Retail Sales Associate Part Time

Overview

Retail Sales Associate Part Time Smart does Anything for Pets and Everything for You. This role involves engaging with pet parents and their pets, maintaining store cleanliness and safety, and providing positive experiences aligned with the company’s values.

• Responsible for the pet parent experience and outcomes conducted in person, over the phone, at the sales register and online.
• Greets pet parents and answers their questions throughout the store.
• Prepares online orders for pick-up in store and ensures a smooth, positive pick-up experience.
• Responsible for the pet healthcare of store owned pets, including feeding, watering and cleaning all pet habitats (bird, reptile, small animal, cricket, and fish aquariums).
• Maintains total store cleanliness standards.
• Supports the store with weekly price changes and monthly promotional pricing.
• Stages and sorts new product to match sales floor planners.
• Faces, fills, and recovers products to meet sales floor standards.
• Recommends, informs, and sells merchandise, services and live pets.
• Administers store owned pet medications as directed by veterinarian.
• Promotes special events such as adoption weekends, Treats enrollment, charity events, etc.
• Ensures a safe environment for associates, pets, and pet parents.
• Responsible for taking immediate action when a sick/injured pet is identified in the store; transport to the vet as needed.
• Assists and works in various areas throughout the store (including services) as required. Other duties may be assigned.
• Participates in the culture of Belonging and Recognition.
• Follows all Company Policies and Procedures.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexibility in schedule, able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to react under pressure and maintain composure.

• Associate required to stand, walk, climb a ladder, and use hands to handle, feel, hold, write, etc. May reach with hands and arms; may stoop, kneel, crouch, talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required include depth perception. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally team lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include depth perception.
• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, a wet environment with pet hair, moderate to high noise levels, and exposure to live animals and handling.

• Paid weekly
• Associate discounts and perks
• 401k
• Tuition assistance
• Career pathing
• Development opportunities

Pet Smart is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local law.

Applicants must be over the age of 18 (except in Montana or where otherwise required by local or state law).

For applicants in our Waterloo, San Francisco, or Los Angeles locations: we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the law.