Sales Associate Mills Ace Hardware

Workstream; Lincoln City (OR); On-site; USD 42,981,000 - 63,232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401K

Employee discounts on products

Job summary

Ace Hardware is seeking a full-time Sales Associate to join our local hardware store team in Oregon. You will engage customers, assist with their needs, and help ensure a welcoming shopping experience in a dynamic retail environment.

Candidates must be available on weekends and should have strong organizational skills. Prior retail experience and bilingual Spanish abilities are preferred, with a focus on accuracy in transactions and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills with a focus on detail.
• 6–12 months of retail experience preferred.
• Regular and prompt attendance required.
• Flexibility with scheduling including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Bilingual Spanish verbal and written communication preferred.
• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Proficient in computer systems including related software.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service and assist customers with needs.
• Help unload incoming trucks and stock merchandise as directed.
• Maintain assigned department to remain clean, organized, and stocked.
• Participate in daily huddles and store communications, share improvement ideas.
• Execute daily tasks accurately as directed by management.
• Monitor displays, handle special orders, and prevent shoplifting through interaction.
• Operate cash register and process transactions as needed.
• Contribute to store initiatives and team meetings.

Skills

Customer service

Cashiering

Attention to detail

Bilingual Spanish

Education

High School diploma / GED

Tools

POS system

Retail software

Job description

Ace Hardware - Sales Associate Position

Are you passionate about providing exceptional customer service and creating a welcoming environment for all? Do you thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced retail setting?

Ace Hardware, your local hardware store, is looking for a highly skilled and motivated full-time Sales Associate to join our team. As a Sales Associate, you will play a crucial role in engaging customers, providing assistance with their needs, and ensuring a memorable shopping experience. Join us and be part of a loving and enthusiastic team dedicated to serving our community.

Candidates must be available to work weekends as part of their regular schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service by being helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly at all times.


• Help unload incoming trucks and put away merchandise (as arranged by management).


• Maintain your assigned department: Keep all areas clean, organized and fully stocked.


• Actively participate in daily huddle meetings, share ideas for improvement with management. Be part of the team and participate in store communications and initiatives.


• Execute daily operational tasks accurately and efficiently as directed by store management.


• Participate in team meetings, share ideas for improvement, and contribute to store initiatives.


• Monitor merchandise displays, handle special orders, and prevent shoplifting through excellent customer interaction.


• Operate the cash register, process customer transactions accurately, and assist with cashiering duties as needed.


• Other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong organizational skills with a passion for details


• Knowledge and experience of various retail departments is strongly desired, 6-12 months retail experience preferred.


• A continuous pattern of regular and prompt attendance is required.


• Flexibility with scheduling, including evenings, weekends and holidays, to meet the needs of the store.


• Bilingual (Spanish) verbal and written communication skills strongly preferred


• High School diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) preferred.


• Proficient in computer systems including related software.


• Possess a valid driver’s license, with a clean driving record, in accordance with the company’s insurance standards. This applies if the store manager determines the sales associate is able to drive company vehicles for customer deliveries and/or drive the forklift after adequate training.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for extended periods, as well as frequent walking, reaching, and bending to perform job duties.


• Move and handle merchandise up to 50 pounds.


• Adjust fixtures throughout the store, which entails assembling, lifting and displaying.

Pay, Benefits, and Perks

• Paid time off


• Health insurance


• 401K


• Employee discounts on products

Location: 17668 | Mills Ace North

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.