Will “Retail Stocker” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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Job Description
Receive, store, and issue sales floor merchandise. Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with merchandise and arrange merchandise displays to attract customers. May periodically take physical count of stock or check and mark merchandise.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-5081.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Stock Clerks, Sales Floor”.
Also Known As…
- Stock Clerks, Sales Floor
- Store Clerk
- Stocker
- Stock Clerk
- Sales Support Specialist
- Night Stocker
- Grocery Clerk
- Dairy Clerk
- Clerk
- Checker/Stocker
- Checker Stocker
- Storekeeper Helper
- Store Stocker
- Store Stock Help
- Store Hand
- Store Associate
- Stockman
- Stockkeeper
- Stock Worker
- Stock Associate
- Shelf Stocker
- Sales Support Representative
- Sales Associate
- Retail Support Associate
- Reset Merchandiser
- Replenishment Associate
- Receiver
- Produce Clerk
- Produce Associate
- Operations Specialist
- Night Filler
- Merchandise Stocker
- Merchandise Handler
- Merchandise Flow Team Member
- Merchandise Coordinator
- Logistics Associate
- Inventory Technician
- Inventory Taker
- Inventory Controller
- Inventory Control Specialist
- Grocery Store Clerk
- Grocery Stocker
- Grocery Clerk, Stocking
- Grocery Associate
- Deli/Bakery Associate
- Building Materials Sales Attendant
Tasks for “Retail Stocker”
- Pack customer purchases in bags or cartons.
- Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.
- Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.
- Itemize and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accept cash or charge card for purchases.
- Design and set up advertising signs and displays of merchandise on shelves, counters, or tables to attract customers and promote sales.
- Receive, open, unpack and issue sales floor merchandise.
- Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
- Transport packages to customers' vehicles.
- Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.
- Requisition merchandise from supplier based on available space, merchandise on hand, customer demand, or advertised specials.
- Compare merchandise invoices to items actually received to ensure that shipments are correct.
- Stamp, attach, or change price tags on merchandise, referring to price list.
Related Technology & Tools
- Safety cutters
- Warehouse dollies
- Stepladders
- Box cutters
- Industrial forklifts
- Power jacks
- Lifting belts
- Packing material compactors
- Electronic cash registers
- Pricing guns
- Overhead workshop cranes
- Computer laser printers
- Baling equipment
- Double deckers
- Barcode scanners
- Personal computers
- Radio frequency RF scanner guns
- Electric hoists
- Manual pallet jacks
- Ordering software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Data entry software
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Windows
- Work scheduling software
- Microsoft Access