Home Hardware - Sales Associate

Home Hardware Center, Inc.; Carthage (MO); On-site; USD 16,531 - 20,664; Full time

Job summary

A regional hardware store in Carthage, Missouri, is seeking a dependable Sales Associate to assist customers with inquiries and purchases. Responsibilities include providing excellent customer service, maintaining inventory, and supporting the sales team. Candidates must possess strong communication skills, basic computer proficiency, and a friendly demeanor. This is an hourly position requiring the ability to lift heavy merchandise. Opportunities for advancement may arise, but are not guaranteed.

Qualifications

• Previous work experience in retail sales or general customer service.
• Basic knowledge of lumber, building materials, or general hardware merchandise.
• Ability to lift and load merchandise weighing up to 100 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with inquiries, orders, and purchases.
• Provide excellent customer service and product knowledge.
• Stock shelves and maintain inventory accuracy.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Basic computer proficiency

Problem-solving ability

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking a friendly and dependable Sales Associate to assist customers with inquiries, orders, and purchases. Responsibilities include providing excellent customer service, help customers on the floor and stock materials on the shelves. maintaining inventory accuracy, and supporting the sales team with product knowledge. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and basic computer proficiency.

Smile and greet all customers who enter the department or come within a normal speaking radius of the sales associate. The greeting should include an open-ended question such as “How may I assist you today?” or “What can I help you find today?”

• Practice excellent customer service and listen intently to customer needs.
• Direct customers to the appropriate products for the particular customer need.
• Build customer confidence by supplying product knowledge and technical assistance as it relates to the selection, use, and installation of products sold by CNRG.
• Perform sales counter functions such as order entry, special orders, and price lookup.
• Accept and respond to telephone inquiries from customers in a polite manner that provides the information sought by the customer.
• Merchandise product on shelves or other fixtures according to corporate or other plan-o-grams.
• Make new product recommendations to store management based on customer feedback.
• Write sales orders and special orders using CNRG point-of-sale systems in an appropriate manner and so orders are processed completely and correctly by suppliers the first time.
• Assist in cycle counting of inventory according to a schedule established by management.
• Stock shelves with incoming product as necessary.
• Sign and merchandise product in the store as necessary.
• Face and front product at the beginning and end of each shift, and as time permits.
• Notify regular customer about new products and upcoming store promotions.
• Maintain clean and organized sales counter and selling area so that customers do not perceive CNRG in a negative manner based on store conditions.
• Assist with customer loading of items purchased in the store as necessary.
• Use CNRG Resource Center to submit instances of items with incorrect retail prices, items that will not scan properly, or items with incorrect descriptions.

Safety & Loss Prevention

• Possess working knowledge of company and store security measures.
• Understand common techniques employed by shoplifters or others seeking to defraud the company and remain vigilant about observing suspect activity and reporting it to management.
• Follow company safety guidelines and basic safety practices at all times. Participate in regular store safety meetings.

Qualifications

Must be able to perform each duty and responsibility in a satisfactory manner. Qualifications include previous work experience dealing with retail sales or general customer service. Must possess strong math, reading, writing, and speaking skills, and a friendly demeanor. Must possess problem‑solving ability and good organizational skills, and must be able to communicate using telephone and e‑mail. Basic knowledge of lumber, building materials, or general hardware merchandise is required, and specific departmental expertise is preferred. Must be able to lift and load merchandise weighing up to 100 lbs. for various amounts of time, lift and load merchandise over six feet off the ground, climb a ladder, and maneuver safely at the store. High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

This job is an hourly position (non‑exempt from overtime). Though successful sales associates may be considered for other opportunities within the company, the position carries no guarantee of career progression. The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee.

Central Network Retail Group, LLC complies with all applicable equal employment laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. Qualified individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodation from the company.

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