Customer Experience & Merchandising Associate

Dollar General; Mount Vernon (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid sick leave

Vacation

Paid maternity leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Dollar General in Mount Vernon, IL is seeking a Sales Associate to assist customers, operate the cash register, stock shelves, and help maintain a clean, welcoming store environment. This entry-level role emphasizes customer service, teamwork, and adherence to safety policies.

Responsibilities include greeting customers, processing transactions accurately, stocking merchandise, building displays, and following planograms to ensure appealing merchandising.

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of safety policies and practices.
• Ability to read and follow planogram and merchandise presentation guides.
• Knowledge of basic cash handling procedures.
• Basic mathematical skills.
• Ability to perform cash register functions.
• Ability to stock merchandise.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service, greet and assist customers.
• Operate cash register and scanner to itemize and total customer's purchase, collect payment from customers and make change, bag merchandise, and assist customers with merchandise as necessary.
• Follow company merchandise processes; unpack, stock, restock, and rotate merchandise on shelves and build merchandise displays.
• Clean the store, take out trash, dust and mop store floors, clean restroom and receiving room, and help set up sidewalk displays.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Safety policies

Planogram reading

Cash handling

Basic math

Cash register operations

Stock merchandise

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Cash register

Handheld scanner

Pricing gun

Job description

Dollar General in Mount Vernon, IL is seeking a Sales Associate to assist customers, operate the cash register, stock shelves, and help maintain a clean, welcoming store environment. This entry-level role emphasizes customer service, teamwork, and adherence to safety policies.

Responsibilities include greeting customers, processing transactions accurately, stocking merchandise, building displays, and following planograms to ensure appealing merchandising.