Student - Mercantile Store Clerk

Job DetailsJob Location: Salem Academy and College - Winston Salem, NC 27101Position Type: Part TimeEducation Level: High SchoolJob Category: General LaborTitle: College – Mercantile Store Clerk

Position Summary

The Mercantile Store Clerk is responsible for assisting customers with items in the Mercantile, answering customer questions, assisting customers with purchase decisions, and completing sales transactions. They also help with checking in merchandise and restocking items in the store.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Welcoming and engaging with customers as they enter the Mercantile

Assessing customers’ needs and suggesting solutions to their problems

Working with cash registers and processing payments

Giving customers advice about sales, promotions, and recommending best products

Using upselling techniques to increase store sales

Assisting in maintaining and setting up merchandise displays on the sales floor

Assisting with promotions, sale events, and social media posts

Cleaning and restocking the store throughout the day, before opening and after closing

Other duties as needed

QualificationsRequired Qualifications

Strong customer service skills including effective communication

Ability to prioritize and organize workload

Ability to work independently

Physical Functions

While performing the responsibilities of the Mercantile Store Clerk, the employee is required to sit for varying lengths of time; bend, reach, lift, push, and pull up to 25 pounds; occasionally stand, walk, and kneel and regularly ascend/descend stairs; use hands and fingers to handle or feel and manipulate keys on a keyboard; perform extended periods of work at a computer workstation, view a computer monitor; perceive sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and receive detailed information through oral communication; express and exchange ideas by means of spoken word; and work in an office setting.

Salem College is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law.