Floating Pricing Assistant

Location: OCS, Inc. (Unclaimed Baggage): Operations
Position: Floating Pricing Assistant
Pay Grade: 3

Basic Function: Main focus is to support non-Apparel Pricers by loading, tagging, and dispersing priced product to correct sales channels, as well as sorting and/or cleaning product for Pricers. Secondary function is to assist Apparel Distribution.

General Responsibilities:
  • Non-Apparel Distribution
  • Can include, but is not limited to the following categories from both Baggage and Cargo Loads: Books, General Merchandise, Electronics, Shoes, Accessories
  • Assist Pricer on loading table.
  • Clean or sort product while loading the table, paying special attention to Quality.
  • Tag, inspect, and check all product processed by price.
  • Put security tags on items priced $20.00 and up.
  • After tagging, separate all product and distribute to proper bins for the Sales floor, to High Value, to backstock, or to other Sales Channels.
  • Assist Pricer by grab-bagging items.
  • Assist Pricer in Backstocking items as needed.
  • Pre-sort miscellaneous General Merchandise
  • Check thoroughly for drugs, content, and quality
  • Remove any plastic wrapping
  • Repackage product as needed.
  • Communicate respectfully with all Pricers on any mistakes found.
  • Maintain knowledge of current vendor load.

Apparel Distribution:
  • Tag, inspect, and check all garments processed by size and price.
  • Put security tags on items priced $20.00 and up ($50.00 and up for coats).
  • After tagging, separate and hang all clothing on correct racks for sales floor, eComm, backstock, Jennifer Racks, or high value.
  • After tagging, separate items on the rack by size.
  • Communicate respectfully with Apparel Pricers on any mistakes found on racks.
  • Maintain knowledge of current vendor load.

Basic Data Entry:
  • Utilize Data Entry Program to enter data for basic items with price points pre-determined by management (Bulk Cargo items, or grab-bagged items with set price points).
Sit-Down Work:
  • Help clean and sort items from Baggage Openers as needed.
    • Clean and sort eyewear and sunglasses; grab-bag readers as necessary.
    • Remove keys and keyfobs from keychains; send fobs and individual keychains to Pricing; bin generic keychains.
    • Follow SOP to sort personal documents that contain banking, social security, or other sensitive information.
    • Sort Jewelry and send to Jewelry Processing; log loads on a sheet.
    • Separate sellable and non-sellable DVDs; clean and send sellables to Pricing.
    • Separate electronics cords and earbuds; wrap neatly.
    • Remove photos from photo albums and discard photos.
  • Quality Control- Be able to determine what needs to be priced or sent to other avenues
  • Keep work area clean and organized using LEAN and 5S standards
  • Other duties assigned by management
Physical Requirements:
  • Must be able to stand or sit for long periods of time
  • Must be able to lift light to moderately weighted items
  • Repetitive hand/wrist motion required
Educational Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Scheduled Hours:
  • 40 hour week, 6:00am – 2:30pm Mon-Fri with mandatory overtime as needed
  • Mandatory Days include: Fridays preceding Labor Day, Memorial Day, and Winter Event; Saturday before Thanksgiving; business day before Fourth of July.
  • Will be required to work one holiday a year on the Retail Sales Floor
Reporting Relationship: Reports directly to Pricing Supervisor

Equal Opportunity Employer

ABOUT UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE:
Unclaimed Baggage is the nation’s only buyer and repurposer of lost luggage, offering a second life to a treasure trove of goods that airlines and other travel/hospitality companies have been unable to reunite with their former owners. It’s 50,000 square foot brick-and-mortar retail store in Scottsboro, Alabama draws over a million visitors a year from all 50 states and around the world. Besides clothing, jewelry, footwear, electronics, eyewear and sporting goods, shoppers might find anything from a kimono to a shrunken head, vintage collectibles or a zebra skin, complete with ears and tail. This one-of-a-kind business has attracted media attention for decades in outlets ranging from The Today Show, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, The New York Times, BuzzFeed, Discovery Channel and more for its ever-changing array of unique items from around the world, all sold at incredible value. The company also runs a philanthropic foundation called Reclaimed for Good, providing worldwide charities with millions of dollars’ worth of items like unsellable medical supplies and equipment, clothing, and eyeglasses. In 2020, this family-owned business celebrated its 50th anniversary and successfully launched its first online store. Within days of it’s launch, welcomed over a million visitors to it’s site, shopping from every state in the country. Top 10 states by e-commerce customer range from coast to coast every week, showing the strength of this unique brand. Learn about Unclaimed Baggage at or connect online through Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

OUR CULTURE
Our Mission is to: “Redeem the lost, unclaimed, and rejected for the glory of God.”
We have the stability of our 50+ year history, combined with a highly entrepreneurial mindset, constantly changing and improving for growth. Our principles are rooted in a distinctly Judeo-Christian worldview. We are not perfect and do not always get it right, but we genuinely seek to honor God in all we do.

Our Values in Action are:
Integrity: Do the right thing
Excellence: Always reach for better
Humility: Listen and learn
Service: Help others win
Teamwork: Grow stronger together
Gratitude: Choose to be thankful
Entrepreneurship: Make it happen

The duties, responsibilities and requirements presented in this job description should not be construed as an exhaustive list of roles or responsibilities.
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