Sales Associate

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work site environment**:

- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
- Clean
- ** Tasks**:

- Accept cash, cheque, credit card or automatic debit payment
- Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
- Advertise and/or promote products, sales or services
- Provide customer service
- Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties and delivery dates
- Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease
- Maintain sales records for inventory control
- Prepare merchandise for purchase, rental or lease
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- ** Security and safety**:

- Reference required
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Adaptability
- Analytical
- Efficiency
- Goal-oriented
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Judgement
- Ability to multitask
- Punctuality
- Maturity
- Resourcefulness
- Honesty
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- ** Support for youths**:

- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- ** Support for Veterans**:

- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
- **Support for Indigenous people**:

- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- **Support for mature workers**:

- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
- Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
- Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)