Retail Sales – Part Time

Lowes • Gilbert, AZ

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Customer Service Associate at Lowe's, you provide friendly, professional customer service and help shoppers find products and services for their home improvement needs. You welcome customers, answer questions, assist with product selection and handling, and help ensure their needs are met. Most of your time is spent listening to customers, answering questions, and organizing merchandise, with daily tasks varying by department.

Associates work in a department assigned according to hiring needs and skillsets. Departments include Appliances, Cabinets, Flooring, Live Nursery, Inside Garden, Hardware, Tools, Millwork, Building Materials, Plumbing, Electrical, Paint, Home Décor, Tool Rental, and Pro Services. The position may involve preparing merchandise for customers, such as tinting and mixing paint, cutting and threading pipe, cutting and bundling wood, cutting drywall, or cutting blinds. Occasional travel to meetings, training, or neighboring stores may be required, but regular travel is not required.

Working conditions vary by location and may include indoor and outdoor work, extreme heat or cold, wet, damp, humid, windy, or drafty conditions, noise, and moving or shaking objects and equipment. Associates must follow safe lifting guidelines, limiting single lifts to 75 pounds; team lifts and powered equipment are used as appropriate.

Requirements

• At least 6 months of experience using a computer, including inputting, accessing, modifying, or outputting information.
• At least 6 months of experience using common retail technology, such as smartphones and tablets.
• Ability to read, write, and perform basic arithmetic, including addition and subtraction.
• Ability to perform duties that may require prolonged standing, sitting, and other activities necessary for the job.
• Ability to lift at least 25 pounds unassisted, or more than 25 pounds with or without an accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• At least 6 months of retail and/or customer service experience.
• Bilingual skills.
• Certification in a trade related to the department, such as hardware, kitchen, plumbing, electrical, lawn and garden, or lumber/building materials.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers, answer questions, and provide friendly, professional customer service.
• Assist customers with locating and handling merchandise.
• Down stock merchandise by identifying empty shelf areas and replenishing supplies.
• Process orders and deliveries accurately so customers receive merchandise as expected and on time.
• Cross-functionally train in other areas of the store to help provide customer service.
• Prepare merchandise based on customer needs, including tinting and mixing paint, cutting and threading pipe, cutting and bundling wood, cutting drywall, and cutting blinds.
• Guide customers through shopping or checkout.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Multiple health insurance options.
• Tuition assistance program.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Optional Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• 10% associate discount.
• Track to the Trades program.
• Flexible schedules.

What This Job Offers

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