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Sales secretary

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais ou Français
  • Heures de travail: 35 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

  • Sales

Tasks

  • Determine and establish office procedures and routines
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Answer electronic enquiries
  • Compile data, statistics and other information
  • Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
  • Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
  • Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
  • Use principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services, which include marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems

Analytical techniques

  • Translation

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Windows
  • MS Word
  • Electronic scheduler
  • Database software
  • Social Media
  • Accounting software
  • Desktop publishing software
  • Business diagram software
  • MS Office
  • Computerized bookkeeping system

Technical terminology

  • Financial
  • Business

Area of specialization

  • Correspondence
  • Reports and records
  • Contracts
  • Financial statements
  • Invoices
  • Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams

Security and safety

  • Basic security clearance
  • Secret clearance
  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle
  • Willing to travel
  • Willing to travel regularly
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Reliability

Screening questions

  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Experience

  • Experience an asset

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

  • Other benefits
  • Parking available
  • Travel insurance