Retail Sales Associate
POSITION: Retail Sales Associate
DEPARTMENT: Retail
REPORTS TO: Retail Supervisor
POSITIONS SUPERVISED: None
STATUS: Part-time, Non Exempt (15-20 hours)
Summary of Responsibilities:
MRC Industries (MRC) is seeking a Retail Sales Associate to provide customer service, merchandising, and assistance with daily operations of our artWorks Studio and Gallery. artWorks, part of MRC's skill building program, sells artwork and related items created by adults with disabilities who are participants of our programming. The ideal candidate will act as a key holder, opening and closing the store. They will also staff events inclusive of: Artisan Markets, Night Markets, Friday night Art Hop and other community events as required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- This position requires an outgoing personality, exceptional customer service skills and the ability to self-manage and be an active part of a healthy, high-performance team, in a sometimes demanding retail-service environment.
- The ideal person will be eager and willing to work as an important part of a team to be an ambassador for the store.
- Effective communication skills, being open to feedback and the ability to act on it.
- A willingness to learn and adapt; is flexible to change and open to trying new ways of doing things.
- Ability to stand, walk, lift heavy items, and work with other team members to provide excellent customer service.
- Ability to suggestive sell and drive sales and customer knowledge of our purpose and the people we serve.
- Promotion of a positive work environment.
- Keyholder functions include closing registers, counting funds, and locking/ unlocking doors.
- Availability will include varied weekly shifts including weekend, closing and peak hour shifts.
Other Duties
- Completes other miscellaneous duties as directed by the Director of Fund Development and Marketing.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- A minimum of a High School degree or GED required.
- 2-3 year experience within a retail or customer service environment preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills sufficient to interact positively with staff, clients and community contacts required.
- Must be detail-oriented and able to work with a high degree of accuracy.
- Must have analytical skills sufficient to note errors and exceptions and judgment to handle accordingly.
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills required.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all clients we serve.
- Criminal records, driving and recipient rights screening required.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to operate a computer keyboard at acceptable levels of quality and speed and other general office equipment as needed to perform the essential duties of the job.
- Physical ability to work standing for prolonged periods of time
- Requires occasional lifting up to 25 pounds
Working Conditions
- Retail environment with noise from telephones, computers, customers and staff and client interactions
PAY:
Position pay: $15 hour
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Friday, June 17, 2023, 2:00 P.M.
Veterans encouraged to apply
For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.