Welcome To Big Erics Inc. - Applying For The Sales Associate - Part time - Dartmouth Position

Sales Associate – Part-time – Dartmouth, NS

Big Erics is celebrating 75 years in business!

As a proudly family-owned and female lead company, Big Erics employs a diverse workforce throughout the Atlantic Region while working to serve customer needs across North America. With commercial/retail locations in Halifax and St. John's, and sales reps throughout the Atlantic region, our experienced team is committed to providing quality products, value-added services, and the latest innovations to support our customers' success. We are a leader in end-to-end product and service-based solutions spanning food preparation and service, food safety, facilities maintenance, cleaning, and sanitation.

For more information on Big Erics visit http://bigerics.com

Big Erics is proud to be a leading distributor of both commercial and residential supplies, equipment, small wares, and industrial chemicals for the food service, janitorial, sanitation, confectionary, manufacturing, and discerning residential sectors in Atlantic Canada.

What makes Big Erics a great place to work?

Our Employees and our Customers!

Reporting to the Retail Manager – Atlantic, the part-time Sales Associate can look forward to:

Dedicated training and on-the-job resources to enhance your development
Employee discounts to enjoy our amazing products
Associate and family assistance program to support wellness
On-site parking
A competitive hourly wage

With our continuous evolution, we are currently looking for a permanent part-time Sales Associate in our Dartmouth Retail Store at 171 John Savage Ave, Dartmouth. Our retail store is currently open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and the hours for this part-time position would be 24 to 32 hours approximately. There may be options for additional hours at various times during the year.

What you’ll be doing:

Creating a welcoming environment by greeting all customers as they walk through the doors
Providing walk-in or call-in customers with detailed product, pricing information, and may include a demonstration of the product
Driving sales through the engagement of customers, suggestive selling, and sharing product knowledge
Providing outstanding customer service and handling the processing of payments for purchases
Maintaining consistent merchandise of the products in store as per the planogram
Maintaining store to Big Erics expectations (displays, stocking, dusting, price tags)
Assisting with special customer orders, finding codes and prices for products
Assisting with inventory rotation and daily cycle counting
Monitoring open orders to ensure customer expectations are met
Keeping knowledge up to date on all collections, product information, promotions, and programs always

If you offer exceptional customer service and guide a customer by providing detailed product and pricing information in a professional, attentive, and courteous manner, please join our team.

Requirements:

Must have retail sales experience, ideally at least 2 years of retail sales
High school diploma or GED
Flexible availabilities Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Enthusiastic, friendly, and energetic with a genuine desire to provide outstanding service
Proficient in verbal and written English language
Maintain composure while dealing with multiple tasks, being attentive to customers, and remaining flexible to the needs of the business
Initiative to see what needs to be done and act on the tasks
Good computer skills using Microsoft suite (email, word, excel)
Knowledge of SAP would be an asset
Product knowledge of restaurant/baking/cooking equipment, and janitorial/cleaning products would be an asset
Adhere to all the Health & Safety procedures
Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and provide proof of full vaccination

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Your application will require you to submit a resume, answer all the questions, and complete a questionnaire. Applications must be received on or before December 30, 2022.

We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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