Retail Sales Associate (Part Time)

Agri Supply; Garner (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multiple Health Plans

Company-paid Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance Program

Referral Bonuses

Job summary

Agri Supply in Garner, North Carolina, is seeking a dedicated individual for a role focused on customer assistance in the Lawn & Garden department. Responsibilities include greeting customers, assisting with product selection, and maintaining inventory. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills and basic math abilities.

This position involves a mix of customer service and operational tasks in a dynamic retail environment. Experience with agricultural equipment is preferred but not required. Agri Supply offers a supportive work culture with various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills to enhance customer experience.
• Ability to perform basic math calculations.
• Preferred knowledge of agricultural equipment.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and assist with merchandise selection.
• Research product information for customer inquiries.
• Maintain adequate inventory levels in department.
• Train new employees and assist in inventory management.

Skills

Customer communication

Mathematical skills

Knowledge of agricultural equipment

Education

Some High School/ HS Diploma/ GED

Job description

Why Work for ASC?

• Our hours! We close at 5:30 every weekday and 5p on Saturdays
• We are closed on Sundays
• Our Insurance! Multiple Health Plans to choose from, Company-paid Life insurance for yourself and immediate family
• We offer medical, dental, vision, life, accident, cancer coverages as well as Short Term Disability, call-a-doctor and more!
• Paid time off, holiday pay and possible overtime opportunities
• TWO retirement plan options with company match!
• Tuition assistance program
• Referral bonuses and so much more!

Department

Lawn & Garden

Job Duties

• Greets customers on sales floor and determines make, type and quality of merchandise desired, including agricultural and tillage parts. Assists customers with selecting and loading disc harrow blades.
• Rotates livestock feed and assists with unloading feed trucks.
• Cuts sprayer, suction, and discharge hoses that are sold per square foot.
• Offers directions to other locations in the store and provides assistance with merchandise.
• Researches items and product information in sales catalog for customers, and makes phone calls to the purchasing department to secure items for customers.
• Loads/transports customers’ verified purchases by hand or with a forklift either to the register and/or to customers’ vehicle.
• Displays merchandise, suggests selections that meet customer’s needs, and emphasizes selling points of article such as quality and utility.
• Prepares sales ticket, writes up special orders for customers, and follows through on special orders.
• Wraps or bags merchandise for customer, if needed.
• Takes inventory out of stock and maintains adequate inventory levels in their department. Requisitions merchandise from overstock, warehouse, etc.
• May train and assist new employees in department.
• Passes along information for new stock items to the managers. Informs managers of any quality control problems with stock.
• Performs price changes on items in the department.
• Maintains work area and shelves that are neat, clean, organized, and attractive to all customers, ensuring all items are properly labeled.
• As needed, assists Shipping/Receiving Department by staging Bulk items with a forklift.
• Works directly with other clerical personnel, store personnel, and management personnel to accomplish job duties.
• Any and all other duties assigned by management.

Qualifications for the position

• Some High School/ HS Diploma/ GED or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong communication skills that can make customers feel welcome in our store.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• A positive attitude and a desire to promptly resolve potential customer issues or complaints.
• Knowledge of agricultural equipment, parts and supplies either by educational program or practical use preferred.

Physical Expectations

During the job, employees are regularly required to stand, sit, and/or walk for extended periods, use their hands to handle or control objects, and perform tasks that involve reaching, climbing, kneeling, or crouching. The role involves frequently lifting or moving up to 25 pounds, with occasional requirements to handle more with assistance or equipment. Employees must also be able to push and pull using various equipment. Specific vision abilities, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, are necessary. Verbal communication and the ability to hear are also required for safety and coordination.

Notices

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment can get loud at times.

Reasonable accommodations may be explored to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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