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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
- Shelf Stocker
- Sales Support Representative
- Sales Associate
- Retail Support Associate
- Retail Stocker
- 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 “Stock Associate”
- Stamp, attach, or change price tags on merchandise, referring to price list.
- Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.
- Design and set up advertising signs and displays of merchandise on shelves, counters, or tables to attract customers and promote sales.
- Itemize and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accept cash or charge card for purchases.
- 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.
- Pack customer purchases in bags or cartons.
- Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
- Receive, open, unpack and issue sales floor merchandise.
- Transport packages to customers' vehicles.
- Compare merchandise invoices to items actually received to ensure that shipments are correct.
- Requisition merchandise from supplier based on available space, merchandise on hand, customer demand, or advertised specials.
Related Technology & Tools
- Manual pallet jacks
- Stepladders
- Box cutters
- Warehouse dollies
- Double deckers
- Electric hoists
- Radio frequency RF scanner guns
- Barcode scanners
- Lifting belts
- Industrial forklifts
- Packing material compactors
- Electronic cash registers
- Power jacks
- Pricing guns
- Baling equipment
- Overhead workshop cranes
- Personal computers
- Computer laser printers
- Safety cutters
- Microsoft Access
- Work scheduling software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Ordering software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Windows
- Email software