Retail Store Associate

Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas; Manhattan (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Retail Store Associate to enhance the customer experience in a vibrant retail environment. This role involves stocking merchandise, operating cash registers, and ensuring a welcoming atmosphere for customers. Ideal candidates will possess strong customer service skills and the ability to handle cash transactions with ease. Join a team that values community contributions and supports sustainability while gaining valuable retail experience. If you are passionate about helping others and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service preferred.
• Comfortable with cash handling and register operation.
• Ability to perform job duties safely.

Responsibilities

• Stocking and maintaining store displays efficiently.
• Ensuring a positive customer experience.
• Operating cash register and handling donations.

Skills

Customer Service

Cash Handling

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Cash Register

POS System

Hand Stacker

Pallet Jack

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Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas provided pay range

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Base pay range

$13.00/hr - $13.00/hr

Summary/Objective

Reporting to the General Manager, the Retail Store Associate is responsible for completing duties as assigned according to production and workflow standards, as well as ensuring a positive customer experience in both the front and back of the store.

Essential Functions

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

Operational

• Able to stock 1 hardlines cart per 15 minutes and/or stock 1 z-rack per 15 minutes o Associates are expected to reach position metric four weeks after training ends
• Maintaining appropriate security of cash and donated goods
• Operate register, as directed
• Complying to Agency policies and procedures
• Ensuring a high level of customer service both front and back
• Performing duties according to safety expectations and procedures
• Ensuring the physical safety of the back room and sales floor
• Communicating safety issues and concerns to ensure quick resolution
• Ability to operate a cash register and POS system
• Ability to count change, count down cash drawers and complete accompanying paperwork
• Greeting customers and accepting donation and issuing receipts
• Operating a hand stacker and pallet jack
• General store upkeep including but not limited to sweeping, mopping, glass cleaning, and bathroom maintenance.
  
  
  

Production

• Ensuring quick placement of high-quality, processed goods to the sales floor
• Assisting to meet production numbers as set by divisional management
• Ensuring loss prevention and process flow guidelines are followed
• All other duties as assigned by the General Manager
  
  
  

Work Environment

This job operates in a retail environment with merchandise displays and items available for purchase in inventory.

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate verbally and apply active listening skills. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work/Travel

This is a non-exempt position. Hours vary based on the needs of the business which includes nights, weekends and holidays. Full-time positions are scheduled 30-40 hours per week, part-time positions are scheduled 16-24 hours per week.

Qualifications

The Retail Store Associate will be a proven leader with the following:

• Experience in customer service preferred
• Comfort with handling cash and operation of a cash register
• Understanding of the importance of the donor process and how it supports the mission
• Ability to perform job duties safely
• The incumbent should have at least 6 months of work history, unless this is their first job
• High school diploma or equivalent is not required.
• Operation of the hand stacker will require the ability to become certified in its operation
  
  
  

Competencies and Values

Every leader must demonstrate these competencies:

Achieves:

• Accountability
• Initiative
• Mission Focused and Financially Aware
• Functional Expertise Develops:
• Collaboration/Builds Relationships
• Organizational Sills/Planning/Project Management
• Develop Self and Others
  
  
  

Leads:

• Adaptability/Leading Change
• Communication
• Innovation/Strategic Vision
• Problem Analysis/Decision Making Character:
• Integrity
• Interpersonal/Emotional Intelligence
  
  
  

We allow our values to guide our actions:

• Lead: Everyone has value - Help them find it and celebrate it
• Grow: Learn constantly and strive continually to better ourselves
• Partner: Be good citizens, maximize the value of donations, and support sustainability
• Innovate: Always seek new and better ways to accomplish our mission
• One Agency: Work collaboratively to build a legacy from which future generations will benefit
  
  
  

All employees should be instilled with and demonstrate an appreciation of the value entrusted to us by the community through donated goods.

AAP/EEO Statement

Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas is an equal opportunity employer.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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