Retail Sales Associate: Customer Help & Merchandising

Dollar General; Strykersville (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid holidays and time off

Job summary

Dollar General store associate role in New York involves acting as the customer contact, helping set and maintain plan-o-grams, stocking merchandise, and ensuring displays are tidy. You will greet shoppers, assist with locating items, and manage checkout with a handheld scanner and cash register.

Responsibilities include unloading trucks, unloading and stocking, rotating stock, and maintaining store cleanliness. This fast-paced role emphasizes safety practices and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of safety policies and practices.
• Ability to read and follow plan-o-gram and merchandise presentation guidance.
• Knowledge of basic cash handling procedures.
• Basic mathematical skills.
• Ability to perform IBM cash register functions.

Responsibilities

• Unload trucks.
• Receive, open and unpack cartons and totes; store merchandise in stock room or move to sales floor.
• Build merchandise displays.
• Stock merchandise; rotate and face shelves.
• Restock recovered merchandise.
• Assist customers by locating merchandise.
• Greet customers and operate cash register to total purchases; bag merchandise and collect payment.
• Assist with ordering merchandise using hand-held scanners as needed.
• Clean front end of store and assist with sidewalk displays.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Safety policies

Plan-o-gram reading

Cash handling basics

Math skills

IBM cash register uses

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Handheld scanners

Pricing guns

Box cutters

Merchandise containers

Two-wheel dollies

U-boats six-wheel carts

Rolltainers

Job description

Dollar General store associate role in New York involves acting as the customer contact, helping set and maintain plan-o-grams, stocking merchandise, and ensuring displays are tidy. You will greet shoppers, assist with locating items, and manage checkout with a handheld scanner and cash register.

Responsibilities include unloading trucks, unloading and stocking, rotating stock, and maintaining store cleanliness. This fast-paced role emphasizes safety practices and teamwork.