Retail Sales Associate - Seasonal Nov thru May

Retail Sales Associate

Are you a foodie? Do you enjoy food and cooking? Do you appreciate fine teas, gourmet spice blends, sugars, and salts? Are you creative in the kitchen? Come work in an environment where it is all about food!

Part-time, seasonal Retail Sales Associate is wanted immediately for The Spice & Tea Exchange, a specialty retail shop that sells spices, herbs, teas, spice blends, rubs, and related products. Come work with us in a fun, creative, and supportive environment!

Benefits and perks include:

• Enjoyable work environment
• Employee discounts
• Competitive compensation

Responsibilities may include:

• Ensuring each guest receives stellar customer service and is welcomed into the store and greeted with our trademarked opening lines
• Utilizing trademarked follow-up lines with guests
• Maintaining inventory levels throughout the store, e.g. on shelves, counters, and tables, in containers with merchandise and product while assessing store inventory levels; notifying management of low inventory levels
• Pricing merchandise with labels, SKUs, prices, and locations
• Blending and packaging product as necessary and where applicable
• Obtaining merchandise requested by the customer, fielding customer questions concerning location, product information, price and uses for products while establishing rapport with customers to ensure their return and/or word of-mouth advertising
• Maintaining solid, accurate, and current product knowledge to adequately promote the product by reading applicable publications and attending necessary training activities
• Complying with operating standards and procedures pertaining to the daily operation of the store
• Assessing and notifying management of low product inventory levels
• Helping maintain store appearance by contributing towards daily chores

Preferred skills include:

• Proven customer focus with stellar customer service
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to utilize simple math skills in measuring ingredients, reading a scale, and following recipes

Compensation: $15.00 per hour

The Spice & Tea Exchange was founded in 2008, by a group of talented individuals with a passion for life and food. What started as a small shop in St. Augustine, Florida, has quickly grown into a nation-wide franchise powered by flavor, passionate franchise owners, and a desire to bring flavorful ingredients to your kitchen. Our franchise owners are the #1 REASON for what we do, and our team is a close-knit family you'd enjoy sitting with around the dinner table.

"Creating & sharing the experience of a more flavorful life," is the mission and cornerstone of our business, in which we strive to provide guests with quality products and flavorful memories. We offer a high-quality, diverse assortment of products in a sensory shopping experience. One step into our shops will kick your senses into high-gear as you open the jars and smell, explore recipes, and speak with our knowledgeable staff about your culinary interests.

At The Spice & Tea Exchange we are committed to our mission. If you have a desire to inspire coworkers and customers, we may have a place for you at the table!