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About the Role

Join the Coast Guard Exchange and make a difference by supporting the men and women who protect our nation. This role offers a chance to work in retail with a purpose, honoring service and making a real impact.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers, maintain product knowledge, and assist with merchandise selection.
• Address customer concerns promptly and with a sense of importance.
• Provide outstanding customer service, assisting patrons with item selection and suggesting alternatives.
• Oversee the operations of the sales department.
• May order merchandise, receive stock, price items, and monitor inventory levels.
• Collaborate with store management on price changes, markdowns, promotional displays, and signage.
• Communicate with HQ staff to resolve special order requests or store-level merchandise issues.
• Assist store management in training employees on cash register and front-end duties.
• Provide input for employee evaluations.
• Operate a cash register, accepting various forms of payment.
• Prepare, verify, and issue change funds.
• Collect and reconcile cash receipts, register tapes, checks, and credit card receipts.
• Compare register tapes with the Daily Activity Report and investigate discrepancies.
• Prepare and maintain cash overage/shortage records for cashiers.
• Ensure control and security of change funds, the safe, and cash registers.
• Act as a key carrier, opening and closing the store as required.
• May direct or supervise other employees and assume responsibility for the store in management's absence.
• Adhere to all Loss Prevention policies, including shrink awareness and the Alert Line.
• Follow established safety standards and emergency preparedness requirements.
• Work weekends as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Prior retail experience in inventory control and retail sales.
• Ability to routinely lift 10 pounds and occasionally lift 25 pounds.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Experience operating a cash register.
• Working knowledge of sales inventory.
• Previous retail supervisory experience.
• Current USCG NAF sales clerk with at least 6 months of experience.
• Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check and all pre-employment requirements.
• Must be registered with the Selective Service System (males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age), unless exempt.
• Non-U.S. nationals must have resided within the U.S. or its territories for at least three of the last five years.
• Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• Applicants may not be employed in the chain of command of their relatives.

Skills

• Customer service
• Inventory control
• Retail sales
• Cash register operation
• Sales inventory management
• Supervisory skills
• Loss prevention
• Safety standards
• Emergency preparedness

Location

• New London, CT

Work Type

• Part-Time (20-29 hrs/wk)

Experience Level

• 6 months experience as a USCG NAF sales clerk
• Previous retail supervisory experience

Salary/Compensations

• $20.32/hour

Benefits

• Paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible/Dependent Spending Account
• Pension Plan
• 401k Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave

About the Company

• The Coast Guard Exchange supports the men and women who protect our nation, strengthening communities and keeping the country safe.

Equal Opportunity

• All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.