Retail - Sales Associate at Michaels Stores in Latham, NY

Summary: Michaels Stores is a leading destination for creativity and celebration, operating over 1,300 stores across North America. They are seeking a Retail Sales Associate to deliver friendly customer service, assist customers in locating products, and ensure a fast and efficient checkout experience.

Responsibilities:
- Deliver friendly customer service, help customers shop our store, and find what they’re looking for
- Ensure all customers receive a fast and friendly checkout experience
- Complete truck unloading and merchandise duties throughout the store including maintaining store recovery standards to deliver our Brand Promises
- Help customers shop, locate products, and provide them with solutions
- Provide a fast and friendly checkout experience; execute cash handling to standards
- Engage customers on the benefits of the Rewards program and Private Label Credit Cards and complete enrollments
- Educate customers on the Voice of Customer (VOC) survey
- Assist with Omni channel processes, including Buy Online Pickup in Store (BOPIS) and Ship From Store (SFS)
- Participate in the truck unload, stocking, and planogram (POGs) processes
- Responsible to complete merchandise recovery and maintenance including the merchandise return / go back process and general store recovery to ensure a well-merchandised and in-stock store
- Perform Store In Stock Optimization (SISO) and AD set duties as assigned
- Support shrink and safety programs
- Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Company programs to ensure compliance with applicable laws and requirements; execute Company policies and standards
- Interact with others in an accepting and respectful manner; remain positive and respectful, even in difficult situations; promote commitment to the organization’s vision and values; project a positive image and serve as a role model for other Team Members
- Cross trained in Custom Framing selling and production
- Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:
- Provide friendly customer service
- Assist customers in locating products
- Ensure a fast and efficient checkout
- Unload trucks
- Stock merchandise
- Maintain store recovery standards
- Support omni-channel processes such as Buy Online Pickup in Store
- Adhere to company policies
- Participate in safety and shrink programmes
- Cross-training in custom framing
- Ability to remain standing for long periods of time
- Ability to move throughout the store
- Regular bending, lifting, carrying, reaching, and stretching
- Lifting heavy boxes and accessing high shelves by ladder or similar equipment
- Applicants must be at least 16 years old
- Meet all legal requirements

Preferred Qualifications:
- Retail and/or customer service experience preferred

Required Skills: Cash Handling, Point of Sale Systems, Merchandise Stocking, Planogram Execution, Omni-Channel Fulfillment, Shrink Control, Safety Compliance, Standard Operating Procedures, Custom Framing Production, Rewards Program Enrollment, Product Location Assistance, Store Recovery, Returns Processing, Respectful Interaction

Benefits: Depending on position and eligibility, team members may have access to a 401(k) with employer match, Employee Assistance Program, Medical coverage, Dental coverage, Vision coverage, Telemedicine services, Flexible spending accounts, Commuter benefits, Tuition assistance, Adoption assistance, Various voluntary insurance options, Employee discounts, Access to partner discount programs