LEAD SALES ASSOCIATE-FT in BATON ROUGE, LA S03050

Dollar General; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Lead Sales Associate in Baton Rouge, LA to help maintain a clean and organized store while providing excellent customer service. Responsibilities include operating the cash register, stocking merchandise, and supporting the store in the absence of management. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, cash handling experience, and the ability to adhere to safety policies. This full-time position offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Must have effective interpersonal skills and ability to communicate clearly.
• Understanding of safety policies is essential.
• Mathematical calculations including percentages are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service leadership and assist customers.
• Operate cash register and handle transactions.
• Stock and display merchandise according to planograms.
• Maintain cleanliness of the store.

Skills

Effective interpersonal and oral communication skills

Understanding of safety policies and practices

Ability to read and follow planogram and merchandise presentation guides

Ability to perform mathematical calculations

Ability to perform cash register functions

Knowledge of cash handling procedures

Job description

Lead Sales Associate

Location: Baton Rouge, LA S03050

Employment: Full Time

Job Summary

The Lead Sales Associate helps maintain a clean, well‑organized store with a customer‑first focus. The duties include assisting customers in locating and purchasing merchandise, operating a cash register, stocking, recovering merchandise, cleaning, and performing other duties as assigned to maximize store profitability and customer satisfaction while protecting company assets. Lead Sales Associates perform the duties of a Sales Associate and act in a lead capacity in the absence of the Store Manager or Assistant Store Manager.

Responsibilities

• Provide superior customer service leadership; greet and assist customers.
• Operate cash register and scanner to itemize and total customer's purchase, collect payment, make change, bag merchandise, and assist customers with merchandise as necessary.
• Follow company work processes to receive, open and unpack boxes, cartons and totes of merchandise; stock merchandise, restock and rotate merchandise on shelves, and build merchandise displays.
• Clean the store; take out trash; dust and mop store floors; clean restroom and stockroom; and help set up sidewalk displays.
• Assist in implementation and maintenance of planograms.
• Open and close the store under the specific direction of the Store Manager.
• Perform additional duties typically performed by the Store Manager or Assistant Store Manager in their absence.

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of safety policies and practices.
• Ability to read and follow planogram and merchandise presentation guides.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages.
• Ability to perform cash register functions.
• Knowledge of cash, facility, and safety control policies and practices.
• Knowledge of cash handling procedures including cashier accountability and deposit control.
• Ability to drive own vehicle to the bank to deposit money.

Working Conditions

• Frequent walking and standing.
• Frequent bending, stooping, and kneeling to run checkout station, stock merchandise and unload trucks; also may require the ability to push and/or pull rolltainers for stocking merchandise.
• Frequent handling of merchandise and equipment such as handheld scanners, pricing guns, box cutters, merchandise containers, two‑wheel dollies, U‑boats (six‑wheel carts), and rolltainers.
• Frequent and proper lifting of up to 40 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 55 pounds.
• Occasional climbing (using step ladder) up to heights of six feet.
• Fast‑paced environment; moderate noise level.
• Occasional exposure to outside weather conditions.
• Occasional or regular driving/providing own transportation to make bank deposits, attend management meetings and travel to other Dollar General stores.

Dollar General Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.