Animal & Pet Dept Sales

Provide customer service primarily in the area of animal and pet care needs.  This position focuses on selling animal care merchandise, recommending suitable products, and ensuring the health and well-being of any animals in-store.  Assist in customer carry-outs, stocking, and restocking of merchandise when requested.  Also provide support on the sales floor in other departments such as automotive, plumbing, electrical, ag, etc. when needed.

Essential Functions/Duties:

• Greet customers promptly and assist in selecting appropriate pet products, food, toys, grooming supplies, and health-related items standards.
• Provide merchandise/product knowledge to customers and recommend alternative or accessory goods.
• Advise and assist customers in ordering specialized merchandise when needed.
• Provide accurate advice on pet nutrition, care, and product use.
• Provide assistance in receiving and display merchandise in accordance with specific established policies, procedures and standards.
• Answer telephones and handle routine customer telephone inquiries.
• Maintain a clean and organized pet/animal health section by performing general floor housekeeping; monitor and maintain the condition and safekeeping of merchandise.
• Prepare and participate with inventory cycle activities.
• Move material using appropriate material handling tools and equipment including but not limited to: by hand, hand truck, pallet-jack, dolly, and/or operation of forklifts or other vehicles.
• Other duties as assigned by management, related to customer service, merchandising and handling of products.

Required Skills/Experience: Must have strong knowledge and experience with pet care, nutrition, and relevant products.  Knowledge of horses and tack are desired, not required. Must have knowledge of retail floor sales techniques. Ability to understand and follow specific instructions and procedures. Ability to sort, check, count, and verify numbers. Ability to resolve difficult or stressful customer service issues. Ability to work as part of a team. Exposure to visual merchandising and product placement techniques is desired. 

Required Education/Certification: High School Diploma or GED is preferred, not required. 

Other Requirements: Must be able to work majority of shift standing and be able to lift up to 75 pounds to move merchandise and physically participate in resets, remodels and reconstruction projects. 

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his or her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.