Retail Sales Associate at Colerain

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc. is opening a brand-new Colerain location and seeking team members to help build a meaningful operation from the ground up.

The Retail Sales Associate delivers excellent customer service at the first point of contact, processes transactions, and supports the store in a fast-paced environment. The role emphasizes strong English communication, cash handling, and knowledge of POS systems, with opportunities to engage donors and contribute

Qualifications

• Ability to work a flexible schedule in support of store opening, production and closing operations.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English with customers and OVGI associates.
• Excellent sales and customer service skills.
• Ability to anticipate customers' needs.
• Ability to process information and merchandise through a computer system and POS register system, must be able to use calculator.
• Basic math and cash handling skill required and must be able to count change, provide change back and maintain accurate register with or without use of calculator.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional, friendly, and courteous service to all customers in-store, outside of the store, and over the phone.
• Effectively processes sales transactions at the POS, including accurate transaction processing.
• Works a flexible schedule set by the supervisor in support of store opening, production, and closing operations including work on weekends and holidays.
• Maintains knowledge of merchandise and answers customer’s questions courteously and promptly.
• Maintains dressing room standards.
• Maintains sales floor presentation, communicates to management need for additional or removal of product.
• Maintains an orderly and clean register area.
• Executes store security procedures.
• Communicate store messages utilizing the paging system.
• Performs store housekeeping duties as needed to include sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, wipe shelves and dusting (including restrooms and dressing rooms).
• Assists donors and customers outside of retail locations, greet donors, receive donations, and supply donors with receipts.
• Communicates our mission and vision effectively to our donors and customers when asking for monetary donations at the POS.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Flexible schedule

English communication

Sales & customer service

Anticipate customer needs

POS system & calculator

Cash handling

Tools

POS system

Job description

Colerain Goodwill Store Regular Full Time Sales Cincinnati, OH, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1773

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries, founded in 1916, is one of the largest providers of rehabilitation services in the State of Ohio. Utilizing our retail store network, we generate sales revenue to support thousands of individuals with disabilities and homeless local veterans.

We’re excited to open our brand‑new Ohio Valley Goodwill location in Colerain, and we’re looking for team members who want to help build something meaningful from the ground up. This is your chance to be part of our mission of eliminating barriers and furthering our commitment to supporting individuals with disabilities, local veterans, and others in our community. As we begin building our new team, now is the perfect time to apply and grow with us.

The Retail Sales Associate provides excellent customer service as a first point of contact with retail customers and maintains the sales floor to ensure an enjoyable and safe shopping experience. Partners with team members in a fast-paced environment to expedite merchandise for sale and display on the sales floor. Provides operational support to management team.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to work a flexible schedule in support of the store opening, production and closing operations.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English with customers and OVGI associates.
• Excellent sales and customer service skills.
• Ability to anticipate customers' needs.
• Ability to process information and merchandise through a computer system and POS register system, must be able to use calculator.
• Basic math and cash handling skill required and must be able to count change, provide change back and maintain accurate register with or without use of calculator.

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries, founded in 1916, is one of the largest providers of rehabilitation services in the State of Ohio. Utilizing our retail store network, we generate sales revenue to support thousands of individuals with disabilities and homeless local veterans.

We’re excited to open our brand‑new Ohio Valley Goodwill location in Colerain, and we’re looking for team members who want to help build something meaningful from the ground up. This is your chance to be part of our mission of eliminating barriers and furthering our commitment to supporting individuals with disabilities, local veterans, and others in our community. As we begin building our new team, now is the perfect time to apply and grow with us.

The Retail Sales Associate provides excellent customer service as a first point of contact with retail customers and maintains the sales floor to ensure an enjoyable and safe shopping experience. Partners with team members in a fast-paced environment to expedite merchandise for sale and display on the sales floor. Provides operational support to management team.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to work a flexible schedule in support of the store opening, production and closing operations.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English with customers and OVGI associates.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Excellent active listening skills.
• Excellent sales and customer service skills.
• Ability to anticipate customers' needs.
• Ability to process information and merchandise through a computer system and POS register system, must be able to use calculator.
• Basic math and cash handling skill required and must be able to count change, provide change back and maintain accurate register with or without use of calculator.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a non-climate-controlled environment.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel and twist for up to 8 hours.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds frequently.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employees is regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required as business demands dictate.

Role and Responsibilities

• Providesprofessional,friendly,and courteousservice toallcustomers insidethe store,outsideofthe store, andoverthe phone.
• Effectively processes sales transactions at the POS, including accurate transaction processing.
• Works aflexible schedule set by the supervisor in supportofthe store opening, production,and closing operationsincludingwork onweekendsandholidays.
• Maintains knowledge of merchandiseand answers customer’s questions courteouslyandpromptly.
• Maintains dressing room standards.
• Maintainssales floor presentation, communicating to management need for additional or removal of product.
• Maintainsanorderlyand clean register area.
• Executestore securityprocedures.
• Communicate store messages utilizing the paging system.
• Performsstorehousekeepingdutiesas neededtoinclude sweeping,mopping, vacuuming, wipingshelves anddusting(includingrestrooms anddressingrooms).
• Assists donors and customers outside of retaillocations,greet donors, receivedonations,and supplydonors with receipts.
• Communicatesourmission and visioneffectivelyto our donorsandcustomers when asking for monetary donations at the POS.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Pay rate: $13.00 per hour.

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