Multi-Location Customer Service Specialist

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Boone (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Customer Service Specialist to support Store #2930 and nearby locations within a 20 mile radius in North Carolina. You will help customers, answer questions about products, and assist with sales and deliveries as needed.

Role requires staying up-to-date on product features, maintaining high store standards, and meeting sales goals. Prior retail or paint knowledge is a plus, with a flexible schedule including weekends.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old and legally eligible to work.
• Experience in retail, delivery or customer service preferred.
• Bilingual abilities a plus (Spanish helpful).

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in person and over the phone by determining needs and presenting products.
• Process sales transactions accurately and maintain display cleanliness.
• Stock shelves, pull products, tint/mix as needed, and help with deliveries when required.
• Maintain knowledge of products and comply with store policies and safety standards.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Delivery coordination

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Full- time
The individual selected for this role will be expected to work at stores within a20 mile radius of Store #2930 , located at: 2421 US Highway 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602

Additional stores supported include:
Store #2187 located at: 243 Avery Ave, Morganton, NC 28655 3102
Store #2379 located at: 210 1St Ave Ne, Hickory, NC 28601 6208
Store #2507 located at: 324 Wilkesboro Ave, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 4228
Store #2537 located at: 171 Boone Heights Dr Ste C, Boone, NC 28607 4978
Store #2794 located at: 202 Harper Ave Nw Ste D, Lenoir, NC 28645 5196

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
• 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

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

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