What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student - Mercantile Store Clerk position at Salem Academy and College?
Title: College – Mercantile Store Clerk
Position Summary
The Mercantile Store Clerk is responsible for assisting customers with items in the Mercantile, answering customer questions, assisting customers with purchase decisions, and completing sales transactions. They also help with checking in merchandise and restocking items in the store.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Welcoming and engaging with customers as they enter the Mercantile
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Assessing customers’ needs and suggesting solutions to their problems
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Working with cash registers and processing payments
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Giving customers advice about sales, promotions, and recommending best products
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Using upselling techniques to increase store sales
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Assisting in maintaining and setting up merchandise displays on the sales floor
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Assisting with promotions, sale events, and social media posts
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Cleaning and restocking the store throughout the day, before opening and after closing
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Other duties as needed
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications
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Strong customer service skills including effective communication
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Ability to prioritize and organize workload
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Ability to work independently
Physical Functions
While performing the responsibilities of the Mercantile Store Clerk, the employee is required to sit for varying lengths of time; bend, reach, lift, push, and pull up to 25 pounds; occasionally stand, walk, and kneel and regularly ascend/descend stairs; use hands and fingers to handle or feel and manipulate keys on a keyboard; perform extended periods of work at a computer workstation, view a computer monitor; perceive sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and receive detailed information through oral communication; express and exchange ideas by means of spoken word; and work in an office setting.
Salem College is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law.