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This role combines thoughtful customer engagement and product knowledge with the daily operational work that keeps a store running well.\nThe ideal candidate loves pets, loves to learn, and loves helping people. They connect easily with customers, make recommendations that genuinely fit the pet in front of them, and take pride in a clean, well-stocked, well-merchandised store. They are a team player who celebrates their own and other’s success and are eager to learn.\nKey Responsibilities\nWelcome, connect and engage with customers through the full shopping experience with thoughtful conversations and recommendations that meet their needs and the needs of their pet(s), from greeting to checkout to follow-up.\nChampion a customer-first culture across every customer interaction, ensuring grooming and retail customers receive a consistently excellent experience through our GOTHEART and WECARE grooming and retail service philosophies, driving personalized product and service recommendations, strong product and grooming knowledge, and lasting customer relationships that keeps pet parents coming back.\nAddress customer questions and concerns promptly and professionally, escalating when appropriate.\nPerform customer transactions at the point of sale accurately and completely including handling of cash and application of basic math.\nFollow all company procedures for deposits, cash handling, and end-of-shift reconciliation.\nLearn and maintain inventory, including receiving, stocking, rotating, cycle counting and facing of product on established cadence.\nEnsure the sales floor is adequately stocked and product is presented and merchandised to company standard including contributions made to creative product displays.\nExecute promotional strategies, merchandising directives, and signage updates as directed.\nMaintain store cleanliness throughout the shift.\nEager to learn and complete assigned training on time and apply it on the floor including product and service knowledge.\nAttend store and company meetings, some of which may be scheduled before or after store hours.\nSupport and celebrate the success of teammates.\nAid in the training and provide support to the Store Manager in the onboarding of new associates.\nSupport the execution and adoption of company policies and procedures as they are developed and updated, ensuring teams understand and follow the most current versions.\nSupport all operational needs and learn all systems related to all departments in your assigned store including services and self-wash in select stores.\nSchedule and Travel\nFull-time 30-40 hours per week, part-time up to 29 hours per week; days and hours vary within normal store operating hours, including before/after hours and weekends. The Store Associate works varied shifts on a rotational basis to interact with all team members regularly. Occasional travel to other locations, meetings, and events is expected.\nCompensation and Benefits\nPay range: [TBD per role]\nOpportunity to earn performance-based bonuses.\nComprehensive benefits package available for Full-Time team members, including health, dental, vision, and 401(k) with matching.\nGenerous employee discount.\nPaid Time Off for Full-Time team members.\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nEarthWise Pet provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 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