Sales Associate - casual/as-needed

WINGS Program, Inc.; Niles (IL); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

IL Paid Leave for All

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

WINGS Program, Inc. is looking for a dedicated Sales Associate to assist in the operations of our resale stores. This role involves selling, stocking, and pricing merchandise, along with providing outstanding customer service. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing customer transactions, creating attractive displays, and ensuring a welcoming shopping environment.

A commitment to teamwork and a flexible schedule is essential. Join us to make a difference in the community while contributing to the store's success.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate point‑of‑sale system accurately.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Enjoy connecting with customers and maintaining positive attitudes.

Responsibilities

• Participate in selling, stocking, and pricing of merchandise.
• Complete customer transactions through point-of-sale systems.
• Promote inventory and provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Customer service

Point-of-sale system operation

Cash handling

Flexibility in working hours

Physical stamina

Job description

Description

Participate in day‑to‑day operations of WINGS Resale stores under the supervision of the Lead Sales Associate and Store Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Selling, stocking, and pricing of store merchandise
• Complete customer transaction through the use of a point‑of‑sale system
• Straighten racks, shelves, and other areas of the sales floor
• Promote the store inventory to potential customers while providing an extremely high level of customer service
• Accept and sort donations in the donation center
• Perform light housekeeping duties as needed
• Work collaboratively with staff, volunteers, and community service to meet resale store objectives
• Provide excellent customer service internally and externally
• Create and maintain attractive displays and merchandising techniques while maximizing the use of floor space and schedule regular rotation of displays and merchandise
• Ensure excellent donor and customer interactions and service
• Complete, on a timely basis, all administrative duties as assigned
• Attend all mandatory meetings and trainings

Requirements

• Ability to operate point‑of‑sale system and accurately handle cash and merchandise
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Enjoy connecting with customers and demonstrating an enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Comfortable with technology both general computer and point‑of‑sale systems
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekdays and weekends
• Position requires periods of continuous standing, reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, lifting, side‑to‑side and back‑and‑forth movements, and other physical movements that are necessary to sort and move bags/boxes of donated clothing and/or household and electronic merchandise, and then placing them in bins and other containers to be stored or put out on the store floor

Benefits

• IL Paid Leave for All
• EAP