Customer Service Associate - Temporary

Walgreens; Southington (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in retail is seeking a Customer Service Associate to engage customers, provide efficient service, and assist with various operational tasks. The role requires excellent communication skills and a commitment to delivering a positive customer experience. Flexibility in scheduling is essential, as the position may include evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Willingness to work flexible schedules, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Engages customers by greeting them and offering assistance.
• Registers customer purchases and processes returns as needed.
• Maintains working knowledge of store systems and equipment.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Job description

Customer Experience

• Engages customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.
• Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.).

Operations

• Provides customers with courteous, friendly, fast, and efficient service.
• Recommends items for sale to customers and suggests trade-up or companion items.
• Registers customer purchases on the assigned cash register, collects cash, and distributes change as requested; processes voids, returns, rain checks, refunds, and exchanges as needed.
• Keeps counters and shelves clean and well merchandised, takes inventory, and maintains records. Checks in and prices merchandise as required or as directed by the store manager or shift leader.
• Implements company asset protection procedures to identify and minimize profit loss.
• Ensures compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products (e.g., alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).
• Constructs and maintains displays, including promotional, seasonal, super structures, and sale merchandise. Completes resets and revisions as directed.
• Assists with separation of food items (e.g., raw foods from pre-cooked) and product placement as specified by policies/procedures (e.g., raw and frozen meats on bottom shelves). For consumable items, assists in stock rotation, using the first in, first out method, and restock outs.
• Maintains working knowledge of store systems and equipment.
• Provides customer service in the photo area, including digital passport photo service, poster print, and creative machine, as well as suggestive selling of promotional photo products.
• Assumes web pick-up responsibilities (monitors orders in Picture Care Plus, fills orders, and delivers orders to customers as they arrive at the store).
• Assists with exterior and interior maintenance by ensuring the store remains clean, neat, and orderly.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures; maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.
• Completes special assignments and other tasks as assigned.

Training & Personal Development

• Attends training sessions and completes PPLs as requested by the manager or as assigned by corporate.

Additional requirements:

• Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English (except in Puerto Rico).
• Requires willingness to work flexible schedules, including evenings and weekends.