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Description:
About Kortendick Hardware, Inc.
Kortendick Ace Hardware has been voted the #1 Hardware Store in Racine for 15+ years! It's our goal to enthusiastically meet our customers' hardware needs by offering the best brands, providing quality merchandise, offering solutions to our customers needs with fast, friendly, and "legendary" customer service.
Does this sound like the kind of place you'd like to work? If yes then please apply!
Position Summary
The primary responsibility for all positions with Kortendick Ace Hardware is to Amaze Every Customer Every Time and uphold the Core Values as determined by our management team. Floor associates are responsible for engaging the customer, determining their needs and projecting requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Help unload incoming trucks and put away merchandise. Maintain your assigned department: Keep clean, organized and fully stocked.
• Execute the daily operational, day-to-day goals and priorities assigned by store management. Move with a sense of urgency while paying attention to the details.
• Cooperate with others and work well as part of a retail team, share ideas for improvement with management.
• Remove promotional bin tags from displays, and price tags as required following sales events, flyers, etc.
• Restock merchandise displays as needed, watch end caps and side wings.
• Handle special orders for all non-stock items. It always takes two associates to say "No." Never tell a customer no without checking with a floor manager, assistant manager or store manager.
• Watch for shoplifters and take action, in line with company policy, that will discourage shoplifting. Excellent customer service and interaction prevents shoplifting.
• Provide the best possible experience for Every Customer, Every Time by being helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly.
• When you are not with a customer or cleaning, stand in a main aisle to get the best view of customers coming into your department. Walk up and down the main aisles to be sure customers are being assisted in all departments. Avoid personal conversations with co-workers on the floor.
• Serve Customers in assigned departments, or storewide, and provide needed advice or information, greet customers as soon as you encounter them.
• Demonstrate the S.A.L.E.S. process
• Actively participate in store communication and initiatives
• Assist Customers with simple complaints/concerns; get a manager involved with problems as needed.
• Use the Five Foot Rule - greet and/or acknowledge all customers within five feet of you all the time.
• Always be polite and attentive to customers. Make eye contact and smile. Do not avoid customers.
• Promote the Ace Rewards program to all customers
• Maintain awareness of all promotions and advertisement so you can tell customers about special sales.
• Always wear your radio and headset in order to effectively communicate with other associates or management.
• Respond to questions as needed.
• Assist customers with large or heavy items as needed.
• Offer customers a red basket for their shopping use.
• Assist in the training and development of peers
Requirements:
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Able to communicate professionally with customers and team members
• Skilled at providing prompt, friendly and attentive customer service
• Strong organizational skills with a passion for details
• Willing to learn all areas of the store and help train others
• Proven track record of being a team player
• Knowledge and experience of various departments is strongly desired.
• A continuous pattern of regular and prompt attendance is required.
• Availability must be flexible including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• High School or GED equivalent.
• Formal retail experience preferred. Paint experience preferred.
• Availability must be flexible including evenings, weekends and holidays.
Physical Requirements
The minimum physical requirements for this position include:
• Ability to stand for an extended period of time, walk, reach, and bend to perform job duties
• Move and handle merchandise up to 30 pounds, and fixtures throughout the store, which entails lifting and perform all functions as set forth
Job responsibilities may change based on the needs of the business.