Retail Sales & Merchandising Associate

Dollar General; Dakota City (NE); On-site; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar General in Dakota City, NE is hiring a store associate to serve customers, stock shelves, and maintain plan-o-grams. You will greet customers, operate the cash register, bag purchases, and assist with restocking merchandise and displays.

This role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to safety policies, and efficient checkout operations in a fast-paced store environment. Prior retail experience is helpful, but attitude and reliability are valued above all.

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; stock merchandise in stock room or move to sales floor.
• Build merchandise displays.
• Stock merchandise; rotate and face on shelves.
• Restock recovered merchandise.
• Assist customers by locating merchandise.
• Bail cardboard and take out trash; dust and mop store floors; clean restroom and stockroom.
• Greet customers.
• Operate cash register and flatbed scanner to itemize and total purchases; bag merchandise.
• Collect payment and make change.
• Assist with ordering merchandise using hand-held scanners, as needed.
• Clean front end of store and help set up sidewalk displays when necessary.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Plan-o-gram reading

Cash handling

Basic math

IBM cash register

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Handheld scanners

Pricing guns

Rolltainers

Job description

Dollar General in Dakota City, NE is hiring a store associate to serve customers, stock shelves, and maintain plan-o-grams. You will greet customers, operate the cash register, bag purchases, and assist with restocking merchandise and displays.

This role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to safety policies, and efficient checkout operations in a fast-paced store environment. Prior retail experience is helpful, but attitude and reliability are valued above all.