Retail Sales Associate

Company: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
Location: Waterloo
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

We live by a promise to our customers that we make it easy to feel at home.--We've made enhancements to our store environment and implemented health and safety best practices to ensure a clean and safe shopping environment for customers and a safe workplace for our associates.Here are some examples of the things that we are doing to make it easy to feel safe at work too. - Reduced hours of operation - Associate temperature checks before the start of every shift - Providing our associates with public health guidance safety training recommendations and recommended supplies for use at work - Social distancing measures ensured in workspaces and breakrooms. Guidance provided to our customers for their safety and yours. - Protective barriers at cash registers - All stores follow rigorous cleaning procedures recommended by the public health guidance association.As a Sales Associate, you will be responsible for exceeding our customers' evolving expectations by providing "best in class" customer service and a pleasant and fulfilling shopping experience. Successful candidates will be given the opportunity to offer our customers the widest range of quality housewares, home furnishings and much more! We offer associate discounts, flexible schedules, ongoing training, and the potential for advancement.The Sales Associate is expected to engage customers to determine their needs and direct them to the appropriate merchandise while providing product knowledge and offering additional goods and services. In this role you will be expected to meet sales and productivity goals and you will work directly as a consultant to customers who want to create wedding and gift registries.Key Responsibilities :Engage customers in a courteous, helpful, and respectful manner, promptly and politely responds to customer inquiries and customer requests for supportEscort customers to appropriate merchandiseExplain basic features of merchandise to customersResolve customer issues and escalates issues as necessary to ensure customer satisfactionOrganize and straighten merchandise areas on the sales floorProcess customer transactions through the register as requiredExecute activities related to store initiatives to offer customers additional products and services (e.g., special sale items, credit card applications)Assist customers in creating registries, as neededExecute price changes and sign changes as neededPerform additional, sometimes specialized duties as required by business needs including, but not limited to, stocking, freight processing, fulfillment, and price changes, cart retrieval and cashieringEducation/Experience/Qualifications :High School diploma or equivalent1 year of retail experience desiredEffective communication and customer service skillsReadily adjusts schedule, tasks, and priorities when necessary to meet business needsIf you need reasonable accommodations to complete the on-line application, please contact the Human Resource Department:Phone: 1-844-MYHRSC1Email: myHRSC@bedbath.comThis email address is only to request reasonable accommodation for the application process due to a medical condition. If you do not need a reasonable accommodation for such reason, please use the apply button below to complete an application and upload your resume. An Equal Opportunity EmployerIt is the policy of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. to recruit, hire, train, promote, transfer and compensate our associates and provide all other conditions of employment including Company sponsored events without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, lawful alien status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, employment status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Keywords: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc, Waterloo , Retail Sales Associate, Hospitality & Tourism , Waterloo, Iowa