Ace Hardware Helpful Associate

Job Description

Great Falls Ace Hardware wants to add to our team. There are exciting things happening around here and we are hoping you would be a great fit to be part of it all!

We want individuals who truly LIKE people, want to be around people, and be part of making a persons day just a bit better! If you have a specialty area you have knowledge in... awesome! If you don't have a specialty area but are eager to learn... we want to educate!

About Great Falls Ace Hardware This is a local, family business known for its amazing customer service. General Summary The Helpful Associate will assist in the receiving, stocking, pricing of all merchandise and help maintain a clean and orderly merchandise presentation and overall store cleanliness. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Include the following.

Other duties may be assigned. Customer Service: • Provide a positive representation of Great Falls Ace Hardware. • Proactively assist customers in solving problems. • Greet customers entering and throughout the store. Thank them after interactions. • Possess a friendly outgoing demeanor; work well with customers as well as associates. • Ensure all pages and calls are answered promptly, courteously and effectively. • Forward any customer complaint that cannot be handled to a member of management. • Possess strong product knowledge and knowledge of store layout and location of products. • Assist customers throughout the store with personal, customized service based on the premise of amazing every customer, every time.

Store Operations • Assist in creating a positive, professional and safe work environment. • Assist with receiving, checking in and stocking of merchandise throughout the store. • Assist with maintaining back stock levels. • Assist with daily maintenance, orderliness and cleanliness of the sales floor, stock room and outdoor merchandise area. • Assist with providing a clean and orderly sales floor, including end caps and ad merchandise. • Assist with merchandise resets through the store. • Provide assistance to Department Specialists, i.e. price changes, special orders. • Ensure signage is current throughout the store. • Communicate any Store Support Center issue to General Manager for follow up. • Communicate any merchandising, cost control or sales idea to General Manager. • Participate in store meetings. • Be professional in appearance and actions. • Perform all other duties as assigned. Notice to Applicant about this Employer: You are applying for a job with an independently owned cooperative member of Ace Hardware Corporation, who operates this Ace Hardware store, not Ace Hardware Corporation.

The independent store owner alone is responsible for and independently makes all decisions concerning employment related matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Ace Hardware Corporation will not receive a copy of any applications submitted for this position, and will have no control over interviews and/or hiring decisions, does not control and is not responsible for the employment policies and practices of the independent store owner. If hired, the independent store owner will be your only employer.

Ace Hardware Corporation is not the employer for this position. The Ace Hardware trademarks, logos and designs are owned by Ace Hardware Corporation and used by independent store owners under a license from Ace Hardware Corporation.

Requirements

Personality We celebrate diversity! Everyone is unique and has something amazing to offer to the team!

Kindness, generosity, understanding, appreciation and integrity top our list. Experience All levels encouraged to apply. Physical Demands Standing, walking, lifting (up to 25lbs) and climbing.