Senior Retail Associate

Location: San Diego,California,United States

Position Overview:

Under general supervision, the Senior Retail Associate provides guidance and education to each customer regarding their individual marijuana needs. The Senior Retail Associate assists every patient to ensure the patient is receiving the correct medication that will best benefit the patient’s specific illness and medical condition. In adult-use markets, the Senior Retail Associate is expected to provide excellent customer care and support the Company’s core values and culture. The Senior Retail Associate works closely and collaboratively with the dispensing facility leadership to deliver results in a fast-paced environment where systems and processes are continuously evolving. The Senior Retail Associate may hold a state designation as the manager on duty, key holder or agent in charge.

Major Areas of Responsibility include:

• Ensuring all intake forms and other paperwork is properly completed and filed correctly, then enters all appropriate information in the system for future reference

• Confirming patient purchase limits prior to admission into the consultation area and dispensary

• Providing exceptional Customer Care by promoting and maintaining positive customer relations

• Responding to calls or emails from customers requesting product, training, and general information

• Management of patient records through the use of company and state databases

• Maintenance and update of databases as needed

• Fulfillment of customer orders

• Responsibility for the sales and promotion of all products

• Building and maintaining a high level of integrity and trust for specific products.

Minimum Qualifications (Skills, Knowledge & Abilities):

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Associates or bachelor’s degree preferred
• 4 years of direct customer service experience required
• Retail experience preferred
• Experience as a key holder/lead preferred
• Experience with Point-of-Sales systems
• Understanding of and experience with Windows Operating System, Microsoft Outlook

Pay rate:  $20.00 per hour, plus benefits

Travel %:  0
FLSA status:  Non-exempt

Additional Abilities Required:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time, use hands to perform manual tasks, and lift or move up to 50 pounds (or more with assistance). Must be able to speak and communicate verbally with co-workers, customers, vendors, etc. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Note: Nothing in this job description restricts the company’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made in appropriate circumstances to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of the position.

The Cannabist Company, formerly known as Columbia Care, is one of the most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and providers of cannabis products and related services, with licenses in 14 U.S. jurisdictions. The Company operates 104 facilities1 including 81 dispensaries and 23 cultivation and manufacturing facilities, including those under development. Columbia Care, now The Cannabist Company, is one of the original multi-state providers of cannabis in the U.S. and now delivers industry-leading products and services to both the medical and adult-use markets. In 2021, the Company launched Cannabist, its retail brand, creating a national dispensary network that leverages proprietary technology platforms. The company offers products spanning flower, edibles, oils and tablets, and manufactures popular brands including Seed & Strain, Triple Seven, Hedy, gLeaf, Classix, Press, and Amber. For more information, please visit