Fitness Equipment Sales Associate

**Looking to expand your experience and grow your career with an amazing organization?**

**Fitness Solutions**has a great opportunity for you We currently have an opening for an enthusiastic, friendly and motivated **Sales Associate**to join our **Regina, Saskatchewan** team

We offer _**advancement opportunities within the company**_, _**competitive compensation**_, _**excellent benefits**_ _and _**an outstanding RRSP plan**_.

At Fitness Solutions, we value the importance of building strong relationships with our customers as well as within our team. We have a strong customer service focus and believe in making things better, one customer at a time.

**Primary Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)**:

- Maintain excellent customer service and professional attitude
- Regular communication with the Store Manager
- Attend fitness team meetings as required (either in person or via teams)
- Networking with potential and current customers
- Assisting customers looking to purchase products/services while educating them in the product lines that Flaman Fitness supplies
- Become knowledgeable and remain up-to-date with all products/lines carried
- Making product suggestions according to the wants and needs of customers
- Locating prospective customers, generating them into leads and eventually converting them to customers
- Create quotes and sale orders
- Achieve objectives through effective planning and setting sales goals
- Meet or exceed monthly and quarterly sales goals
- Capturing customers information to follow up and increase closing rates
- Following up with potential customers that have received quotes on a semi-annual basis
- Advertising on marketplaces, apps and 3rd party resale sites (if applicable)
- Frequently checking open orders and invoices when necessary to keep inventory and accounts receivables accurate
- Contact customers for collections of accounts receivables on past due accounts when necessary
- Follow up post purchase with customer to provide after sales support, including annual check-ins to ensure customer satisfaction
- Assist other team members when needed
- Other duties as required and/or tasked by Manager
- Occasional overtime may be necessary during busy seasons

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Knowledge of fitness equipment with a strong interest in Fitness and Healthy Living (preferred)
- Recognize the importance of building strong, lasting relationships with customers, vendors and co-workers
- Proficient budgeting skills with good understanding of profit & loss
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and excellent follow-through
- Excellent communication skills both verbal & written (fluent in English)
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines
- Professional, team player with a positive “can do” attitude
- Exceptional work ethic and driven to obtain goals
- Have a good understanding of company policies and procedures
- Ability to safely lift heavy products up to 55 lbs. on your own
- Ability to safely lift heavy products, with team lifts over 100 lbs.
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license, clean driver’s abstract and satisfactory criminal record check
- Weekend availability

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Store discount
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Regina, SK S4R 2R8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- sales: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person