Retail Sales Associate FT

usfoods; United States; On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

US Foods CHEF'STORE is seeking a Sales Associate to provide outstanding customer service across cashier, stocking and courtesy duties in a fast-paced retail environment. You will embrace the CHEF'STORE Way, work with team members, and help customers find products while maintaining store standards.

The starting pay is $16.49 per hour, with flexible shifts from 5:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Sunday. This role requires working in cooler/freezer and may involve manual freight handling, as

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service
• Ability to handle cash transactions accurately
• Comfort working in a retail environment

Responsibilities

• Provide impeccable CHEF'STORE experience by building relationships with customers.
• Perform POS sales and cash handling accurately; scan items and assist customers.
• Assist with stocking, price changes, and maintaining store presentation.
• Support opening/closing duties and participate in inventory tasks.
• Maintain safety and cleanliness of the store and surroundings.

Job description

Join Our Community of Food People!

The CHEF'STORE 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. As 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.

The starting rate is $16.49/hr

Looking for flexibility to work Monday - Sunday based on business needs between the hours of 5:00am and 7:00pm.

Working in cooler/freezer required

Freight Handling a plus!

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 in an efficient and accurate manner. This includes scanning merchandise, by utilizing a held-held scan gun or 10 keypad, 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 Front End Lead or Manager of 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 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 product and stocking.
• 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 performing the duties of this job, exposure to outside weather conditions which can include inclement weather. The noise