Customer Experience Associate

Job Description

As a Supervisor in Apparel/Accessories/Prestige Brands, you will lead a team of passionate and knowledgeable Customer Experience Associates who strive to exceed customer expectations by focusing on extraordinary customer experiences. You are responsible for understanding sales goals, planning and executing daily/weekly workloads to deliver on department and store sales goals as well as customer engagement. You will create schedules that aligns with customer and business needs and lead a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management on critical service and engagement behaviors. You will quickly respond to and deescalate negative customer experiences and ensure that your team understands and is empowered to make things right for the best customers in the world.
We offer flexible scheduling, comprehensive medical, dental, life and disability insurance, paid time off, shift differential/holiday pay, and a traditional pension and 401K plan to qualifying associates. You'll also have access to the base and its facilities, our Mass Transit program, and status as an employee of the DoD.
So what can you expect as a Supervisor in Apparel/Accessories/Prestige Brands at the Exchange?

• Promote a positive team and customer centric culture
• Lead a culture of accountability through clear expectations
• Utilize business knowledge to understand, troubleshoot and follow-up on opportunity areas
• Ensure customers have an extraordinary experience while shopping
• Greet every customer with eye contact and smile in your authentic way

We know that you can work anywhere. However, working at the Exchange is the start of something great! While you make it easy for our customers, we focus on you and your development! Our people make us who we are. We want to see you grow, so we put growing together at the forefront of everything we do. It is our duty to provide you with the tools and resources that you need to succeed. Joining the Exchange means joining a team that is devoted to you!

Job Qualifications

• Previous experience in Apparel/Accessories/Prestige Brands preferred
• Able to learn and adapt to current technology needs
• Able to think quickly on the spot to answer customer questions
• Able to take initiative
• Able to share brand knowledge
• Able to lead teams to meet organizational objectives

Additional Qualifications/Requirements:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Willing to cross-train and work in other areas of the store, as needed
• Must possess a welcoming and helpful attitude toward customers and other team members
• Excellent communication skills
• Basic computer skills
• Previous retail supervisory experience preferred

Responsible for driving the customer experience through proactive and customer focused behaviors and actions. Actively evaluates customers' needs by listening, providing solutions, and making recommendations to maximize customer satisfaction and Exchange brand loyalty.

Additional Qualifications/Requirements

AVAILABILITY NEEDED: THURS - FRI: 1400-1900, SAT-SUN: 1300-1800. VARIOUS TIMES AND DAYS OFF. AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS: 15-25WITH PROPER NOTICE, SCHEDULE MAY CHANGE DUE TO OPERATIONAL NEEDS.

Job Qualifications

Completion of high school or the equivalent. Retail experience, demonstrated willingness, and potential for additional responsibility.

If a sufficient number of qualified candidates do not apply, the minimum qualifications may be lowered without reposting.

Major Duties

Provides high level of customer satisfaction through excellent service. Greets each customer upon contact and/or line of sight, assesses their needs, suggests alternative options, and provides resolution. Keeps their needs foremost and creates a welcoming environment, actively engages, and builds trust relationship with the customer in order to deliver a personalized shopping experience.
Provides product knowledge through superior sales skills to serve the customer in one or more sales area, utilizes and adheres to merchandise presentation standards including, but not limited to, arranging space on sales floor, setting up promotional fixtures, displaying promotional merchandise signing, sizing, clearance, and cleanliness of the area assigned.
Provides assistance to customers with completing price changes, special orders, online orders, and rain checks. May provide assistance to customers with military uniform dress requirements, insignia, and new items. Will assist with determining minor alterations and submission of certification, as needed.
Actively communicates/promotes the benefits of the Military Star credit card, Exchange protection plan, and other corporate programs to customers to drive sales growth and increase customer brand loyalty.
Operates a cash register or other sales related equipment to enter new accounts, conduct sales, refunds, or similar transactions. Verifies and accepts multiple tenders for payment and makes change with accuracy and zero variance tolerance.
Assures compliance with fire, safety, sanitation, and security regulations, as well as ensuring the security of fixed assets, cash, and inventory. Practices loss prevention procedures and alerts security and management of potential problems that may involve fraud, waste, and abuse.
Performs other duties as assigned.