Front End Specialist Full Time

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Ollie's Bargain Outlet

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Shaler Township, Pennsylvania

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Front End Specialist is responsible for providing excellent customer service, operating the register, and assisting with store merchandising and maintenance. They also support team training, handle refunds, and ensure the front end area remains organized and clean.

Qualifications

We are looking for a Front End Specialist to assist customers and maintain the store's appearance. Key responsibilities include providing excellent customer service, operating the register, and merchandising products. This role requires a minimum of six months of retail experience and the ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Job Description

Join our team and live the Ollie-tude!: (Ollie’s Core Values)  

    • BE A TEAM PLAYER- Associates are expected to be supportive and work together.
    • BE CARING- How do I treat others with courtesy, dignity, and respect?
    • BE VALUE OBSESSED- Live the “good stuff cheap” mindset.
    • BE COMMITTED- Operate with grit, passion, tenacity, and action.
    • BE GROWING- How do we get better every day?
    • BE REAL- Associates should be honest, transparent, genuine, trustworthy, and sincere.

Ollie’s Associate Benefits:  

    • Medical, Dental, Vision, and RX coverage begins after 90 Days of employment.
    • 401K, generous company match with immediate vesting.
    • Strong career growth & talent development culture.
    • 20% Associate discount on all Ollie’s purchases
    • Vast array of voluntary benefits.

Position Overview:

The Front End Specialist (FeS) assists customers and helps to maintain the store appearance. The FeS is responsible for all aspects of customer service, merchandising, and store maintenance, with primary focus on the front end of store operations.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Greet and acknowledge every customer as they enter and exit the store and as they approach the front end.
  • Accurately and efficiently operate the register.
  • Approve refunds for other Associates up to a specified dollar amount.
  • Assist with training new Front End Specialists.
  • Be knowledgeable of all promotions and advertisements to ensure that customer questions can be answered and to assist with selling product; support Ollie’s Army and other donation programs throughout the year.
  • Maintain a neat and organized front end work area.
  • Assist with receiving the truck, pricing items, merchandising product, and recovering the store.
  • Communicate customer needs to Team Leaders when necessary.
  • Maintain the cleanliness of the overall store.
  • Complete any additional responsibilities and/or duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of six months’ retail experience in a mid-size to large retail service-oriented business preferred.
  • Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays on a regular basis.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment.
  • Ability to preserve confidentiality of information.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Ability to organize and prioritize a variety of tasks and activities and work within strict timeframes and deadlines.
  • Knowledge of industry terms and processes.
  • Outstanding interpersonal and listening skills.
  • Must have a positive attitude and the ability to interact well with customers and Associates.

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to push and pull up to 35 pounds.
  • Ability to stand for extended periods.
  • Ability to bend and twist frequently.
  • Ability to grip, reach, and pinch with arms and hands frequently.
  • Ability to squat, kneel, balance, and climb ladders occasionally.
  • Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

Ollie’s is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with Federal and State Equal Opportunity Laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran’s status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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Ollie's Bargain Outlet

Harrisburg, PA-based Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is one of America’s largest retailers of closeouts, excess inventory and salvage merchandise. Our buyers scour the world looking for great deals to deliver to our customers. You’ll find lots of famous brand-name goods in our 500+ "semi-lovely"​ store locations, and the inventory is always changing! Not only do we value our customers, but we understand that our associates are our most valuable resource. Our people are the key to our success. We pride ourselves in a 75% target internal rate-of-promotion. We invest in our associates for the growth of their future and ours. Ollie’s does this through our OLI (Ollie’s Leadership Institute) program, which is designed to train and develop associates for their next internal move within the company. Ollie’s seeks and encourages an entrepreneurial spirit by offering a non-planogram environment that allows store managers to use their space to the best of their ability and knowledge. The first Ollie’s Bargain Outlet store opened in Mechanicsburg, PA in 1982. Since then, we have grown to become one of the largest deep-discount retailers in America. We currently operate 500+ store locations in 31 states, along with a Store Support Center in Harrisburg, PA, and three distribution centers, one in York, PA, Commerce, GA and another in Lancaster, TX. Visit the Careers Section of our website to view job opportunities - ollies.us/careers.
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