Sales Associate - Retail Wine & Spirits FT

Do you have a passion for stocking, sales and serving others in your community? Are you willing to learn? You could be our next rising star! 

Our Stocking & Sales Associate works at Outback Liquor Co. nights and on weekends. We offer competitive pay, referral bonus incentives, benefits, medical insurance, paid time off ( more!) as well as an opportunity to grow and develop with our company. If you are willing to learn, value serving others, and enjoy interacting with the public, we welcome and encourage you to join our team! 

At Outback Liquor Co. we are a fast-growing, privately-owned company operating in Mississippi with a commitment to keep our customers and communities going! We will do this by focusing on solutions, maintaining commitment to our people and customers, and ensuring on-time delivery of goods and services. 

Job Summary: 

As a Stocking & Sales Associate, you will maintain a clean and healthy environment with stocked merchandise, use cash registers, electronic scanners, and related equipment to conduct monetary transitions and interact with the company’s customers constantly throughout your day while providing superior customer service. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Stocks and rotates products to ensure freshness and date control; restock and use supply items efficiently to eliminate waste and to maintain the lowest supply cost. 
• Greets customers as they enter the location and meet company customer service standards.
• Maintains a clean and healthy work environment according to company standards.
• Adheres to all laws and regulations regarding the sale of any government regulated product or service.
• Offer product suggestions when appropriate
• Operates the point-of-sale system and other available equipment, such as cash registers, calculators, or scanners. Identifies prices of products and services and tabulates bills with available equipment.

• Accepts money in the form of cash and credit or debit cards for items purchased; validates amounts and provides appropriate change following company cash control policies and procedures. 
• Assists customers with questions or price discrepancies.
• Processes returns and exchanges according to store policy.
• Assists customers in locating various products, resolving complaints, or providing information.
• Bag, box, and wrap purchased items.
• Ensures accurate transactions by balancing cash register at the beginning and end of shift, and sales at the end of shift.

• Notifies management of team member theft, customer shoplifting, unauthorized markdowns, property defacement or any action that is illegal and/or against company policy.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Core Competencies:

Commitment to People

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good verbal communication and active listening skills.
• Service-oriented by being willing to help others and anticipate customer needs.

Focus on Solutions

• Knowledgeable about the company’s products, services, and customer-related policies.
• Get first-hand customer information and use it for improvements in products and services.
• Concentrate your efforts on the more important priorities and can attend to a broader range of activities.
• Enjoy working hard and seize more opportunities than others.

On-Time Delivery

• Value time and use your time effectively and efficiently.
• Get more done in less time.
• Pursue everything with energy, drive and being results oriented.

Education & Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred, but not required.
• Must be 21 years of age.

Ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds while climbing is required

• Experience with stocking is preferred
• Customer service and sales with wine & spirits experience is preferred, but not required.
• Comprehend and perform basic mathematical skills.
• Understand and perform basic computer and point-of-sale skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged standing and walking throughout the assigned shift.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds constantly and up to 50 pounds regularly.
• Bending, climbing, stooping, reaching, pushing, and pulling regularly is required.
• Must be willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays, as required.
• Ability to perform repetitive movements over long periods of time.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans.