Customer Service Specialist

Job Description

Position essential to the success of our retail stores. Customer Service Specialists work closely with wholesale and retail customers to identify their needs, answer questions about Sherwin‑Williams products, recommend solutions, resolve concerns, and maintain visual standards of the store. Specialists are responsible for achieving excellent customer service while meeting sales goals. The role requires interaction with customers, access to cash and payment methods, store merchandise, and may involve minors.

Criminal history review is required to protect the business and its operations.

• 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 of 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 requiring sponsorship for an employment work visa 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
• If internal to Sherwin‑Williams, you must have received at least a “meets expectations” (3) rating on your most recent performance appraisal
• If internal to Sherwin‑Williams, you must have completed all HR Cloud eLearning courses required for your current position

• 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

A wide range of world‑class benefits, including health care, retirement plans, paid time off, and employee discounts.

Sherwin‑Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status, or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, protected veterans are given priority referral. Sherwin‑Williams recruiting team members will never request a payment, financial information, or other sensitive personal information during the application process.