CAREERS
Part-Time Sales Associate
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We are looking for someone who is adaptable, great at problem solving, and excited about the opportunity to help us develop our store, brand, and culture.
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What You’ll Do
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Provide a welcoming, friendly, and helpful experience for all customers
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Efficiently operate our refill station and complete customer transactions
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Become an expert on low waste methods and our products
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Maintain a fully-stocked, clean, organized storefront and storage room
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Uphold our commitment to sustainability in all store operations
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Keep our digital inventory databases updated
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Help us reach and engage the community
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Help promote the business on social media
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Run our table at a market in the area
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Other duties as assigned. We are a small family business, and all employees will need to help out in all areas. You’ll need to be willing and able to occasionally handle everything from managing a busy shop full of varied customer requests by yourself, to cleaning the bathrooms, to creating product displays or social media posts, to spending an entire day running a table at a market in Raleigh or organizing the stock room, etc.
What We Need
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Positive mindset and enthusiastic approach to your work
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Self-motivated and proactive problem solver
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Familiarity with low-waste lifestyle and products
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Ability to communicate clearly with customers and associates in person and via e-mail & telephone
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Availability to consistently work for at least some portion of each day from Tuesday-Saturday
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Adaptable to changing and varied needs of a small business
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Able to lift 35 lbs
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Must be at least 18 years old
What We Value
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Sincere interest in long term growth with the company
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Experience in retail or other directly related field
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Passion for sustainability and long-term experience with low-waste methods and products
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Crafty and artistic enough to create signage and displays in the store from leftover packaging
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Comfortability with social media
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Skill with spreadsheets
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Experience and comfort with online databases or web design
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Spanish language skills
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Access to a vehicle
Why You’ll Love It
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Potential to grow into larger leadership role
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Consistent hours with flexibility when needed
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Help us shape direction of the business
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Help your community reduce waste
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Open at 10am, closed by 6pm
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Closed on Sundays, Mondays, and Holidays
Position Type
Part Time
$16.00 per hour
Likely around 20 hrs per week to start. Amount of weekly hours is negotiable.
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How To Apply
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EMAIL: hello@mindfulmerchantnc.com
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SUBJECT LINE: "Sales Associate - your name"
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COVER LETTER: Let us know a little about yourself, why you want to work at Mindful Merchant, and why you’d be a good fit for the role! Please attach this as a separate document to the email or insert a google doc link.
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RESUME: Please include your resume in the same file or link as the cover letter.
