Sales Associate Olympia Supply Co

Ace-Hardware; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401K

Employee discounts on products

Job summary

Ace Hardware in Olympia is seeking a full-time Sales Associate to engage customers, assist with their needs, and ensure a welcoming shopping experience. The role requires weekend availability and contributes to a friendly, neighborhood store environment.

Join a team that emphasizes service, teamwork, and community commitment, with opportunities to participate in store initiatives and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• 6–12 months of retail experience preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish verbal and written communication preferred.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Proficient in computer systems and related software.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service by being helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly.
• Help unload incoming trucks and put away merchandise as arranged by management.
• Maintain assigned department; keep areas clean, organized, and stocked.
• Participate in daily huddle meetings and share improvement ideas with management.
• Execute daily operational tasks accurately and efficiently as directed by store management.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to store initiatives.
• Monitor displays, handle special orders, and deter shoplifting through customer interaction.
• Operate the cash register and process transactions; assist with cashiering as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Retail experience

Spanish language

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Cashier/POS 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: 16607 | Olympia Supply

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.