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Purpose of Job:
Sales associates provide fast, friendly service by actively seeking out customers to assess their needs and provide assistance. Sales associates maintain the condition of the sales floor, ensuring that it is clean and shoppable. They will also make deliveries and test/install car batteries.
Job Components:
Provide fast, friendly service both in person and over the phone
Actively seek out and take interest in customers
Offer a friendly greeting, smile, and make eye contact with customers
Ask open ended questions in order to determine customer needs
Is knowledgeable about products
Advise customers about member benefits, promotions, and sales while answering questions about merchandise
Describe features and benefits of merchandise
Drive sales by discussing available options (good, better, best) and suggesting related items
Set and achieve personal sales goals
Assist with inventory, including receiving and stocking merchandise
Ensure store is in-stock, clean, and shoppable
Manage financial transactions
Test and install batteries including car/truck batteries
May use company vehicle to make local deliveries
Qualifications & Requirements:
At least 18 years of age
Previous retail experience is preferred
Previous delivery driving experience is preferred
Valid Drivers License and clean driving record are required
Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment criminal background check and drug test
Regular attendance is required
Work Environment:
Position requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, twisting, reaching, stooping, climbing, kneeling, lifting and carrying up to 80 pounds.
Work involves some irregularities and difficulties with repetitive and varied tasks.
Primarily retail store setting, however, frequently exposed to dirt, dust, fumes, temperature extremes, dampness and battery acid as is normal to warehouse environment in this business
Stress associated with workplace pressure and the retail environment.
Note: We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.
Interstate Batteries provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Interstate Batteries complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Interstate Batteries expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Interstate Batteries' employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
