Sales Jobs in Independence Ky Flexible

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

- Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store - Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products - Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about; prepare bakery items, including wedding cakes, per customer requests using proper bakery equipment - Recommend bakery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need - Check product quality to ensure freshness; review sell by dates and take appropriate action; use all equipment in bakery such as the refrigerators, freezers, and ovens according to company guidelines - Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies and other bakery items - Label, stock, sign, and inventory department merchandise - Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager - Understand the store's layout and be able to locate products when requested by customer; stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads - Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions note any discrepancies in inventory - Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations - Ensure that all current merchandising, customer service, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, associate and customer engagement rules are being followed - Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management - Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair - Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud; notify management of customer or employee accidents - Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum - Any retail experience - Any bakery/cake decorating experience - Ability to handle stressful situations - Knowledge of basic math - Effective communication skills Desired - Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing

Create an outstanding customer experience and inspire associates to deliver excellent customer service. Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department, control all established quality assurance standards and expenses and properly schedule and staff technicians to meet the needs of the business. Monitor all functions, duties and activities for the department. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities for Candidates

- Fulfill customers' prescription needs while concentrating on the accuracy of every prescription filled

- Administer vaccines as needed

- Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care to customers

- Ensure pharmacies comply with all local, state and federal laws (including HIPAA)

- Maintain a professional image through personal appearance, conduct and attitude and the physical condition of the pharmacy; adhere to pharmacy standards and enforce company dress standards

- Achieve a thorough knowledge of the trade area, its customers and its competition

- Create a positive pharmacy department image through strong service, friendliness and cooperativeness with customers, associates and outside vendors

- Monitor stock replenishment, inventory levels, policies/procedures, record keeping, security, sanitation, scheduling, proper operation of all equipment, pricing, planograms, returns, budgets, reports to management, and product recalls per company policy

- Maintain proper records, inventory and security on all scheduled drugs (i.e., controlled substances-narcotics)

- Follow procedures for handling pharmacy products from authorized sources

- Ensure all accuracy tools, including the accuracy scanner and 24-hour post dispensing audit report, are utilized appropriately

- Establish/maintain all record keeping practices necessary for legal compliance, company policies, accounting policies and other requested reports

- Maintain a clean, neat work area, including work counters, shelves, floors and the customer counter to present a professional, sanitary, organized image to customers

- Ensure all product returns are handled in a timely fashion and per company policy

- Maintain all equipment (e.g., computers, printers, accuracy scanners and cash registers) to ensure it remains in working condition

- Maintain and organize all policy manuals, reference books, state laws and required equipment and verify that all staff is knowledgeable of their use

- Maintain proper signage (e.g., store hours, counseling sign, services signs, pharmacists' photographs and names, and all other signs requested) in all areas necessary

- Make a strong and continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills

- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications for Candidates

Minimum

- Bachelor's Degree in pharmacy

- Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing

- Ability to handle stressful situations

- Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)

- Effective oral/written communication skills

Desired

- 1 year of retail experience

- Second language (speaking, reading, and/or writing)

At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Our culture values diversity, engagement, and discovery. Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive and diverse workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through inclusive programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day.

What you'll do here:

• Continuously reach, lift, push and pull up to 50 pounds to return individual units to appropriate locations.
• Safely lift, push, pull and relocate packages up to 50 pounds as required.
• Be committed to the team effort.
• You will cross-train in various departments within the distribution center.
• You will assist in the process to successfully fulfill customer orders.

Cengage Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. You may view Cengage's EEO/Affirmative Action Policy signed by CEO Michael Hansen and Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law notice by visiting their corresponding links.

Cengage Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at or you may call us at

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

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The Sales Associate will be responsible for supporting the Store Leadership Team to achieve all company goals and initiatives. The Sales Associate will model and maintain excellent customer service with effective communication, product knowledge, and appropriate selling techniques. The Sales Associate will maintain company standards of all merchandise presentation, replenishment, and sizing while maintaining a new and clean store and backroom.

