Garden Centre Clerk

**Midwest Co-op is currently accepting resumes for the position of GARDEN CENTRE CLERK located at our Mount Forest location. Under the direction of the Store/Branch Manager, the Garden Centre Clerk promotes good customer service and relations by assisting customers in MCS retail stores and garden centers.**

**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS**
- Promotes and maintains positive image for MCS and the store. Enhances the store’s general appearance and provides a pleasant shopping environment.
- Provides services to customers by assisting them in locating products, directing them to appropriate areas and/or to senior staff for additional assistance.
- Assists customers in loading goods, ensuring all shipping documentation is accurate and complete.
- Ensures that store merchandising is complete and current, including timely effective in-store displays.
- Ensures assigned product departments are stocked, labeled, clean and well merchandised.
- Ensures outdoor displays are clean, tidy, current and exist.
- Assists with inventory control and management.
- Orders product only under supervision; receives and checks orders ensuring that quantities, quality and costing are correct and that all associated documentation is complete.
- Prices product only under supervision within established guidelines.
- Follows all legislated and company policies especially with respect to handling sales, credit, sales invoices, receiving vouchers, ordering procedures, inventory, cash handling, health and safety and security.
- Assists with maintenance and housekeeping in store, warehouse and storage areas.
- Assists with outdoor maintenance including windows and doors, snow removal, grass cutting, and flower beds if applicable.
- Assists with monthly/annual inventory counts.
- Maintains current working knowledge of energy, feed and crop products, programs, order procedures and invoicing.
- Assists in other areas as required.
- Maintains proper personal image and care of company assets.
- Working as part of the MCS team; Ensures that company objectives, customer service levels, employee relations and inter
- branch relations are improved and promoted.

**REQUIREMENTS**
- Normally requires a high school diploma, college diploma, or equivalent, or a combination of experience and training to provide the required knowledge and skills to ensure customers receive exceptional customer service and the retail store is operated in an efficient manner while meeting budgeted guidelines.
- Proven ability to work independently, or in a team-oriented environment.
- Knowledge of product merchandising techniques and strategies and inventory management experience would be an asset.
- A valid driver’s license although not required would be an asset to facilitate travel to meetings.
- May occasionally require the ability to travel overnight.

**WHY WORK FOR US**

Midwest Co-op believes that taking care of our employees is essential to our business. We are proud to offer our team competitive compensation and benefits programs including:

- Extended health coverage*
- Dental and vision coverage*
- Company matched pension plan
- Yearly uniform and boot allowance
- Employee discount
- Educational assistance program
- Profit Sharing
- Employee Referral Program
- *applies to FT opportunities only_
- We are committed to providing accommodation for persons with disabilities. Accommodation will be provided as part of our hiring process. If accommodation is required, applicants are requested to make their needs known in advance._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Store discount
- Vision care

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 2023-02-24