Retail Sales Associate FT

usfoods; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

CHEF'STORE in Charleston, SC is seeking a Full-time Retail Sales Associate to deliver excellent customer service, cashier, and stocking support across departments, including Meat/Frozen, Produce, and Dry Goods. The role requires open weekend availability and willingness to assist with events, inventory, and store maintenance while promoting the Great Food, Made Easy philosophy.

Join a team that values teamwork, accountability, and customer satisfaction, with competitive pay and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or retail is preferred.
• Ability to operate POS and cash handling efficiently.
• Familiarity with replenishing shelves and inventory basics.

Responsibilities

• Build rapport with customers to deliver an exceptional CHEF'STORE experience.
• Handle sales and cash functions at the POS accurately.
• Maintain shelves, price labels, and proper product rotation (FIFO).
• Assist with inventory, events, and floor upkeep as needed.
• Support during vendor fairs and store-wide initiatives.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Retail stocking

POS system

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Proprietary software

Job description

Join Our Community of Food People!

We Help You Make It! .

We offer competitive pay: $18.65HR!

Schedule: Full- Time to include Open availability and weekends (Freight handling a plus)

We are looking for a Full-time Retail Sales Associate who relishes the chance to push their potential, grow, and reap the rewards of joining the CHEF'STORE family.

Main Ingredients of the Job

The CHEF'STORE Retail Sales Associate helps maintain an atmosphere of superior customer service, promoting the US FOODS® strategy: Great Food, Made Easy. We rely on our team to promote and exemplify the US FOODS® Cultural Beliefs: Deliver Excellence, Stop Waste, WIN Together, Speak Up and You Matter. a key member of our team, you will fill a variety of roles, including Cashier, Stocker, and Customer Courtesy, and must be passionate about service and model this behavior in all aspects of job performance. During a shift, you will be assigned to any of our departments, depending on our customer and/or business needs. At the direction of store management, you may work in any or all the following areas: on the front end of the store, selling merchandise, and assisting customers through the checking out process. On the sales floor working in our Meat/Frozen department, Produce/Dairy department; Dry Goods/Culinary Equipment & Supply department

replenishing freight and rotating products in any department.

You may also assist during special store events, such as Vendor Fairs, sales floor resets, and inventory processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Front End:

• Ensure all customers have an impeccable CHEF'STORE experience by developing and maximizing relationships with the store's customers.
• Utilize all tools and skills learned in the CHEF'STORE Way training and model the behavior in the store.
• Perform sales and cash functions in the POS efficiently and accurately. This includes scanning merchandise, by utilizing a held-held scan gun or 10 keypads, weighing product on countertop scales as necessary, and looking up any product that will not scan.
• Ensure that each item's barcode is accurately reflected in the system and report any discrepancies to the Front End Lead or Manager of the Day (MOD).
• Perform cart-to-cart transfer of all products at checkout, including a visual inspection to look for product tampering.
• Perform duties as receipt checker; verifying cart content vs. purchases, as customers leave the store. Perform store opening and/or closing functions at the front end based on assigned shift

Sales Floor and Stocking:

• Ensure a continuing focus on increasing sales and managing shrinkage. Work with customers to ensure they find the products they need and are made aware of all the other services available to them in the store.
• Assist in receiving inventory shipments and maintaining and stocking shelves in a neat and orderly fashion while also ensuring proper rotation and product quality audits. Report any low stock levels to store management.
• Ensure all merchandise is properly labeled. This includes blaster tagging unscannable merchandise, applying catch weight labels to all merchandise sold by the pound, and affixing plu tags to produce items.
• Replenish the sales floor daily by down-stocking freight from top stock. Ensure that the oldest product is brought down first and stocked in accordance with FIFO. Each out product as necessary.
• Reach trucks and pallet jacks will be used in the movement of products and stockings.
• Utilize computer programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel, and proprietary software as needed.
• Ensure all products are easily accessible, visually appealing, and constantly available.
• Assist with price changes as directed by the Pricing Lead and Store Management. Assist in the opening and closing duties of the store. Participate in the inventory and cycle count process as needed.

Customer Courtesy:

• Ensure that the facility is well maintained and is a safe environment for staff and customers by following safety policies and practices.
• Notify store management of any safety issues in the store, correct if possible.
• Ensure the cleanliness of the sales floor, front end, and restrooms. Utilize cleaning equipment to assist in these duties.
• Ensure the cleanliness of the parking lot and store entry area.
• Gather carts from the parking lot and cart corrals and bring them back to the designated area. Ensure all are clean and operable.

In addition to the above duties, you may be responsible for other duties and responsibilities as assigned or required by Store Management.

SUPERVISION:

N/A

RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: The incumbent is required to interact with employees at all levels of responsibility throughout the company. External: The incumbent is required to interact with customers and other service and product providers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a retail store setting, open to the public. While p