About the Role
This role involves exemplifying high customer service standards, assisting with shipment receipt planning, processing shipments, maintaining inventory records, directing merchandise flow, ticketing and stocking merchandise, organizing stockroom departments, processing inventory paperwork, maintaining records of off-site merchandise, executing timely processing of donations and MOS merchandise, packing and logging merchandise for shipments, ensuring stockroom cleanliness, completing daily tasks, potentially supervising and training stock associates, and assisting on the sales floor as needed. The role also requires compliance with company policies and procedures to minimize loss.
Responsibilities
- Exemplify the highest level of customer service standards to internal and external customers
- Assist management in planning for receipt of shipments to determine cost-effective receipt and any additional staffing needs
- Process shipments as delivered and ensure inventory records are properly maintained
- Direct merchandise flow from stock room to sales floor
- Ticket and stock merchandise in the stock room or prepare for immediate distribution to the sales floor
- Organize stockroom departments by stocking merchandise and supplies on appropriate shelves or in off site locations
- Adjust stocking procedures to ensure aisles and exits are clear and merchandise is stored per Company standards
- Process inventory paperwork, including store-to-store transfers, receiving logs, e-sends, receiving discrepancies, damaged merchandise, and returns
- Maintain an accurate record of merchandise stored at the off-site locations
- Execute timely processing of donations and MOS merchandise
- Pack and log merchandise as required for shipments
- Ensure stockroom is swept and clean with garbage removed and supplies organized
- Complete tasks listed on daily agenda or as assigned (i.e., maintenance of store, lighting, cleaning)
- May supervise and train stock associates
- Assist on sales floor as needed
- Comply with all Company Policy and Procedures
- Ensure all appropriate stockroom procedures are followed to minimize loss to the company
Requirements
- 1-2 years stockroom experience
- 1-2 years customer service experience
- Basic product knowledge preferred
- Effective planning and time management skills to execute multiple tasks simultaneously
- Valid driver’s license (where applicable)
- Ability to be mobile on the sales floor for extended periods of time
- Ability to operate POS system
- Ability to lift and mobilize medium to large items, up to 75 pounds, while utilizing appropriate equipment and safety techniques
- Full time associates are expected to have open availability to meet the needs of the business
- Part-Time Flex associates must be available to work a minimum of two regularly scheduled shifts on the weekend (Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday) and two during the week (Monday to Thursday)
- For an associate to be scheduled 20 hours or more weekly, greater availability (beyond the minimum required above) that meets the needs of the business will be required
- Weekend availability cannot fall on the same day; an associate must be available on two separate days (Friday and Saturday, Friday and Sunday or Saturday and Sunday)
Skills
- Customer service
- Inventory management
- Merchandise flow
- Stocking
- Planning
- Time management
- POS system operation
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-Time Flex
Experience Level
- 1-2 years stockroom experience
- 1-2 years customer service experience
Salary/Compensations
- $18.00-$20.00 per hour
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Pay based on education, work experience, certifications, geographic location
- Generous discount on all Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brands
- 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
- Wellness program that supports physical, financial and emotional health
- Paid vacations and holidays (full-time)
- Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits (full-time)
About the Company
- Successful, fast-growing company with an entrepreneurial vibe
- Technologically and data-driven business
- At the forefront of tech and retail, redefining technology for the next generation
- Passionate about internal and external clients and live/breathe the client experience
- Creative environment
- Smart, experienced leadership team that wants to do it right and is open to new ideas
- Belief in autonomy and rewarding initiative
- Fun work environment
- Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States
- Family of brands include Williams Sonoma, Williams Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, Rejuvenation, West Elm, Mark & Graham, Outward, and GreenRow
- Brands are among the best known and most respected in the industry
- Offers beautifully-designed, stylish and functional products for every area of the home
- Passionate about high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, and enhancing the lives of customers and communities
- Multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology
Equal Opportunity
- Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances
