Retail Associate

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Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off‑price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high‑quality brands and on‑trend merchandise at extraordinary savings, all while providing a fun and exciting treasure‑hunt experience.

• Success – Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth – We develop industry‑leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork – We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community – We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA; we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2023 revenues of $20.4 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring our customers have a positive shopping experience. The Associate makes eye contact, smiles, and greets all customers in a courteous and friendly manner, treats fellow Associates with respect, efficiently follows all company best practice standards as outlined in all work centers, maintains a clean work area at all times, and ensures proper merchandise presentation.

The Retail Associate is expected to be engaged in these tasks as assigned during all working hours and will be expected to perform a range of functions in all areas of the store as business needs require. The Associate may be requested to perform additional tasks in specific situations, if performance of these tasks will help achieve our customer service and operational goals.

• Understand that safety is the number one priority and practice safe behaviors in everything they do.
• Maintain a high level of awareness on the sales floor to create a safe and secure shopping environment for everyone, keep egress clear, and immediately correct or report any unsafe conditions or practices to Store Leadership.
• Treat all customers and Associates with respect and courtesy; be friendly and professional at all times and recognize fellow Associates using our recognition programs.
• Assist customers in any way necessary – be register‑trained, assist customers with merchandise, and answer questions politely and knowledgeably. Greet all customers by making eye contact, smiling, and saying "hello" throughout the store and saying "thank you" with every register transaction.
• Provide prompt and efficient responses to customers at all times; respond to customer service calls immediately and handle all customer issues in a courteous and helpful way, calling a member of Store Leadership when needed.
• Represent and support the company brand at all times.
• Perform cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, dusting, wiping counters and mirrors, replenishing restroom supplies, and disinfecting high‑touch areas to help maintain merchandise, customer and team areas.
• Maintain a professional appearance and adhere to the company’s dress code at all times.
• Perform daily assigned sizing and recovery per company best practice to ensure a neat, clean and organized store that is well‑maintained and efficiently merchandised to standards.
• Expedite newly received merchandise receipts to the sales floor with a sense of urgency, merchandising all items per company best practice to the monthly presentation guidelines and maintaining merchandise/brand name familiarity within departments to assist customers.
• Understand the Loss Prevention Awareness program, the Shortage Highway, the Store Protection Specialist (SPS) position (where applicable), and merchandise protection standards.
• Demonstrate…