Sales representative - retail
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 24 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
Work setting
- Department store
- Retail business
- Supermarket/grocery store
Tasks
- Prepare sales, rental or leasing contracts
- Advertise and/or promote products, sales or services
- Provide customer service
- Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease
Sales experience
- Financial management/services
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Credit check
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability
- Adaptability
- Analytical
- Collaborative
- Creativity
- Efficiency
- Energetic
- Goal-oriented
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Outgoing
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Ability to multitask
- Punctuality
- Maturity
- Resourcefulness
- Honesty
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you live near the job location?
Employment terms options
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Flexible hours
- Morning
- Day
Financial benefits
- Commission
Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
Supports for visible minorities
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities