Customer Service Specialist

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Sterling (IL); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Time off

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company in Sterling, IL is seeking a Part Time Customer Service Specialist to engage wholesale and retail customers, determine needs, and recommend products. You will resolve concerns and help achieve store sales goals while upholding product and store quality standards.

The role emphasizes customer service excellence, product knowledge, and accurate sales processing. Benefits include health and retirement options and a comprehensive time-away package.

Qualifications

• Minimum age 18 years or older.
• Authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
• Valid, unrestricted Driver's License.
• Able to lift 50 lbs frequently and 70 lbs occasionally.
• Availability to work evenings and weekends.
• Internal Sherwin-Williams: must have 'meets expectations' rating.
• Internal Sherwin-Williams: HR Cloud courses completed.

Responsibilities

• Provide high levels of customer satisfaction with sales service.
• Assist in person and by phone by identifying needs and presenting products.
• Build trust with wholesale and retail customers.
• Process sales transactions accurately per policies.
• Aim to meet monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales goals.
• Maintain accurate work order files and formulas.
• Pull products from floor or warehouse and tint/mix as needed.
• Stock shelves and set up displays; maintain clean equipment.
• Assist in loading/unloading delivery trucks and deliveries as needed.
• Maintain in-stock, presentable areas and stay informed on products.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Communication

Cash handling

Education

High School diploma

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.

This position is eligible for health benefits, such as prescription savings and virtual physician visits, retirement and saving benefits, and more. Additional benefits include a generous time away from work package, including vacation, holidays, and military leave, among other benefits. For more information about our benefits, visit 200 http://www.myswbenefits.com/

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.

The individual selected for this role will be expected to work at Store #3050, located at: 3205 East Lincoln way Sterling, IL 61081

This role is Part Time

Pay starts at $17.50

• 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
• 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 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
• If internal to Sherwin-Williams, you must have received at least a "meets expectations" (3) rating on your most recent performance appraisal
• If internal to Sherwin-Williams, you must have completed all HR Cloud eLearning courses required for your current position

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