Req-60241 Part Time Sales Associate (Open)

JOB SUMMARY/ JOB DUTIES:

LOCATION:  Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets

11211 120th Ave. Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158

JOB TITLE: Retail Sales Associate

Hours: 15-20 hrs. per week - evening and weekends

BASE RATE PER HOUR:  $15.25 per hour         

HOURS: Starting times and hours may vary depending on coverage due to report-offs and the production schedule especially during holidays.

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.

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 withing 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)

Compensation and Benefits: The starting rate for this full-time, hourly position is $15.25 an hour