Stockroom Associate

**Job description**

**Job Purpose**: A Stockroom Receiving Clerk is responsible for receiving, storing, staging & distributing products. Primary focus is the receiving, sorting and storing of donations in the stockroom area.

**Location**:Join our Home of the Sparrow team and help make a difference in your community Our **Mundelein** Sparrow's Nest Thrift store is seeking a part-time, Stockroom Receiving Clerk; 20-25 hours per week, must work some Saturdays (we are closed on Sundays).

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Ensure that each donor & customer receives outstanding customer service by providing a donor friendly environment which includes greeting, acknowledging & thanking every one, maintaining outstanding standards, solid product knowledge and all other components of customer service.
- Assist in processing and replenishing merchandise through donation acceptance at back door & monitoring floor stock.
- Verify that all Home of the Sparrow, Inc. materials are current and available to donors (sign in sheets, brochures, etc.). Replenish as needed.
- Assist in floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance and store housekeeping.
- Assist in managing the recycling process.
- Adhere to all Company policies, procedures and practices included in the Employee Handbook & Retail Policy & Procedure Manual.
- Communicate customer requests to management in a positive & helpful manner.
- Complete low level maintenance work around store such as replacing light bulbs, cleaning around trash bins outside and hanging merchandise on walls.
- Any other duties as assigned by management.

**Knowledge & Skills**:

- High School education or higher required.
- Ability to process information/merchandise through register system.
- Baseline computer skills to access, input and process electronic information.
- Ability to read, count and write to accurately complete all documentation.
- Ability to communicate appropriately with associates, customers and donors.
- Ability to operate and use all equipment necessary to run the store.

**Supervisory Responsibility**: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

**Physical Demands**:

- Ability to move and/or handle merchandise throughout the store generally weighing 0-50 pounds safely.
- Balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling and reaching are required.
- Sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time are required.

**Qualifications**:

- Ability to freely access all areas of the store including selling floor, stock area, and register area.
- Ability to work varied hours/days as business dictates.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $14.00 - $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off

Shift:

- Day shift

Weekly day range:

- Monday to Friday
- Rotating weekends

Ability to Commute:

- Mundelein, IL 60060 (preferred)

Work Location: In person