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Williams-Sonoma Now Hiring Sales Associates and Stock Associates for the Holidays!

If you have a passion for cooking, love to sell, and are driven to exceed goals we want to meet you.
Williams-Sonoma Now Hiring Sales Associates and Stock Associates for the Holidays!

Sales Associates:

Provide customers with a unique shopping experience by offering excellent customer service. Utilize effective selling techniques and provide in-depth product knowledge in a fast-paced, specialty retail environment.

The essential duties for the Sales Associate are to:
•Provide sincere, friendly and energetic customer service by exemplifying World-Class service standards.
•Achieve established sales and contest goals.
•Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions.
•Assist customers with special services including: gift wrap, gift registry, locating merchandise, catalog orders, special orders, back orders, charge sends, and courier deliveries.
•Utilize effective selling techniques to build multiple sales and increase productivity.
•Demonstrate comprehensive product knowledge, including features and benefits.
•Efficiently and accurately perform register transactions i.e., sales, returns, and exchanges.
•Assist in implementation and maintenance of visual merchandise presentation, signage and lighting.
•Uphold store maintenance and cleanliness standards.
•Straighten, clean and help maintain stockroom as needed.
•Process, ticket, and restock merchandise as needed.
•Perform other duties as assigned by management.
•Comply with all Company policies and procedures. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

•Ability to be mobile on the sales floor for extended periods of time.
•Casual associates must be available to work a minimum of three regularly scheduled shifts, one regularly scheduled shift during the weekend (Saturday and/or Sunday) and two regularly scheduled shifts during weekdays. Associates must be available for annual inventory and entire holiday season (November and December).
•Ability to lift and mobilize medium to large items, up to 75 lbs., while utilizing appropriate equipment and safety techniques.
•Ability to operate POS system.

Stock Associates:

The Stock Associate's primary function is to receive shipments and accurately maintain inventory. Stock Associates must be able to lift and carry medium-to-large items, utilizing appropriate equipment and safety techniques.

•Exemplify the highest level of customer service standards to internal and external customers.

• Assist customers with special services including: gift wrap, gift registry, locating merchandise.
•Ticket and stock merchandise to prepare for distribution to the sales floor
•Organize stockroom by department and categories and stock merchandise on appropriate shelves ensuring all exits and aisles are clear
•Ensure that merchandise is safely stored, properly ticketed and packaged, and easily located for replenishment
•Pack merchandise for customer sends
•Ensure stockroom is clean, swept, with garbage removed and supplies organized
•Ensure all appropriate stockroom procedures are followed to minimize loss to the company.
•Receive and process shipment accurately, safely, and efficiently.
•Support sales team by brining product to the sales floor or out to customers' vehicles as necessary.
•Manage time effectively with ability to execute multiple tasks simultaneously
•Assist in implementation and maintenance of visual merchandise presentations.
•Perform other duties as assigned by management.
•Comply with all company policies and procedures.

 

Physical Requirements:
• Ability to be mobile in the stockroom or on the sales floor for extended periods of time.
• Proven ability to operate and read scanning equipment for extended periods of time.
• Casual associates must be available to work a minimum of three regularly scheduled shifts, one regularly scheduled shift during the weekend (Saturday and/or Sunday) and two regularly scheduled shifts during weekdays. Associates must be available for annual inventory and entire holiday season (November and December).
• Ability to lift and carry medium-to-large items, weighing up to 100 lbs. utilizing appropriate equipments and safety techniques.

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