Sales Associate
Our Sales Associates are critical to delivering the friendly, professional service that distinguishes our stores and drives our sales results. While all positions within PTE require working as part of a team, our Sales Associates work directly with each customer to ensure that they have the perfect guest experience. This includes making sure we have clean, well stocked stores when they arrive, cheerfully assisting them throughout their visit, then efficiently ringing up their sales.
This requires energetic, talented people who enjoy customer service at a fast pace. If this sounds like you, bring your great customer service skills and cashier experience to a team of dedicated service professionals! Starting pay rate is $18.00 per hour.
Responsibilities
- Maintain excellent attendance, punctuality, and availability to work a wide variety of days / shifts
- Cheerfully greet Guests, suggest and help them select products, and provide assistance throughout their visit to ensure the perfect Guest experience
- Accurately and efficiently ring up sales
- Clean interior and exterior of store, stock shelves / coolers / freezers, set up displays, help to train other employees, and prepare food
- Accurately process receiving, inventory / waste reporting, task checklists, POS system reports, and cashier / register reports
- Work with a sense of urgency to get tasks done safely, quickly, and with good quality; promptly report any issues or incidents of concern
- Identify opportunities for improvements, identify potential areas of risk, and share information with key stakeholders to maximize results throughout PTE
- Use all company resources efficiently to promote maximum financial results for PTE; maintain PTE equipment and assets to maximize return on investment
- Establish and maintain effective business relationships and with all employees, customers, vendors, business partners, government / regulatory entities, and communities in which we operate
- Strictly follow workplace safety measures; safeguard the welfare of all employees, guests, visitors, and business partners at all times; promptly report workplace risks, incidents, injuries, and near misses
- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding all sensitive and proprietary business information and safeguard PTE assets at all times
Requirements
Minimum
18 years or olderGood math and cash handling skillsExcellent internal and external customer service skillsAbility to problem solve, effectively multi-task, and manage competing priorities to meet deadlinesGood written and verbal communication skills in EnglishGood interpersonal skills and ability to work with full diversity of public serviceTeam minded; always willing to help others and work with a cooperative spirit to get all store tasks doneStrong self starter and ability to work effectively with minimal supervisionHandles stressful situations calmly and stays on task despite disruption or distractionAbility to obtain a valid Food Handler's Card within one week of employment, no food allergies, and no limitations to handling and preparing full range of food productsCulturally sensitive and works well with the full diversity of our company and communityUncompromising integrity and the ability to maintain strict confidentialityAbility to work at any / all assigned stores in Tacoma and FifeReliable transportationAbility to regularly work wide variety of shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays; schedule availability range that includes minimum of twelve shift times per week, inclusive of four on weekendsAbility to pass Background CheckPreferred
Retail cash handling experience in a busy, fast-paced environmentAny related vocational training or certificationsHigh school diploma or equivalentAbout Puyallup Tribal Enterprises
Puyallup Tribal Enterprises ("PTE") is the economic development arm of one of the largest Indian tribes in the Pacific Northwest. Socially, our objectives are to increase our land asset base for the Tribe and to create jobs and job training opportunities for tribal members. Economically, PTE is focused on leveraging our existing assets to generate above-market returns for the Tribe and our strategic partners. We manage a variety of industrial and commercial properties on the Puyallup Reservation, including lands in the City of Tacoma, City of Fife and unincorporated Pierce County, Washington. Tribal and Indian preference employer as required by law.