Retail Associate

Are you passionate about providing exceptional customer service? Are you driven to set and exceed high sales goals? Then we want you! As our Retail Associate, you will be a fountain of knowledge for our guests as they browse our spacious locations. With your friendly, helpful demeanor, you will help our team create the best USC experience for each guest that comes through our doors. We will depend on you to help us set, and surpass, all of the sales goals that meet our growing needs. Join us today!

• Provide customer service to students, faculty, staff and external customers. Meet customer needs, offer options, resolve problems and follows up with customers. Ensure full customer satisfaction without unnecessarily referring customer to other staff members. Maintain friendly, helpful demeanor.

• Provide professional, knowledgeable, courteous customer service. Assist customers in locating merchandise, take special orders, answer questions, perform gift wrapping and/or other special services, communicates policies on returns and exchanges. Monitor for shoplifting. Resolve customer complaints and processes merchandise returns, refunds or exchanges.

• Perform all cashiering functions in accordance with department and university cash handling policies and procedures. Check price tags for alterations. Protect department against monetary losses by requiring appropriate identification for check cashing. Use appropriate verification procedures for credit card purchases.

• Keep sales floor neat, clean and fully-stocked. Shelve new stock, inform buyers of fast- and slow-selling stock, maintain thorough knowledge of inventory. Ensure merchandise is attractively displayed. Maintain cashiering desk/areas in a clean, organized fashion. Keeps cashiering area well-stocked with necessary supplies, such as shopping bags, credit card drafts, etc.

• Assist with answering incoming calls and directing them to the appropriate person or department.

• Make tags for damaged merchandise, delivers daily to designated area. Return misplaced merchandise to correct department daily.

• Comply with all university and department policies and procedures.

• In the absence of department manager, supervise student workers and/or Retail Associate Trainees. Assist department manager in training new staff

• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. The university reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

• This role will require travel within Southern California. Must be willing to drive.***

• Minimum Education: High school or equivalent

• Minimum Experience: 6 - 12 months

• Minimum Field of Expertise: Retail Sales

• Valid CA driver's license required. Position will participate in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Pull Notice System. A copy of DMV record will be required as a final condition of employment. For more information please visit the policy website.

• In addition, the successful candidate must also demonstrate, through ideas, words and actions, a strong commitment to USC’s Unifying Values.

We pride ourselves in creating the BEST USC EXPERIENCE, and that begins with our employees! We offer a wide variety of benefits and programs that support our staff and their families. For more information please visit https://employees.usc.edu/benefits-perks.

This support advocates work-life balance and employee well-being. As members of the Trojan family, employees are connected by the traditions and history that make us proud to be Trojans!

The work culture thrives on mutual respect, trust, and synergy amongst all of its members.

USC has great minds that transform the world with their talents and research. Will you be one? Join us!

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The hourly rate for this position is $20.00. When determining an offer, the University of Southern California considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills, internal peer alignment, applicable laws, contractual requirements, grant funding, and market conditions.

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