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Assistant Manager, Discovery Shop

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Los Altos, CA, United States
Full-time

At the American Cancer Society, saving lives is our mission. We achieve our mission by drawing on our humanity. Humanity made up of courage, determination, innovation, passion, empathy, and caring. These are the values that give us the advantage over cancer. Our work is important. And so are the people doing it. The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our singular mission: to end the pain and suffering of cancer. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled. We value our employees and nearly 2 million volunteers around the globe that have stood with us through the years, and we will not rest until the fight is won. And that day is drawing nearer.

To support the Discovery Shop Manager through focused task organization and implementation support of day to day operations.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Constituent Relationship Management:

  • Service all customers through welcome greetings, merchandise sales, casheiring, merchandise bagging and carry-out assistance to customers' vehicle.  Service all donors through receiving donations, carry-in assistance from donors' vehicle, placing donations in designated areas,  providing donation receipt and processing receipt with donation . Service  all volunteers through internal operational support. Complete Extended Hours Log on a weekly basis, sending original with support documentation, to Discovery Shop Headquarters, the first of each week.
  • Store opening and closing procedures including cash register drawer counts and end of day income reporting. Maintain opening, onging and end of day appearance of salesfloor, including dressing room cleanout, dusting, vacuuming, straightening racks and fixtures, and  refreshing depleted displays.
  • Process donations; including sorting, steaming, pricing and placing merchandise on sales floor.
  • When appropriate, act on behalf of the Shop Manager in reinforcing policies and procedures as well as making minor decisions regarding merchandise pricing questions and merchandise related customer issues
Educational Background: 
High School graduate or equivalent.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Retail experience working with customers, sales, cashiering and merchandising.
  • Retail experience working with customers, sales, cashiering and merchandising.
  • Experience working with apparel, furniture, collectibles and home decor.   Great people skills working with diverse populations.Excellent communication and customer relations skills.  
  • Comfortable with multi tasking responsibilities while remaining focused, productive and calm.  Team player, willing to do what is necessary to get the job done.
Additional Information: 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Organization Info

American Cancer Society

Overview
Headquarters: 
Atlanta, GA, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1913
About Us
Mission: 

Together with our millions of supporters, the American Cancer Society (ACS) saves lives and creates a world with less cancer and more birthdays by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back.

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem.

You can connect with us through LinkedIn groups: American Cancer Society Supporter, American Cancer Society Relay For Life, or American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Sep 24 2017
Active Until: 
Oct 24 2017
Hiring Organization: 
American Cancer Society
industry: 
Nonprofit