Store Associate

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Store Associate for Store #2286 located at 1300 Schillinger Rd, S. Mobile AL 36695.

You will engage with wholesale and retail customers, determine their needs, answer questions about Sherwin‑Williams products, and recommend the right solutions while ensuring customer satisfaction and meeting sales goals. Key duties include assisting customers in person and by phone, stocking shelves, tinting and mixing products, processing transactions, and supporting

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Driver's license may be required for deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent sales service to customers.
• Assist in person and over the phone by determining needs and presenting products/services.
• Maintain store displays and stock; process sales transactions.
• Tint and mix products per customer specifications.
• Deliver products as needed and support general store operations.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Cash handling

Retail operations

Education

High School diploma/GED

Tools

Tinting and mixing equipment

Job description

This position is essential to the success of our retail stores. Store Associates work closely with wholesale and retail customers to determine their needs, answer their questions about Sherwin‑Williams products, and recommend the right solutions. Store Associates 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. Store Associates 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.

The individual selected for this role will be expected to work at Store #2286, located at: 1300 Schillinger Rd, S. Mobile AL 36695.

• 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
• 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
• 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