Customer Service Associate

Walgreens Boots Alliance - Towson, MD

Full-time - Entry Level

Towson, MD

Health and Personal Care Retailers

About the position

The Customer Service Associate at Walgreens is responsible for delivering a distinctive and delightful customer experience by engaging with customers, providing efficient checkout service, and assisting with product inquiries. This role involves operating cash registers, maintaining store cleanliness, and ensuring compliance with company policies and local laws. The associate will also participate in training and personal development to enhance their skills and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Models and delivers a distinctive and delightful customer experience.
• Registers sales on assigned cash register, providing courteous and efficient checkout service.
• Engages customers by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services.
• Resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.
• Models and shares customer service best practices with team members.
• Provides customers with friendly, fast, and efficient service.
• Recommends items for sale and trade-up or companion items to customers.
• Processes customer purchases, including cash handling and returns.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of counters and shelves, takes inventory, and keeps records.
• Implements asset protection procedures to minimize profit loss.
• Ensures compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products.
• Constructs and maintains promotional displays and completes resets as directed.
• Assists with food item separation and product placement as per policies.
• Provides customer service in the photo area, including digital passport photo services.
• Monitors web pick-up orders and fills them as they arrive.
• Assists with store maintenance to ensure a clean and orderly appearance.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures and maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.
• Completes special assignments and other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English (except in Puerto Rico).
• Requires willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekend hours.

Nice-to-haves

• Prefer six months of experience in a retail environment.
• Prefer prior work experience with Walgreens.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Employee discount programs
• Flexible scheduling