Retail Sales Associate

Job Overview Love food and enjoy sharing your experience with customers in sales? Join our dynamic retail team as a Retail Sales Associate, where your enthusiasm and customer-focused mindset will drive memorable shopping experiences. In this energetic role, you will engage with customers, showcase products through tastings, and provide expert guidance to help them find exactly what they need. Arome is a kitchen, spice, tea, olive oil and vinegar shop with locations in Hood River and Redmond, Oregon. The Retail Sales Associate works closely with store management to fulfill our mission and strive for established store goals such as annual sales and average ticket. The Associate assists with customer service, inventory management, online order processing, store cleanliness, and store opening and closing procedures. We are looking for part-time retail sales associates with availability to work year-round. If you love cooking and/or baking and want to share your passion with customers you have found the right job! Our mission is to provide a world of flavors to our customers through a variety of consciously sourced loose-leaf teas spices, herbs, salts, sugars, balsamic vinegar and olive oils. We strive to provide exception experiences to our customers by welcoming all customers and offering sampling of our core products. We also carry a uniquely curated selection of gourmet kitchen wares. We go to great lengths to find local products and provide all-natural ingredients. Our products are free of additives and preservatives, coloring, MSG and all spices, teas and oil/vinegar is gluten free. Qualifications & Experience

• 16 years of age or older
• Courteous, positive and professional
• Outgoing and excited to interact with the public
• Have a passion for cooking and/or baking
• Ability to work on feet and go up and down stairs for 100% of working time
• Ability to carry inventory up and down stairs
• Ability once training is complete to work alone in the store and complete opening and closing tasks without assistance.
• Can lift and/or carry up to 30lb unassisted, up and down stairs
• Previous sales experience in a retail environment
• Able to commit to work weekends (Fri-Sun) on a regular basis, including holiday weekends such as Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.
• Customer service background
• Basic computer skills; ability to be trained on using a Point of Sales System,
• Employment in job is subject to a satisfactory background check
• Food Handler's Card Preferred Qualifications & Experience
• Previous experience with ecommerce and inventory management
• Local knowledge of the Columbia Gorge Area Responsibilities The Associate will perform tasks under four main categories as listed below: Customer Service and Sales.

Communicate with customers in a courteous and professional manner to assist with product selection, resolve customer issues, operate the point of sale and execute returns. Floor Management. Straighten face displays, sweep and mop, clean bathroom, dust displays, clean windows and door, count register cash, keep sidewalk clear of snow and ice in winter. Inventory Management. Communicate when low and out of stock products are observed per inventory management system, receive incoming inventory, restock floor with products from storage area, notify Store Manager of special order requests from customers. Culinary Knowledge. Actively work on your culinary knowledge by trying new recipes and learning about our products and products our customers are searching for that we may not have. Participate in staff meeting potlucks by preparing a dish to share. Perform additional tasks as requested by Store Manager or Owner.

What we offer:

• Work environment where you can grow your culinary knowledge.
• Competitive pay
• Employee discount
• Le Creuset Sales Incentive Program
• Paid time off

Pay:

From $16.50 per hour

Benefits:

Employee discount Paid time off Application Question(s): Are you looking for year-round employment? (We do not typically hire seasonally) Please tell us what interests you about our Retail Sales Associate Position. Are you reliably able to work at least one weekend day per week (Saturday and Sunday), and holidays when needed (4th of july, memorial day)? Ability to

Commute:

Hood River, OR 97031 (Required)

Work Location:

In person