LOCATION: Pepperidge Farm Bakery Outlet- 1174 Kenny Centre Mall, Columbus, OH 43220-Next to Chili Spot
JOB TITLE: Part Time Sales Associate
BASE RATE PER HOUR: $15.00 per hour
HOURS: Part-Time 10-15hrs/week, Weekend availability needed
(Starting times and hours may vary depending on coverage, especially during holidays.)
JOB SUMMARY/ JOB DUTIES:
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:
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:
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 part-time, hourly position is $15.00 per hour.
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