Ross Stores, Inc. is hiring: Retail Associate in Rio Grande City

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Our values start with our people, join a team that values you! Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores. Our focus is to bring customers high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings, while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

Overview

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our Customers have a positive shopping experience. The Associate makes eye contact, smiles, and greets all Customers in a courteous and friendly manner; treats fellow Associates with respect; efficiently follows company best practice standards; maintains a clean work area at all times; and ensures proper merchandise presentation. The Associate is expected to engage in these tasks during all working hours and perform a range of functions in all areas of the Store as business needs require. Additional tasks may be assigned to help achieve customer service and operational goals.

Essential Functions

• Understands that safety is the number one priority and practices safe behaviors in everything they do.
• Maintains a high level of awareness on the sales floor to create a safe and secure shopping environment; keeps egress clear; corrects or reports unsafe conditions to Store Leadership.
• Treats all Customers and Associates with respect and courtesy; is friendly and professional at all times.
• Assists Customers and is register-trained; helps with merchandise; answers Customer questions in a polite and knowledgeable manner; greets Customers throughout the Store and thanks them at checkout.
• Provides prompt and efficient responses to Customers; responds to Customer Service calls immediately; handles issues courteously and with leadership involvement when needed.
• Represents and supports the Company brand at all times.
• Performs cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, dusting, wiping counters and mirrors; replenishes restroom supplies; sanitizes high-touch areas to maintain store standards.
• Maintains a professional appearance and adheres to the Company's dress code.
• Performs daily assigned sizing and recovery to ensure a neat, clean, and organized store that is well-maintained and merchandised to standards.
• Expedites newly received merchandise to the sales floor with urgency, merchandise items per guidelines and maintain brand name familiarity within departments to assist Customers.
• Understands Loss Prevention awareness and merchandise protection standards.
• Demonstrates integrity and protects confidential information, cash, and merchandise.
• Follows MOS policies, including identification and disposal review with Store Leadership.
• Follows cash handling, check, charge card, and refund procedures with accuracy and awareness.
• Demonstrates urgency to efficiently perform duties and maximize productivity by following Store best practices.

Competencies

• Manages Work Processes
• Business Acumen
• Plans, Aligns & Prioritizes
• Builds Talent
• Collaborates
• Leading by Example
• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability & Execution

Qualifications And Special Skills Required

• Effectively communicate with Customers, Associates and Store Leadership in a friendly, respectful, cooperative and pleasant manner.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations commonly used in retail environments.

Physical Requirements/ADA

• Ability to use all Store equipment, including PDTs, registers and PC as required.
• Ability to spend up to 100% of working time standing, walking, and moving around the Store.
• Ability to regularly bend at the waist, squat, kneel, climb, carry, reach, and stoop.
• Ability to occasionally push, pull and lift more than 25 pounds.
• Ability to use janitorial equipment, rolling racks, ladders and other assigned supplies.
• Certain assignments may require other qualifications and skills.
• Associates who work Stockroom shifts: Ability to regularly push, pull and lift more than 20 pounds.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Disclaimer

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion.

Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience. We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce. Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Sales and Business Development

Industries

• Retail