Customer Experience Guide - Seasonal

Role: Customer Experience Guide - Seasonal

Team: Retail

Location: Charlotte, NC Store

Scope: Customer Service In-Person, CF2

Reports To: Retail Store General Manager

Pay Range: $20.55-$22.55

Seasonal Positions: Seasonal employees are hired for a defined, limited-duration period when business needs increase due to a peak season or other short-term staffing need. Seasonal employees may be regularly scheduled but may not work more than 19 hours per week, 76 hours per month, or 500 hours in a rolling 12-month period. Employment remains at-will, and seasonal employment does not guarantee employment for any specific length of time.

Time Frame: This Seasonal role has a defined start and end date and is typically up to 4 months.

Benefits: Seasonal employees are not eligible for Company-sponsored benefits, except Wellness Time, employee discounts and any benefits required by applicable law.

As a Customer Experience Guide -Seasonal, you are an important part of our customers’ experience in our retail stores. You will support our core teams through peak seasons, sales, and when otherwise needed to help the core team maintain our customers’ experience. Customer Experience Guides are the embodiment of the brand for our customers. You will contribute to Patagonia’s daily front-line retail store and customer experience activities. Among other duties, you will focus on sales and customer service and stocking and staging products on the retail floor. You will engage in day-to-day activities that keep customers satisfied. You will learn about our products, share your passion for the community, and share your efforts to protect the local environment. All employees are encouraged and empowered to solve problems creatively and put the customers’ needs at the center of everything we do.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• We are in business to save our home planet: You use the company’s purpose and core values as guides for decision making, and act as a brand advocate inside and outside of the store. • Your customer service is not bound by convention! Deliver best-in-class service by centering the customer in everything we do. Utilize selling sense skills and connect our communities to a life outdoors. • You are an environmental activist! You support your community, and partner with core team members to get customers and colleagues involved in our mission of saving our home planet. • Product Knowledge: You have a basic understanding of our products and core sports and are committed to learning about our products to support your ability to serve our customers. • Operations: You will answer phones, work events, support front of house and backof house operations and inventory flow, and support in store repairs while successfully communicating with the leadership team and customer service • Inventory/Warehouse: You process shipments, support physical inventory, and restock the sales floor. You assist with sale prep/breakdown, product transfers, donations, etc. • Visual: You maintain our visual store standards for a stronger customer experience by folding, hanging, buffing, steaming, dressing mannequins, stocking the floor etc. • Security and Loss Prevention: You practice security measures that help prevent theft and understand how to handle safety situations. You report and resolve concerns quickly to maintain a safe and secure environment while maintaining a clean and organized store • Inclusion: You are deeply committed to creating a work environment that is supportive, positive, respectful, and free from harassment.