Now Hiring - Part Time Sales Associate - $14.50 hourly rate in Birch Run, MI

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Opening at the Pepperidge Farm Thrift Store at Birch Run Premium Outlets



Job Summary

Performs duties in a retail store environment including suggestive selling and merchandising of Pepperidge Farm thrift bakery and biscuit items. Contributes to increasing net sales, bakery sales, and average sale per transaction while providing an outstanding level of customer service. Ensures that store runs efficiently and effectively in management's absence.



$14.50 hourly rate



Essential Job Duties
Develop a strong working knowledge of all products and procedures for handling
Suggestive sell to every customer (offer the Behind-the-Counter-Special)
Complete tasks assigned within a reasonable amount of time with accuracy and attention to detail
Follow the Customer Service Process
Engage the customer in conversation and offer products
Adhere to Dress Code
Maintain merchandising strategy for all products that ensures the proper placement and neatness for ease of shopping
Ensures that merchandise is properly marked/priced according to the Red-Black-Blue pricing strategy
Perform proper receiving, rotating and stocking procedures of all shipments (may including unloading trucks)
Perform proper receiving of distributor returns
Protect all Company assets through compliance with established security (including store keys, locks and secreting store) cash handling, record keeping procedures and practices and loss prevention
Perform store opening and closing procedures (including making bank deposit drops/pick-ups)
Operate cash register and perform cash handling procedures
Maintain store cleanliness on sales floor and in stockroom (including bathroom)
Perform proper receiving of distributor returns.


Background and Skill Requirements
general education degree (or working towards attaining)
Read, write and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and memos
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure
Apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions


Physical Demands

The following is a list of physical requirements that you could be responsible for during the course of a normal week in the thrift or outlet store. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Receive, sort and stock bread deliveries five days a week
Receive a frozen or dry delivery once a week.
Rotate product


Lifting/Carrying: poundage as follows:
Bread: max. 20 lbs. - 26% of business
Biscuit: max. 10-15 lbs. - 50% of business
Frozen max. 10-15 lbs. - 13% of business
Misc. Products: max. 20-50 lbs. - 11% of business
Pushing/Pulling: distance as follows:
Bread: stacked IO high - max. 200 lbs., 30-40 ft. to push/pull, approx. 5-8 times/day
Biscuit: max. 20-50 lbs. - 30-40 ft. to push/pull, 15-25 times/day
Frozen: max. 20-30 lbs. - 30-40 ft. to push/pull, 5 times/day
Misc. Products: max. 100 lbs. - 30-40 ft. to push/pull, 5-8 times/day


Body Motions

Frequent Bending, Reaching and Squatting Occasional Balancing, Climbing and Kneeling



Environment

95% indoors and 5% outdoors 15% exposure to cold (if location has freezer)



Travel (must have transportation)

to and from the bank to the store





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