Customer Service Specialist

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Customer Service Specialist to assist wholesale and retail customers, determine needs, and recommend the right solutions. You will promptly resolve customer concerns and strive for maximum client satisfaction while maintaining store quality and visual standards.

Job duties include in-person and phone assistance, processing sales, stocking displays, tinting and mixing products, and supporting delivery if needed.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must be legally authorized to work without visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must have valid, unrestricted Driver's License.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs regularly and 70 lbs occasionally.
• Must be willing to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent sales service and meet store sales goals.
• Assist customers in person and over the phone by identifying needs and presenting products/services.
• Build trust with wholesale and retail customers.
• Process sales transactions accurately and in line with policies.
• Maintain inventory and displays, tint/mix products as needed.
• Load/unload deliveries and assist with deliveries when required.
• Remain knowledgeable about products and options and comply with inventory controls.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Communication

Spanish language

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Tinting equipment

Cash register

Job description

This position is essential to the success of our retail stores. 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 consistently 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

  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 have a valid, unrestricted Driver's License
  • 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 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
  • Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in more than one language
  • Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in Spanish