What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sales Associate position at Patisserie Vanessa?
Duties & Responsibilities
Patisserie Sales Associate / Barista
This is a full-time on-site role for a with a proactive, dynamic approach. The role involves providing customers with a consistent, best-in-class experience from the moment they enter the shop to the moment they leave. Position include 'French Pastry customer training', processing transactions, maintaining inventory levels at all times, and ensuring the consistent cleanliness and perfectly polished look of the shop at all times. The Pastry Sales Associate / Barista will also be responsible for taking/filling special orders and managing the online orders fulfillment in a timely manner while ensuring a high touch presentation in a fully consistent manner reflective of a true French Pâtisserie luxury standards.
Duties & Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will be responsible for greeting and assisting customers, taking orders, serving pastries and drinks, and maintaining a clean and organized dining area.
Responsibilities include welcoming the customer, taking orders, educating customers on our pastries menu, making recommendations based on their preferences, up-selling special items etc.
To be successful in this role, you should have customer service skills and knowledge and be able to work various shifts.
The ideal candidate will be passionate, as well as have a positive attitude, flexibility, and clear communication and excellent customer service.
KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Greet customers as they enter with enthusiasm
Take orders while paying attention to details
Prepare beverages following recipes
Serve beverages and prepared food
Receive and process payments (cash and credit cards)
Keep the bar area clean and dining area as well (bussing tables, seating area)
Comply with health and safety regulations
Communicate customer feedback to managers
Flexibility and ability to lift weights as related to counter service and inventory / reloads
SKILLS
Knowledge of sanitation regulations
Ability to gauge customers’ preferences
Excellent communication skills
Be detail oriented, passionate about high quality, able to work in a fast pace environment and multi-task
Positive attitude on a daily basis
Flexible working hours, including weekends
Capable of working in a fast-paced, production environment.
Qualifications
• High touch Client Services, Customer Service, and Communication skills. Candidates must genuinely enjoy people contact - high interaction position.
• Ability to maintain a consistently high level of customer satisfaction and avoid / resolve customer complaints
• Experience using POS systems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask under pressure while keeping it light-hearted and customer-focused, and enjoying the moment.
• Attention to detail and ability to stay organized is essential
• Experience in the food or hospitality industry is required
Salary : $20 - $25