Key Accountabilities:

• Be aware of customer activity and respond with a sense of urgency, prioritizing assisting customers over other tasks
• Greet and acknowledge customers while providing the appropriate level of service
• Effectively communicate value and quality of our merchandise while sharing our current promotions and offer solutions for \"out of stock\" items when necessary
• Exercise sound judgment in effectively addressing customer concerns
• Demonstrate the appropriate level of selling skills to positively impact conversion
• Provide fast, friendly, and accurate service at the cashwrap while educating customers on the benefit of the PLACE Card
• Maintain appropriate stock levels and ensure that all sizes and styles are represented
• Follow company standards of merchandise presentation, signage, and display
• Support and maintain a neat, clean, and organized stockroom while adhering to a customer ready environment, and adhering to safety requirements
• Perform daily housekeeping duties to company standard
• Guarantee company assets by ensuring adherence to all Loss Prevention procedures
• Inform Store Leadership Team of maintenance and facility needs promptly to ensure that customers and associates are provided a clean and safe environment
• Contribute focused, well-managed efforts towards achievement of store goals
• Exhibit flexibility by processing stock when necessary

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Previous retail experience preferred
• Must be at least 18 years of age

• Excellent customer engagement
• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work in team environment
• Must be adaptable and flexible to changing priorities
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet business needs, including weekends, overnights, evenings, and call-in shifts
• Ability to maneuver on sales floor and stockroom; climb ladder, lift and carry up to 50 lbs

As an Operations Manager or Merchandising Manager you will provide oversight of store operations and/or merchandising, delivering excellent customer service. You will teach, coach, and develop associates to execute operational, service and merchandising processes focused on consistent execution and efficiency. You will be accountable for the overall results and success of all key performance measures with a primary goal of driving sales and profitability.

What You'll Do

• Ensure sound operational processes, including receiving and processing product, stockroom management and omni channel fulfillment
• Drive accuracy through completion of all required business directives such as merchandise disposition practices
• Maintain appropriate levels of product on the sales floor by planning and directing floor replenishment as necessary based on sell through and seasonal changes
• Lead efforts at point of sale and customer service departments to deliver speed of service transactions while creating a compelling customer experience
• Ensure that store merchandising standards follow visual merchandising direction, accomplishing product presentation; make decisions about and adaptations to merchandising direction based on the layout, adjacencies and needs of the store; ensure product is displayed in a manner which is clear and easy to understand and is compelling to the customer
• Maintain appropriate levels of product on the sales floor by planning and directing floor remerchandising and replenishment as necessary, based on sell through and seasonal changes
• Direct, teach and train associates to accurately execute all company merchandising direction to brand standards in a timely manner
• Lead execution of pricing activities in the store, ensure that price changes, sign changes and ticketing procedures are completed accurately and efficiently
• Support prevention of loss by educating associates, monitoring daily store activity, maintaining product protection standards, ensuring company policies are followed and partnering with Loss Prevention
• Manage the training processes for new hires, ensuring associates are skilled on process best practices, proper inventory procedures, productivity and merchandising standards, product knowledge and how to leverage Kohl's tools and resources

All manager roles at Kohl's are responsible for:

• Managing with integrity, honesty and fostering teamwork in an engaged and inclusive culture
• Exercising good judgment and discernment when making decisions; taking appropriate partners as needed
• Modeling, enforcing and providing direction and guidance to associates
• Demonstrating, coaching and developing a customer service mindset, including customer service techniques, anticipating customer needs and satisfactorily resolving issues
• Ensuring the store has strong operational standards, shortage mitigation, and merchandising presentation to include accurate pricing and proper signing
• Monitoring and adjusting resources as the business dictates to support customer needs and workload demands
• Assessing key performance indicators (KPIs) to make informed business decisions that drive overall store results
• Managing talent, including hiring, training, developing, and supervising
• Accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
• Training, monitoring and reinforcing company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
• Maintaining adherence to company safety policies and ensuring the safety of associates and customers
• Other responsibilities as assigned

What Skills You Have

• Required
  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Experience supervising teams or associates, including the responsibility for coaching to achieve daily goals and performance management
  • Great verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills to make quick decisions
  • Strong people management skills and ability to develop talent
  • Flexible availability, including days, nights, weekends and holidays
• Preferred
  • Experience working in a retail environment, preferably in a managerial position
  • College degree OR equivalent combination of education and 2 years experience in retail or similar industry