Retail Sales & Service Associate

Job Description

Job Highlights

Job Summary:

Drive residential sales opportunities to provide individual consumers with basic services such as telephone, internet, and cable TV in a retail environment. Support customer service by assisting new and existing customers that walk-in.

Responsibilities:

• Identify individual customer current and potential product needs and make recommendations. Increase the customer understanding of Midco products and pricing options.
• Possess strong knowledge of product features, benefits, pricing, and campaigns for cable TV, high-speed internet, and phone in an effort to sell and upsell to new and existing customers in a retail environment.
• Build and maintain strong relationships based on trust and mutual respect with potential and existing customers within your department and community.
• Apply a positive customer service attitude in interactions with all customers and establish positive rapport.
• Meet or exceed defined sales goals (weekly, monthly, yearly, etc.).
• Accurately record customer transactions, establish accounts for new customers, and complete all necessary requirements for installs, service changes, repairs, and all other customer transactions.
• Follow up with customers in a timely manner if necessary.
• Receive customer payments and maintain the cash drawer.
• Clearly explain and demonstrate equipment connectivity and functionality to customers.
• Verify the functionality of returned equipment.
• Meet ongoing sales training requirements.
• Communicate effectively and professionally in all forms of communication with internal and external customers
• Clean and prepare equipment for distribution to customers that visit the CXC to pick up or swap equipment.
• Store cleaning duties as assigned per location.
• Model Midco's mission, vision, values, ethos, and Leadership Success Drivers, and inspire others to do the same.
• Ensure customer privacy by adhering to Midco's privacy guidelines while actively following Midco policies and procedures.
• Maintain reliable and predictable attendance as required by the position.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign functions and responsibilities to this job description at any time.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Basic typing, email and computer skills.
• Proficient at using technology including the internet and applications.
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to adapt and excel in a fast-paced work environment.
• Employees may be required to work rotating shifts.
• Employees may be required to work in excess of 40 hours per week and other than normal business hours, such as holidays, evenings and weekends as business demands.3

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous customer service/ sales experience in a retail environment preferred.

Position leveling will be assigned congruent to experience and training.

Customer Experience Center Representative-Advanced

• Demonstrate solid understanding of industry, Midco initiatives, products/services, competition, the market and the needs of each unique customer.
• Demonstrate advanced sales techniques and ability to effectively adjust messaging to suit the needs of each unique customer.
• At least 3 years of previous sales or relevant customer service/sales experience required.

Customer Experience Center Representative-Senior

• Demonstrate deep understanding of industry, Midco initiatives, products/services, competition, the market and the needs of each unique customer.
• Demonstrate highly skilled sales techniques and ability to effectively adjust messaging to suit the needs of each unique customer.
• At least 5 years of previous sales or relevant customer service/sales experience required.

Work Environment:

• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee may be asked to lift and/or carry loads of up to 50 lbs.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
• Employees may be required to stand in a retail environment for up to 8 hours a day.

Mental Demands:

• Ability to understand, follow and execute both routine and non-routine verbal and written instructions.
• Proficiency in understanding problems and collaborating with others to find alternative solutions.
• Clearly articulate instructions and expectations.
• Skilled in focusing on the issue at hand without reacting emotionally.
• Ability to de-escalate conflicts effectively.
• Maintain availability and composure during periods of continuous, high interaction volume.
• Adapt quickly to changing situations and customer needs and effectively manage the stress of ongoing incoming interactions.

Job Summary & Requirements

Base wage + monthly sales incentive! Great work schedule! (8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday thru Friday, with rotating Saturday hours from 9:00am to 1:00pm)