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Hortons Ace Hardware Sales Associate

La Grange, Illinois Retail

Hortons Ace Hardware is looking for friendly, motivated Sales Associates to join our team. If you enjoy helping people, solving problems, and being part of a community-focused business, we’d love to meet you. At Ace, we’re more than a hardware store—we’re neighbors helping neighbors.

Our Sales Associates don’t just sell products—they help customers solve problems. In this role, you’ll assist customers throughout the store while supporting daily store operations including stocking, merchandising, and maintaining a clean and organized environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Customer Service

  • Greet customers warmly and assist them throughout the store
  • Help customers find solutions for home improvement and hardware projects
  • Deliver personalized service with the goal of “Amazing Every Customer, Every Time”
  • Maintain strong knowledge of store products and layout
  • Handle customer questions and escalate concerns to management when needed
  • Answer store phones and pages promptly and courteously

Store Operations

  • Receive, check in, and stock merchandise
  • Maintain organized shelves, displays, and back stock areas
  • Assist with merchandising, seasonal resets, and promotional displays
  • Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized sales floor and stockroom
  • Ensure signage and pricing are accurate
  • Participate in team meetings and support store initiatives

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED preferred
  • Retail, hardware, or trade experience helpful but not required
  • Friendly, outgoing personality and strong communication skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
  • Willingness to learn about hardware products and home improvement solutions
  • Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
  • Ability to lift and carry merchandise up to 50 lbs

What We Offer

  • Full-time and part-time positions available
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Supportive, team-oriented work environment
  • Opportunity to learn valuable home improvement and hardware knowledge
  • Be part of a long-standing local business serving the community

Company Introduction

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.

Life at Ace

Find out how we’ve created a one-of-a-kind, passionate and helpful workplace that puts our people first.

Notice to Applicant about this Employer: You are applying for a job with an independently owned and operated cooperative member of Ace Hardware Corporation, who owns and operates this Ace Hardware retail store location. Ace Hardware Corporation is not the employer for this position. The independent store owner alone is responsible for and independently makes all decisions concerning employment related matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Ace Hardware Corporation will not receive a copy of any applications submitted for this position, does not control interviews and/or hiring decisions, and has no control over or responsibility for the employment policies and practices of the independent store owner. If hired, the independent store owner will be your only employer. The Ace Hardware trademarks, logos and designs are owned by Ace Hardware Corporation and used by independent store owners under a license from Ace Hardware Corporation.

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