Thrift Store Material/ Donations Manager

This position oversee the donation process, from picking up the items, receiving, and sorting, assisting with pricing and ensuring a steady flow of high-quality inventory. This support our efforts to provide our clients with high quality furnishings and household goods for their new homes.

Responsible To: Thrift store Manager

Hours: Monday-Friday, most Saturdays required Part Time: Salaried (25 hrs/wk)

Responsibilities

• Commit to Project Safe’s mission and values, consistently modeling them as a collaborator and incorporating those values into work
• Represent Project Safe well to the community, customers and partner agencies
• Promote an environment where ideas for improving profits or customer relations is encouraged
• Communicate regularly with the Store Manager regarding the needs of the stores
• Field, schedule and fulfill donation pickup requests, acting as primary contact and laborer in conjunction with store manager to maintain the flow of goods throughout the stores
• Lead training volunteers and/or interns to help with pickups
• Assess donated items for value/ pricing; alert Project Safe staff of available desired items necessary for clients
• Execute dump run as necessary to clear stores of unwanted/unsellable items
• Assist PSI clients/ customers/ staff/ donors with loading and unloading of furniture 
• Deliver hard to recycle materials to ACCs CHarM (light bulbs, batteries, hazardous waste, hardcover books)
• Assist with monthly Atlanta Recycling Company textile pickups
• Manage in-store recycling and garbage removal and items left on sidewalk at both locations
• Maintain fuel/ fluids and regular maintenance for store pickup vehicle 

Assist with

• Provide support of PSI thrift store being open during scheduled hours when needed
• Ensure that cash registers are balanced and that errors are kept to a minimum 
• Receive donations at store, ensure that donors have receipts and that donations are sorted and priced for sale
• Support the practice of clients with vouchers receiving items at no cost
• Answer business line, make referrals, and plan weekday in-kind donation pickups

Qualifications

• Ability to lift/ maneuver 75 lbs safely, stand for long periods, and be physically active 
• Ability to assess conditions of donated good across for valuation and pricing 
• Knowledge of recycling protocol & guidelines and hard-to-recycle/ specialty items
• Ability to maintain cordial, professional relationships with donors, including timely follow-up to all donations requests, as well as interns, volunteers and other staff
• Ability to work independently
• Exemplary customer service and good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work on Saturdays and possible weekend off-site events as necessary 
• Clean and safe driving history