy.
• Receive, rotate, stock, and organize product shipments, including unloading deliveries as required.
• Receive and process distributor returns according to established procedures.
• Operate the cash register and follow established cash-handling and recordkeeping procedures.
• Help protect company assets by following security, loss-prevention, cash-handling, and store-access procedures.
• Perform store opening and closing procedures, including bank deposit drop-offs and pick-ups as assigned.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization throughout the sales floor, stockroom, and restroom.
• Receive, sort, stock, and rotate bread and other product deliveries.
• Follow the established dress code and store operating procedures.
• Help ensure store operations continue efficiently and effectively in management's absence.
• Perform other duties necessary to support customers and store operations.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH…

You will work closely with store management and fellow Sales Associates to deliver excellent customer service, maintain merchandising and inventory standards, and support efficient daily store operations.

Because this is a customer-facing position, you will also interact regularly with customers, helping them find products and making recommendations that create a positive shopping experience.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE… (MUST HAVE)

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or currently working toward completion .
• Ability to read, write, and understand instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Basic math skills, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using standard units of measure.
• Ability to understand and carry out detailed but straightforward written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to provide strong customer service and comfortably engage customers in conversation.
• Ability to operate a cash register and accurately follow cash-handling procedures.
• Ability to receive, sort, stock, and rotate product deliveries.
• Ability to spend extended periods standing and walking, potentially more than eight hours during a workday.
• Ability to frequently bend, reach, and squat and occasionally balance, climb, and kneel.
• Ability to lift and carry products weighing up to 50 pounds , depending on product type.
• Ability to push or pull product loads as required to stock and maintain the store, including loads of up to 200 pounds over short distances.
• Ability to work primarily indoors with occasional outdoor work and potential exposure to cold conditions when working around freezer areas.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE… (NICE TO HAVE)

• Previous retail, grocery, outlet, thrift-store, or customer service experience.
• Previous experience with suggestive selling or recommending products to customers.
• Cash register and cash-handling experience.
• Experience receiving, stocking, rotating, or merchandising food products.
• Familiarity with product merchandising, pricing, inventory, or loss-prevention practices.
• Experience with store opening or closing responsibilities.

Compensation

The base rate for this position is $15.00 per hour.