Shift Lead

Walgreens; Southport (NC); On-site; USD 23,419 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens in Southport, NC is seeking a Store Leader to oversee daily operations, including opening and closing duties, and delivering excellent customer service. Responsibilities also include managing store inventory and staff training.

Qualified candidates will possess at least one year of leadership experience and must be fluent in English. The position offers a competitive hourly wage, typically ranging from $17 to $20.

Qualifications

• One year of leadership or supervisory experience required.
• Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking English is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Open and close the store in absence of management.
• Engage with customers and assist with products and services.
• Ensure compliance with state and local laws.
• Assist with training and coaching other team members.
• Manage inventory and price changes.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Inventory control knowledge

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Overview

Opens and closes the store in the absence of store management, including all required systems start‑ups, required cash handling, and ensuring the floor and stock room are ready for the business day. Responsible for opening back door of store for deliveries.

• Completes product returns, order voids, customer refunds, cash drops to the safe, and provides change as requested to cash registers.
• Models and delivers a distinctive and delightful customer experience.

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

• Responsible for holding store keys to open and close without management as necessary.
• Assists with and coaches other team members to work with warehouse and vendor ordering process as the orders are created, reviewed, and received, including opening the backdoor for vendor deliveries.
• Responsible and accountable for registering all related sales on assigned cash register, including records of scanning errors, price verifications, items not on file, price modifications and voids.
• Assists manager or assistant store manager in reviewing order exceptions on order release day and assists in reverse logistics (e.g., 1506, returns, empty package).
• Assists manager or assistant store manager in evaluating and developing displays, including promotional, seasonal, super structures and sale merchandise. Completes resets and revisions.
• Maintains accurate inventory counts; maintains the accuracy of on‑hand quantities including, but not limited to, basic departments, stockroom and overstock locations.
• Assist with ensuring the Outdate program is followed with team members.
• Responsible for basic department pricing and making daily price changes; ensures proper signage is displayed at the store to support accurate pricing of products. Ensures any additional pricing tasks related to local regulations and/or regulatory compliance programs are completed accurately and within the required time frame.
• Assist with bookkeeping activities, including cash report, cash counts, ledgers and bill payment as necessary or as requested.
• Assists with exterior and interior maintenance by ensuring clean, neat, orderly store condition and appearance, including requesting store or system repairs as required in manager absence or as requested by manager.
• 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.
• Has working knowledge of store systems and store equipment.
• Assist at Pharmacy out window as requested.
• Ensures compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products (e.g., alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).
• Responsible for bag checks of team members before leaving the store.
• 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 and completes PPLs requested by Manager.

Communications

• Serves as a liaison between management and non‑management team members by communicating assigned tasks to team members when store management is not present.
• Reports disciplinary issues and customer complaints to management.

Basic Qualifications

• One year of prior leadership, supervisory or retail key holder work experience.
• Must be fluent in reading, writing and speaking English (except in Puerto Rico).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer the knowledge of store inventory control.
• We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• Obtains and maintains valid PTCB certification or pharmacy license as required by state.

Equal Opportunity Employer

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

Salary Range

Salary Range: $17 - $20 / Hourly