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The Sales Associate will assist customers with all questions and needs in a timely and thorough manner, and provide A customer experience, always striving to exceed customer’s expectations. This person will actively work the showroom floor to maintain a high level of merchandising, cleanliness, maintain inventory levels through restocking, and maintain up to date pricing and displays. The primary function of this position is to provide excellent customer service on the showroom floor and at the register.
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Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: Sales Associate*

• Greets customers and offers assistance as needed
• Customer service including discussing customer’s needs, making suggestions and product recommendations, and assisting customers in finding the correct/ needed products
• Reaches out to customers shopping the aisles of the showroom to ask if assistance can be provided, and extending offer of product support
• Provides A customer service to all customers who make contact
• Conducts sales transactions involving cash and charge sales
• Creates properly documented invoices through the use of assigned point of sale terminal
• Stock shelves within assigned aisles daily
• Stock additional showroom areas as needed
• Pulls inventory from the back stock in the warehouse to maintain stock in the showroom
• Maintains the integrity, merchandising, and cleanliness of assigned irrigation aisles in the showroom
• Cleans showroom and assigned aisles daily
• Cleans assigned register area daily
• Organizes stock or showroom shelves daily, including front and facing, and shifting product
• Remerchandises stock on showroom shelves as needed
• Maintains/ updates pricing tags on showroom floor
• Updates out of stock tags on the showroom floor including dates alerting customers of in-stock timeframes for irrigation products
• Regularly reviews the showroom’s product assortment and makes product assortment/ skew recommendations to the Lead Sales Associate and Op Center Supervisor to better meet customer’s needs
• Alerts the Lead Sales Associate and Supervisor when products are out of stock and require reorder
• Participates in cycle count processes and physical inventories as needed
• Identifies and reports inventory discrepancies through noted processes
• Maintains a need, organized, and safe workplace at all times
• Ability to be self-motivated, initiator, and be part of team who wants to succeed
• Manages attendance according to Company policy

*Minimum Educational and Experience Qualifications/Requirements:*

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 3-5 years retail/ customer service experience
• Experience or exposure in the fields of agricultural sales, purchasing, light manufacturing, or other citrus production and processing
• Must have excellent customer service skills
• Effective time management skills
• Must be fast paced, highly energetic, a self-starter, and possess a positive attitude
• Must be willing and able to lift up to 60 pounds and handle bulky items; occasionally lift items up to 80 pounds
• Bilingual ability (English/Spanish) desirable
• Proof of American citizenship and/ or legal US work status

*Well what is this job really about?*At Fruit Growers Supply Company, we believe that our strength and longevity is a result of the hard work and dedication from our employee’s contributions. We foster a safe and respectful work environment with diversity and inclusion for all employees. We aim to achieve a strong work/life balance for everyone by providing wellness education and benefits including holiday, vacation and sick time. We believe that when our employees are happy, so are our customers.Behind our history of innovation and commitment to market leadership is a company devoted to providing continued education, excellent benefits and good working conditions. We provide all the resources you need to support your professional development, including:

• A variety of choices for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
• Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Accounts.
• 401K retirement savings plan, Match
• Generous paid holiday and vacation benefits
• Internal and external training
• Generous educational assistance
• An open job posting system

DISCLAIMERThis job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification. The duties described are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive to any specific employee. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between Sunkist and its employees.Sunkist is an equal opportunity employer. Employment opportunities are open to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, immigration status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic characteristics, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. AAP/M/F/V/D

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends

Work Location: In person