Sales Associate

Performs duties in a retail store environment including suggestive selling and merchandising of Pepperidge Farm thrift bakery and biscuit items. Contributes to increasing net sales, bakery sales, and average sale per transaction while providing an outstanding level of customer service. Ensures that store runs efficiently and effectively in management's absence.

Responsibilities

Performs duties in a retail store environment including suggestive selling and merchandising of Pepperidge Farm thrift bakery and biscuit items; Contributes to increasing net sales, bakery sales, and average sale per transaction while providing an outstanding level of customer service; Ensures that store runs efficiently and effectively in management's absence; Develops a strong working knowledge of all products and procedures for handling; Suggestive sell to every customer (offer the Behind-the-Counter-Special); Complete tasks assigned within a reasonable amount of time with accuracy and attention to detail; Follows the Customer Service Process; Engages the customer in conversation and offers PF products; Adheres to Dress Code; Maintains merchandising strategy for all Pepperidge Farm products that ensures the proper placement and neatness for ease of shopping; Ensures that merchandise is properly marked/priced according to the Red-Black-Blue pricing strategy; Performs proper receiving, rotating and stocking procedures of all shipments (may also including unloading trucks); Performs proper receiving of distributor returns; Protects all Company assets through compliance with established security (including store keys, locks and securing store), cash handling, record keeping procedures and practices, and loss prevention; Performs store opening and closing procedures (including making bank deposit drops/pick-ups); Operates cash register and performs cash handling procedures; Maintains store cleanliness on sales floor and in stockroom (including bathroom)

Requirements

High School diploma or general education degree (or working towards attaining); Read, write and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and memos; Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; Apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions; Receive, sort and stock bread deliveries five days a week; Receive a frozen or dry delivery every 3 weeks; Rotate product; Standing could be more than 8 hours/day; Walking could be more than 8 hours/day; Sitting max 1 hour/day; Lifting/carrying bread max 20 lbs, biscuit max 10-15 lbs, frozen max 10-15 lbs, misc products max 20-50 lbs; Pushing/pulling bread stacked 10 high max 200 lbs, biscuit max 20-50 lbs, frozen max 20-30 lbs, misc products max 100 lbs; Frequent bending, reaching and squatting; Occasional balancing, climbing and kneeling; 95% indoors and 5% outdoors; 15% exposure to cold (if location has freezer)

Benefits

Competitive health benefits; dental benefits; 401k; wellness benefits; benefits beginning on the first day of employment