Original Store; Valle Crucis, NC: Full-Time Sales Associate

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Mast General Store Inc

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Sugar Grove, Illinois

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Sales Associate is responsible for providing excellent guest service, including greeting customers, determining their needs, and suggesting merchandise. Additionally, they must assist with store operations such as unloading delivery trucks and maintaining the sales floor.

Qualifications

You are an outgoing and energetic individual with strong communication skills and the ability to initiate conversations with guests. Previous retail experience is preferred, and you must have open availability on weekends and at least two weekdays.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Sales

Guest Services

Loss Prevention

Retail

Job Description

Description

Mast General Store is a values-driven organization that fosters an environment where employees are encouraged and supported to do their personal best. The company strives to be a part of the greater community by getting involved and giving back. Mast General Store actively supports many causes relating to human needs, arts, education, conservation and preservation. Carrying on the traditions of a general store includes helping our neighbors!

The Mast General Store Original in Valle Crucis, NC is now hiring full-time Sales Associates for the Mercantile department. Weekend availability required.

Some of the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of a Sales Associate include but are not limited to the following:

Guest Services

  • Greets the guest when entering the store and/or the department.
  • Determines the guest’s needs and provides appropriate solutions, such as offering a basket, offering to hold merchandise at the register, opening a dressing room, offering to transfer from another store location, etc. Establishes a rapport with the guest.
  • Emphasizes the selling points (features/benefits) of merchandise and suggests other options if appropriate.
  • Reaffirms the guest’s selection.
  • Suggests related merchandise for the guest’s consideration.
  • Gives directions to other Mast Stores and is able to provide information on local restaurants, accommodations and attractions.
  • Thanks the guest for visiting with us.

Tasks of the Job

  • Arrives to work on time, as scheduled, and begins work immediately upon clocking in.
  • Assists in unloading the delivery truck as assigned.
  • Familiarizes him- or herself with weekly ads and promotions.
  • Practices loss prevention techniques, staying out of the register pit unless conducting a transaction, and properly moving about the sales floor.
  • Performs expected tasks while being fully aware of all activity in the department.
  • Demonstrates initiative and looks for other/additional projects.
  • Looks for ways to improve the guests’ experience.

Part-time employee benefits package includes PTO at 6 months, employee discounts, bonus and incentive programs and 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

Pay depends on experience.

Mast General Store®, Inc is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Requirements

Applicants must be outgoing, energetic and have good communication skills with the ability to initiate conversations with our guests. Previous retail experience preferred. Open availability on Saturday and Sunday required and at least two week days of availability required.

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Mast General Store Inc

With roots in the rural community of Valle Crucis, North Carolina, the Mast General Store has grown to include eleven locations in four states. The Original Mast Store was opened in 1883 and carried everything from cradles to caskets. The store is the center of the community and is inspiration behind new “old” locations in other cities and towns. Called a destination by travel journalist Charles Kuralt, the Mast Store is known for its wide collection of goods – something for everyone from one to 101. All locations are in rehabilitated buildings along revitalizing main streets in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. The merchandise includes traditional fashions, comfortable footwear, outdoor and travel gear, country gourmet foods, toys powered by imagination, and over 500 old-fashioned candies. The goal for employees at the Mast Store is to provide quality goods at fair prices with old-fashioned, friendly service. In addition to physical locations, the Mast Store has an online store where guests can wander virtual aisles filled with the same goods. To learn more about the Mast Store, including details about employment, visit www.MastGeneralStore.com.
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