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About the Role

Join the Coast Guard Exchange and turn your passion into purpose supporting the men and women who protect our nation. This is a mission-driven team offering a meaningful retail career with unique perks, where every interaction supports our heroes and strengthens our communities.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers, maintain product knowledge, and assist with merchandise selection.
• Respond to customer concerns quickly and with a sense of importance.
• Provide outstanding customer service to assist patrons in selecting goods or substitute items.
• Oversee the overall operations of the sales department.
• Order merchandise, receive stock, price items, and monitor inventory levels.
• Implement price changes, markdowns, promotional sets, and signage in conjunction with store management.
• Communicate with HQ staff to resolve special order requests or merchandise issues.
• Assist the store management team in training employees on cash register and front-end duties.
• Provide input on employee evaluations.
• Operate a cash register, accepting various payment methods.
• Prepare, verify, and issue change funds.
• Collect cash receipts, register tapes, credit card receipts, and supporting documentation.
• Compare register tapes with the Daily Activity Report and investigate discrepancies.
• Prepare and maintain daily cash overage and shortage records for each sales cashier.
• Ensure the control and security of change funds, the safe, and cash registers.
• Act as a key carrier, opening and closing the store as required.
• Direct and supervise other employees and assume responsibility for store operations in the absence of management.
• Follow all policies regarding Loss Prevention, shrink awareness, and the Alert Line.
• Adhere to all established safety standards and emergency preparedness requirements.
• Work with open availability, including weekends.
• Perform other 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.
• Must have open availability, to include weekends.
• Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check and all pre-employment requirements.
• Applicants may not be employed in the chain of command of their relatives.
• Residency Requirements: Non-U.S. nationals must have resided within the United States, or U.S. territories, for at least three of the last five years.
• Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless exempt.
• Must provide a written statement regarding Selective Service registration status if applicable.
• May be required to meet specific job-related qualifications or certifications as a condition of employment.

Skills

• Customer service
• Product knowledge
• Inventory control
• Retail sales
• Cash register operation
• Sales inventory
• Supervisory experience
• Loss Prevention
• Safety standards

Location

• New London, CT

Work Type

• Full-Time
• 30-40 hours/week

Experience Level

• Minimum: Prior retail experience in inventory control and retail sales.
• Preferred: Previous retail supervisory experience.
• Preferred: Current USCG NAF sales clerk with at least 6 months 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
• Work-Life Balance
• Company Wellness Initiatives
• Flexible Schedules
• Professional Growth opportunities
• Paid training

About the Company

• The Coast Guard Exchange offers a meaningful retail career with unique perks.
• Every interaction supports our heroes, strengthens our communities, and honors their service.
• Join a mission-driven team and be part of something bigger—every single day.

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.