About this opportunity
Ace-Hardware lists this Sales Associate opportunity in norwich, Connecticut. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We are looking for a Sales Associate to provide excellent customer service and meet sales quotas for our business. Candidates with strong communication skills who can make customers feel welcome in our store will stand out. You will help identify client needs, present and answer questions about our products and services and recommend solutions. A positive attitude and a desire to promptly resolve potential customer issues or complaints will make you successful in this role. Ultimately, you will ensure that customers leave our store satisfied and you will contribute to the store’s profitability. Pay is commensurate with experience and retail sales experience is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
Greet and direct customers
Provide accurate information (e.g. *product features, pricing and after-sales services)
Answer customers’ questions about specific products/services
Conduct price and feature comparisons to facilitate purchasing
Cross-sell products
Ensure racks are fully stocked
Coordinate with the Retail Sales Representatives team to provide excellent customer service (especially during peak times)
Inform customers about discounts and special offers
Provide customer feedback to the Store Manager
Stay up-to-date with new products/services Skills:
Proven work experience as a Retail Sales
Representative, Sales Associate or similar role
Understanding of the retail sales process
Familiarity with consumer behavior principles
Knowledge of inventory stocking procedures
Basic math skills
Excellent communication skills, capable of building trusting relationships
Ability to perform in fast-paced environment
Flexibility to work various shifts
Fill customer propane tanks
Load customer's purchases into their vehicles
Inventory product in the yard or on the retail floor
Maintain organization of the yard by operating a forklift or pallet jack
Work/life balance
This position is with a team that respects your life outside of work. We believe in earning your trust through clear communication. We schedule two weeks in advance, working with you so you can plan.
Learn and grow with us
Are you a hardware hero? Bring your knowledge and we’ll teach you something new.
Have a helpful attitude? We’ll train you on hardware know-how that builds life skills.
We train you from day one and the opportunities don’t stop there.
What to expect
You’ll work directly with customers welcoming them and helping them find everything necessary to complete their project in one trip.
Like working in a fast-paced and fun environment? We are high energy so time will fly.
You’ll be on your feet for most of your shift (6 to 8 hours).
You must lift up to 50 lbs.
Pay and Perks
Employee discounts on product
Perkspot discounts on services and products
Free uniform shirts, vests, and more
Starting at minimum wage
Notice to Applicant about this Employer: You are applying for a job with an independently owned and operated cooperative member of Ace Hardware Corporation, who owns and operates this Ace Hardware retail store location. Ace Hardware Corporation is not the employer for this position. The independent store owner alone is responsible for and independently makes all decisions concerning employment related matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Ace Hardware Corporation will not receive a copy of any applications submitted for this position, does not control interviews and/or hiring decisions, and has no control over or responsibility for the employment policies and practices of the independent store owner. If hired, the independent store owner will be your only employer. The Ace Hardware trademarks, logos and designs are owned by Ace Hardware Corporation and used by independent store owners under a license from Ace Hardware Corporation
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.
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Worksite address
norwich, CT, 06360, US
Who can apply
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