Retail Associate

Retail Associate – DDS DISCOUNTS

Join to apply for the Retail Associate role at DDS DISCOUNTS

We are the nation’s largest off‑price retailer with over 2,000 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus is on bringing customers high‑quality brands and on‑trend merchandise at extraordinary savings while providing a fun and exciting treasure‑hunt experience.

• Success – Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving.
• Career Growth – We develop industry‑leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow.
• Teamwork – We work together to solve hard problems and find the right solution.
• Commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community.
• Celebrating backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us to create a stronger, more positive force in our community.

The Retail Associate ensures customers have a positive shopping experience. The Associate makes eye contact, smiles, and greets all customers in a courteous and friendly manner, treats fellow Associates with respect, efficiently follows all company best‑practice standards as outlined in all work centers, maintains a clean work area at all times, and ensures proper merchandise presentation. The Retail Associate is expected to be engaged in these tasks as assigned during all working hours and will be expected to perform a range of functions in all areas of the store as business needs require.

The Associate may be requested to perform additional tasks in specific situations if performance of these tasks will help achieve our customer service and operational goals.

• Understand that safety is the number one priority and practice safe behaviors in everything they do.
• Maintain high awareness on the sales floor to create a safe and secure shopping environment for everyone.
• Maintain clutter‑free, clear egress to emergency exits; immediately correct or report any unsafe conditions or practices to Store Leadership.
• Treat all customers and Associates with respect and courtesy; remain friendly and professional at all times. Recognize fellow Associates using Company recognition programs.
• Assist customers in any way necessary – be register‑trained, assist customers with merchandise, answer questions politely and knowledgeably. Greet all customers with eye contact, smile, and say “hello” throughout the store and thank them at each register transaction.
• Provide prompt and efficient responses to customers at all times; respond to customer service calls immediately.
• Handle all customer issues courteously and helpfully, calling a member of Store Leadership when needed.
• Represent and support the Company brand at all times.
• Perform cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, dusting, wiping counters and mirrors, replenishing restroom supplies, and disinfecting high‑touch areas including the front‑end, sales floor, and restrooms to help maintain merchandise, customer, and team areas.
• Maintain a professional appearance and adhere to the Company's dress code at all times.
• Perform daily assigned sizing and recovery per company best practice to ensure a neat, clean, and organized store that is well‑maintained and efficiently merchandised to standards.
• Expedite newly received merchandise receipts to the sales floor with a sense of urgency, merchandising all items per company best practice to the monthly presentation guidelines and maintaining merchandise/brand name familiarity within departments to assist customers.
• Understand the Loss Prevention Awareness program, the Shortage Highway, the Store Protection Specialist (SPS) position (where applicable), and merchandise protection standards.
• As a representative of Ross Inc., demonstrate integrity and honesty in all interactions with Associates and Customers. Safeguard confidential information, cash and credit card information, and merchandise.
• Follow all Mark‑Out‑of‑Stock (MOS) policies, including identification of MOS merchandise, proper processing of each piece, and notification of Store Leadership to review and approve all disposals.
• Follow all policies and procedures concerning cash, check, charge…