Bilingual Customer Service Specialist (Spanish)

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Zachary (LA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company Store #707680 in Zachary, LA is hiring a Customer Service Specialist as a full-time role with starting pay of $17.50 per hour. This position focuses on serving wholesale and retail customers, answering questions about products, and recommending solutions.

You will resolve customer concerns, maintain product knowledge, and help the store meet sales goals while delivering high-quality service.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older and legally eligible to work.
• Ability to read/write/communicate in English; Spanish proficiency required.
• Lift up to 50 lbs frequently, up to 70 lbs occasionally; capable of physical tasks.
• Availability for evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through sales service.
• Assist customers in person and by phone, determine needs, present products and services.
• Build productive trust relationships with wholesale and retail customers.
• Process sales transactions accurately and in line with policies.
• Follow and achieve sales goals on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
• Maintain accurate work orders and inventories; stock shelves and displays.
• Tint and mix products as needed to customer specifications.
• Assist with deliveries and loading/unloading as required.
• Maintain in-stock and presentable condition in assigned areas.
• Remain knowledgeable on products offered and discuss options.
• Comply with inventory control procedures; suggest sales improvements.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

The individual selected for this role will be expected to work at Store #707680,
located at: 20012 Old Scenic Hwy., Zachary, LA 70791.
This is a Full-time position.
The starting pay for this role is: $17.50 an hour.

Customer Service Specialists work closely with wholesale and retail customers to determine their needs, answer their questions about Sherwin-Williams products, and recommend the right solutions. Customer Service Specialists are also expected to promptly resolve any customer concerns and ensure maximum client satisfaction as well as stay up-to-date with product features and maintain the high quality and visual standards of the products and store. Customer Service Specialists are tasked with achieving excellent customer service, while consistently meeting the store's sales goals.

Job duties involve contact with customers, which may include minors; and access to cash and other payment methods, electronic equipment, personal information, store merchandise and other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's customers, staff, employees, vendors, contractors, and the general public.

• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service
• Assist customers in person and over the phone by determining needs and presenting appropriate products and services
• Build productive trust relationships with wholesale and retail customers
• Process sales transactions accurately and consistent with policies and procedures
• Follow and achieve sales goals on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis
• Maintain precise work order files and formulas
• Pull appropriate products from the sales floor or warehouse
• Tint and mix products, as needed, to customer specifications
• Stock shelves and set up displays
• Clean store equipment
• Load/unload delivery trucks
• Assist in making deliveries, as needed
• Maintain in-stock and presentable condition assigned areas
• Remain knowledgeable on products offered and discuss available options
• Comply with inventory control procedures
• Suggest ways to improve sales

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
• Must be able to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in English
• Must be ableto read, write, comprehend, and communicate in Spanish
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 70 lbs. on occasion
• Must be willing to work all scheduled hours, which may include evenings and weekends, with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have a valid, unrestricted Driver's License
• Have at least a High School diploma or GED
• Have at least one (1) year of experience working in a delivery, retail, or customer service position
• Have previous work experience selling paint and paint-related products
• Have previous work experience operating tinting and mixing equipment

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