Cashier

Cashier

Obtains payment for merchandise by accurately itemizing and totaling customer purchasers and will process and display inventory on the sales floor. The team member is responsible for performing assigned duties and works within the framework of Goodwill Houston's mission and all policies and procedures. To ensure the efficient and cost-effective operation and stewardship of Goodwill Houston to maximize profitability to enhance our mission.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Provide excellent customer service always.
• Greet each customer and assist with basic questions about store operations and merchandise.
• Assist customers with finding desired items, as well as loading and unloading merchandise as needed.
• Responsible for merchandising of all products by maximizing presentation and floor layout.
• Place all hard and soft goods inventory from racks and carts to the sales floor in a timely manner.
• Ensure store recovery is accomplished by maintaining merchandising standards.
• Complete the 5-minute drill for the assigned area.
• Retrieve shopping carts from the parking lot or surrounding areas.
• Perform necessary housekeeping janitorial work for all sales floor areas including dressing rooms and bathrooms, keeping them free of dust, dirt, merchandise, trash, and clutter.
• Assist with the security and safety of Goodwill Houston team members and property.
• Must report all work incidents and injuries immediately.
• Operate electronic cash register, credit card devices, and/or electronic Point of Sales (POS) payment management system.
• Remove hangers from cash wrap when needed and maintain an organized cash wrap area.
• Must meet production standards and ensure that all products are consistently being rotated on the sales floor.
• Notify management of low or overstocked merchandise.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Additional responsibilities:

• Demonstrate professionalism and present a friendly, cooperative attitude.
• Ability to multi-task, make quick decisions, adapt to change, and work in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment.
• Adheres to all Goodwill Houston policies & procedures, loss prevention & safety regulations, and Goodwill Houston guiding principles.
• Must be punctual and have dependable attendance and maintain an appropriate appearance.
• Must conduct work in a safe manner; maintain good housekeeping standards, have all aisles and pathways to fire exits clear and free from clutter, and keep work areas neat and clean.
• Adheres to local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

Minimum qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to perform basic math functions, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to communicate and interact well with a variety of personality types.
• Retail sales experience is preferred.
• Must have reliable transportation.

Key performance indicators (KPI):

1. Budget sales vs. actual sales
2. Individual average transactions
3. Change round-up as a % of transactions (>30% and higher than the previous year)
4. Work integrity: follows established procedures and processes donations timely with a sense of urgency
5. Quality of work: attitude, sense of urgency, productivity, individual safety performance, etc.
6. Timely Goodwill Houston LMS completion (training, etc.)
7. Safety culture: zero (0) accidents or near misses
8. Attendance: work schedule as assigned, notify leadership as needed, and no reoccurring issues.
9. Image: personal image, keeps work area/location clean, safe, and organized with no donor creep.
10. Customer ambassador program (CAP): receiving surveys (getting customers to participate) and favorable feedback.

Physical requirements/work environment:

The ability to stand, twist, bend, squat, reach, kneel, push, and pull. Able to lift, up to, 40 lbs. and occasionally lift/move items, up to, 100 lbs. (e.g., large bags of donations, televisions, furniture, etc.) Must be able to stand for extended periods of time. An indoor work environment with occasional exposure to outside temperatures. The noise level in the normal work environment is usually moderate.