Seasonal Retail Receiving Associate (Part Time)

Come join the team that is reinventing home! Wayfair is hiring an Ops & Visual Associate for our returns Outlet retail store located in San Marcos Tanger Outlets! If you are looking for rapid growth, constant learning and dynamic challenges, Wayfair’s Outlet store might be the future home for your career. While this is a temporary position, we may offer opportunities to individuals who demonstrate a positive attitude and a strong work ethic, upholding Wayfair standards at all times.

Pay starts at $16/hr

Working Hours:

At Wayfair and our family of brands, we strive to provide our employees with a work schedule that protects their work/life balance and takes their scheduling preferences into consideration. Please understand due to the nature of the retail industry, your shift schedule will vary. However, we will work to provide you with your schedule a minimum of 2 weeks in advance, and you will have the opportunity to trade with teammates as needed.

As a part-time associate you must be available to work a minimum of 12 hours/week including up to 4 hours before opening on receiving days. 

Our store hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00AM - 9:00PM, and Sundays 10:00AM - 7:00PM. Employee shifts may include an hour before or after store hours and up to 4 hours before opening on receiving days.

Benefits:

• Access to Stride Health, an independent, third-party platform which can recommend the best
  health plan for your needs at the lowest possible price
• 401k match up to 4%
• Referral Program: Reward for referring someone to work at
  Wayfair (from $100 to $3,000 depending on the role)
• Wayfair Employee Discount: Get a discount off of
  Wayfair’s own consumer goods!
• Perks & Discounts: As a Wayfairian, you have exclusive
  access to thousands of perks & discounts through
  BenefitHub! Get deals on entertainment, travel, pet
  insurance, and so much more
• PayActiv: Seasonal employees can get flexible access to
  your pay before payday, available on your mobile too.

What you’ll do:

• As an authentic brand ambassador for the Wayfair family, lead and create a best in class customer experience by connecting them with the world's biggest and best home online assortment brought to life in our stores.
• Manage and monitor stock levels, merchandise adjacencies,  presentations, signing, and assortment in all departments to ensure the sales-floor is adequately stocked. Maintain visual standards required by Wayfair and Tanger Outlets.
• Support customer fulfillment across all channels leveraging all services including (order pick up, incoming inventory).
• Maintaining visual standards, replenishment, safety and backroom standards.
• Participate in all operational aspects of the store including but not limited to: processing new products, floor sets, replenishment, substitutions and general upkeep of the store
• Exemplify a positive and professional attitude on a daily basis with customers and your team members.
• Bring a willingness to share innovative ideas and solutions to continuously improve team operations.
• Engage in a high energy, focused and dynamic work environment where there can be rapid changes in products, promotions, offerings and operations.
• Assist with furniture delivery to customer's vehicles

Criteria:

• 1+ years of stock receiving required, retail and/or customer service experience preferred
• Positive attitude and passion for great customer service 
• Strong organization, self-motivation, communication and relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment.
• Proficiency in Google and Microsoft Office applications preferred.
• All employees will be expected to represent the brand through polished communication, personal appearance and professionalism.

Essential Functions:

• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Excellent active listening skills.
• Positive, professional attitude and demonstrated enthusiasm for supporting customers
• Technical acumen to learn necessary software (google and microsoft office) to manage inventory and price items 
• Ability to process information and merchandise through a computer system and POS register system.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; regularly climb or balance; and frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be comfortable repeatedly lifting up to 75 pounds unassisted and maneuvering product 150+ pounds unassisted or via team lift.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Employment/promotion to this role will be contingent on successful completion of a background check.