LEAD SALES ASSOCIATE-FT in LAKELAND, FL S08721

Dollar General Lead Sales Associate

Work where you matter at Dollar General, our mission is serving others! We value each and every one of our employees. Whether you are looking to launch a new career in one of our many convenient store locations, the duties of the lead sales associate include helping maintain a clean, well-organized store with a customer-first focus. The lead sales associate assists customers in locating and purchasing merchandise, operates a cash register, stocks and recovers merchandise, and cleans the store. Lead sales associates perform the duties of a sales associate and act in a lead capacity in the absence of the store manager or assistant store manager. The lead sales associate provides superior customer service leadership, greets and assists customers, operates cash register and scanner, follows company work processes to receive, open, unpack boxes, cartons and totes of merchandise, stocks merchandise, restocks and rotates merchandise on shelves, and builds merchandise displays. The lead sales associate cleans the store, takes out trash, dusts and mops store floors, cleans restroom and stockroom, and helps set up sidewalk displays. The lead sales associate assists in implementation and maintenance of planograms, opens and closes the store under specific direction of the store manager, and performs additional duties typically performed by the store manager or assistant store manager in their absence.

Knowledge and skills include effective interpersonal and oral communication skills, understanding of safety policies and practices, ability to read and follow planogram and merchandise presentation guides, ability to perform mathematical calculations, ability to perform cash register functions, knowledge of cash, facility, and safety control policies and practices, and knowledge of cash handling procedures including cashier accountability and deposit control. Work experience and / or education required is a high school diploma or equivalent and six months of supervisory experience (or related experience / training) preferred. Working conditions include frequent walking and standing, frequent bending, stooping, and kneeling, frequent handling of merchandise and equipment, frequent and proper lifting of up to 40 pounds, occasional climbing, fast-paced environment, moderate noise level, occasional exposure to outside weather conditions, and occasional or regular driving / providing own transportation to make bank deposits, attend management meetings, and travel to other Dollar General stores.