Full Time - Back End Clerk - Day

Lowe's Companies, Inc. • Highland, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for providing excellent customer service, managing inventory, and ensuring a clean and safe store environment. The Back End Clerk will handle customer inquiries, process returns and reimbursements, manage merchandise, and maintain store organization and safety standards. This position also involves operating store equipment and adhering to all safety and operational policies.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain sales related licensure or registration as may be required by law.

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of experience processing and filing merchandise receiving paperwork
• 1 year of experience with store inventory receiving and administration
• 6 months of experience in warehouse data entry/bookkeeping
• 6 months of experience communicating with vendors or customers regarding returns, payments, or contract fulfillment
• 6 months of retail experience accepting or processing returns

Responsibilities

• Provides SMART customer service at all times through the daily execution of Lowe’s customer service policies, procedures and programs.
• Seeks out customers to understand his/her needs and assists in locating, demonstrating, selecting, carrying, and/or loading merchandise.
• Listens to and responds knowledgeably and promptly to customer and employee questions by taking them to areas of the store and walking them through projects when necessary.
• Demonstrates sincere appreciation to customers.
• Communicates information to customers regarding all stock, special order merchandise, feature benefits, application, and warranty information related to Lowe’s programs.
• Ensures to meet the customers’ needs during a return by properly refunding the return and helping find the correct product for replacement.
• Works closely with Production Office team to ensure timely processing of RTMs for labor, product, and vendor/manufacturer reimbursements for installed projects.
• Maintains positive vendor relationships while managing difficult conversations about performance of the vendor’s products and services.
• Completes Centralized Return to Vendor (CRTV) program which includes all packaging, shipment creation and inventory transfers to the Reverse Logistics Center (RLC).
• Completes Return to Manufacturer (RTM) program which includes all paperwork, packaging, vendor contact, and credit.
• Processes and returns damaged, discontinued, defective, out-for-repair, special order and vendor buy-back merchandise by CRTV and/or contacting appropriate vendors according to policies and procedures.
• Returns refunded merchandise to the sales floor.
• Generates and monitors reports including weekly cleared list, damaged on-hand list, and out-for-repair list.
• Follows up on Store Inventory, RTVs/Buybacks, Weekly Cleared RTM Store Exception, and Out-For-Repair reports.
• Orders parts of products that are missing and necessary for assembly.
• Coordinates with drivers and receiving team to ensure merchandise is accessible quickly to customers and order pick-up.
• Assists in unloading trucks and moves pallet jacks to proper place to help in receiving products efficiently.
• Validates items being carried in and out of the store when appropriate.
• Checks returned products against the Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) to determine if they require placement in the hazmat cage and logs any hazardous materials/products into the hazmat cage.
• Assures proper storage, clean-up, and disposal of all hazardous materials.
• Participates in recycling programs and Hazmat, equipment, and safety training as required.
• Ensures doors and gates are secured or monitored when open.
• Uses box bailer to compress cardboard that is sent to receiving.
• Detects common signs of shoplifting, theft, and other security risks, and promptly communicates them to management and/or Asset Protection.
• Ensures compliance with housekeeping standards and programs (e.g., Zone Recovery) to maintain cleanliness and organization of store and working areas.
• Maintains a safe and secure work environment, which may include conducting daily safety reviews, noting hazards, keeping aisles clear, and securing doors and gates.
• Adheres to all safety requirements relevant to one’s regular job duties: top stock safety, reinstalling safety cables, use of aisle blockers, a tether line on power equipment, spotters, and safety devices.
• Operates store equipment as needed depending on one specific role and department (e.g., Zebra phone, telephone, paging system, copiers, fax machines, computers, CCTV surveillance system, key cutter, panel saw, paint mixer, flooring cutters, compacter baler).
• Is held accountable for other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Life and Disability insurance
• Paid time off based on role, tenure, and locality, including vacation, holidays, sick and volunteer time
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• 401(k) Retirement account with company match
• Employee Assistance Program with concierge, work/life services and no-cost counseling for all kinds of needs
• Education support programs, including tuition assistance and trade skills scholarships
• Business Travel Accident insurance
• Maternity and Parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Lowe's Associate Discount and broad discount platform
• Annual bonuses
• Enrollment in Lowe's Employee Stock Purchase Plan and/or deferred compensation plan
• Grant awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed