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Read orders to ascertain catalog numbers, sizes, colors, and quantities of merchandise.
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Requisition merchandise from supplier, based on available space, merchandise on hand, customer demand, or advertised specials.
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Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.
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Pack customer purchases in bags or cartons.
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Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location, based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.
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Operate equipment such as forklifts.
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Receive, unload, open, unpack, or issue sales floor merchandise.
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Transport packages to customers' vehicles.
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Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.
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Design and set up advertising signs and displays of merchandise on shelves, counters, or tables to attract customers and promote sales.
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Itemize and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accept cash or charge card for purchases.
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Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
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Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
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Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.
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Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
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Complete order receipts.
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Keep records on the use or damage of stock or stock-handling equipment.
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Stamp, attach, or change price tags on merchandise, referring to price list.
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Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
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Dispose of damaged or defective items, or return them to vendors.
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Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.
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Compare merchandise invoices to items actually received to ensure that shipments are correct.
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Keep records of out-going orders.
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Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.
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Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
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Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.
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Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
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Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.
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Compute prices of items or groups of items.
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Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves.