About the Role
The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring customers have a positive shopping experience by greeting them courteously, maintaining a clean work area, and ensuring proper merchandise presentation. Associates are expected to be engaged in assigned tasks and may perform a range of functions across the store as business needs require.
Responsibilities
- Practices safe behaviors in all actions.
- Maintains a high level of awareness on the sales floor to ensure a safe and secure shopping environment.
- Treats all Customers and Associates with respect and courtesy.
- Assists Customers with merchandise and answers questions knowledgeably.
- Greets all Customers with eye contact, a smile, and a verbal greeting.
- Thanks every customer with every register transaction.
- Provides prompt and efficient responses to Customers.
- Handles Customer issues courteously and escalates to Store Leadership when needed.
- Represents and supports the Company brand at all times.
- Performs cleaning tasks including sweeping, mopping, dusting, wiping surfaces, and disinfecting high-touch areas.
- Maintains a professional appearance and adheres to the Company's dress code.
- Performs daily assigned sizing and recovery to ensure a neat, clean, and organized store.
- Expedites newly received merchandise to the sales floor and merchandises items per company best practices.
- Understands and applies Loss Prevention Awareness program, Shortage Highway, and merchandise protection standards.
- Demonstrates integrity and honesty in all interactions.
- Safeguards confidential information, cash, credit card information, and merchandise.
- Follows all Mark-Out-of-Stock (MOS) policies and procedures.
- Follows all policies and procedures concerning cash, check, charge card, and refund transactions.
- Maintains a high level of awareness and accuracy when handling tenders.
- Demonstrates a sense of urgency to perform their role efficiently.
- Maximizes productivity by executing all Store best practices and minimizing workflow steps.
Requirements
- Ability to effectively communicate with Customers, Associates and Store Leadership in a friendly, respectful, cooperative and pleasant manner.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations commonly used in retail environments.
Skills
- Customer service
- Merchandise presentation
- Sales floor awareness
- Cash handling
- Loss prevention
- Basic math skills
Location
- Store
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
About the Company
- Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer.
- We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience.
- We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce.
- Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.
Equal Opportunity
- Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer.
- We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience.
- We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce.
- Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.
