
Customer assistant with four years on the shop floor and service desk of busy supermarkets and department stores in Colombo. Helps customers find what they need, sorts out problems on the spot, and keeps the floor stocked, tidy and easy to shop. Consistently praised in customer feedback and mystery-shopper visits for friendly, genuinely helpful service. Works the tills, restocks and faces shelves, handles returns and queries at the service desk, and steps onto whatever station the shift needs. Calm with a queue, warm with customers, and reliable when the store is at its busiest. Looking for a customer-assistant or customer-service role with a retailer that genuinely cares about looking after its shoppers.
- Customer Service
- Till Operation
- Returns & Refunds
- Stock Replenishment
- Merchandising
- Complaint Handling
- Product Knowledge
- Queue Management
- Cash Handling
- Service Desk
Customer Assistant March 2021 to Present
Run the tills accurately through busy periods, keeping queues moving while staying friendly and patient with every customer in line.
Restock and face shelves, rotate stock and keep the floor tidy and well presented so the store is easy and pleasant to shop.
Handle returns, refunds and complaints calmly at the service desk, finding fair solutions that leave customers genuinely satisfied.
Recognised in customer feedback and mystery-shopper visits for warm, helpful service that goes a little beyond what was asked.
Step onto whatever station a shift needs, from checkout to deli to fitting rooms, keeping the store covered when it is busiest.
Sales Assistant August 2019 to February 2021
Kept displays stocked and tidy and supported promotions, helping the section hit its sales targets during peak trading periods.
Learned selling, customer service and point-of-sale operations on the job across a busy and varied retail environment.
Gained the customer-service certificate and moved into a broader customer-assistant role at a large supermarket.
High School — GCE Advanced Level (January 2016 to December 2018)
High School — Certificate in Customer Service & Retail Operations (February 2019 to July 2019)
National Institute of Business Management (July 2019 to Present)
Retail Skills Academy (February 2022 to March 2022)