Sales Associate (Full Time, Agriculture Dept.)

Company: Agri Supply Company
Location: Petersburg
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Duties & Responsibilities

• Greets customers on sales floor and determines make, type and quality of merchandise desired, including agricultural and tillage parts. - Assists customers with selecting and loading disc harrow blades.
• Rotates livestock feed and assists with unloading feed trucks.
• Cuts sprayer, suction, and discharge hoses that are sold per square foot.
• Offers directions to other locations in the store and provides assistance with merchandise. -
• Researches items and product information in sales catalog for customers, and makes phone calls to the purchasing department to secure items for customers.
• Loads/transports customers' verified purchases by hand or with a forklift either to the register and/or to customers' vehicle. -
• Displays merchandise, suggests selections that meet customer's needs, and emphasizes selling points of article such as quality and utility.
• Prepares sales ticket, writes up special orders for customers, and follows through on special orders.
• Wraps or bags merchandise for customer, if needed. -
• Takes inventory out of stock and maintains adequate inventory levels in their department. - Requisitions merchandise from overstock, warehouse, etc.
• May train and assist new employees in department.
• Passes along information for new stock items to the managers. - Informs managers of any quality control problems with stock.
• Performs price changes on items in the department.
• Maintains work area and shelves that are neat, clean, organized, and attractive to all customers, ensuring all items are properly labeled.
• As needed, assists Shipping/Receiving Department by staging Bulk items with a forklift.
• Works directly with other clerical personnel, store personnel, and management personnel to accomplish job duties.
• Any and all other duties assigned by management. -Qualifications & Education Requirements
  • Some High School/ HS Diploma/ GED
  • Or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Agriculture background preferred.
  • Strong communication skills that can -make customers feel welcome in our store.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. - Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
  • A positive attitude and a desire to promptly resolve potential customer issues or complaints.
  • Knowledge of agricultural equipment, parts and supplies either by educational program or practical use preferred.EEO EmployerPowered by JazzHR

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