Original job description
Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
CFMWS – WHERE PURPOSE MEETS PASSION!
At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we’re more than just a workplace; we’re a proud community dedicated to supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families in their daily lives. We carefully curate and provide programs and services designed to meet their unique needs and enhance their mental, social, physical, financial and familial well-being. CFMWS employees deliver programs and services including recreation, sports and fitness programs, customized financial services, retail services, access to retail savings and discounts and offers family support and organizes charity events.
Our success stems from living our values. Our employees care about their role in supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families and act with integrity in all they do. Thriving in our close-knit environment, we act as one team with one mission. We constantly seek new ideas and creative ways to deliver the best possible programs and services.
As an employer, we offer a commitment to your health, wellness and growth. We provide a diverse range of roles across many locations and a career where you can make a meaningful impact.
THE ROLE
As a Home and Electronics Sales Associate, you provide retail services to a unique client base - members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and in assisting them, you are helping your community. You assist in the set-up of the electronics, computers, appliances, and furniture departments and provide technical and professional advice on sales and products offered. You assist with ordering stock and ensure that shelves are stocked, faced, and properly signed. You explain and sell extended warranty programs and accessories.
The Home and Electronics Sales Associate may also provide a variety of other retail services, including regular retail services, dry cleaning, lottery services, self-serve gas services, and postal services. You will operate Point of Sales systems, the debit/credit machine, and maintain a float. You may take and prepare food and beverage orders and prepare takeout food, while ensuring cleanliness of food service and eating areas.
This is a role where everyone works as one team using modernized technology and an understanding of the unique pressures and rewards of military service to provide the best customer experience for our members and to simplify and improve their lives. If you thrive in a customer focused environment and in a culture that is passionate about exceeding customer expectations, this is the opportunity for you.
Qualifications Needed
Education, Certifications and Licenses
An acceptable combination of education, training, and experience
Food Handling Certification, as required
Experience
In electronics, computers equipment, furniture and appliances
In selling extended warranty and accessories
In cash handling
In sales and merchandising
Competencies
Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership
Language Requirements
French Essential
Benefits Available
Health Benefits: Healthcare spending account, virtual care (telemedicine), Employee and Family Assistance Program and mental health support.
Work Life Balance: Paid/unpaid leave, including vacation pay, family related leave and personal days.
Retirement Planning: A Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Group Savings Plans.
Learning and Development: Tuition Reimbursement Program, online learning opportunities including a LinkedIn Learning subscription and second language training.
Perks: Discounts provided through CF One Member Appreciation.
Explore all the benefits CFMWS offers by visiting: https://cfmws.ca/Benefits
Other Information
Perform moderate lifting, carrying, pulling and/or pushing (i.e. more than 10 lbs/4.5 kg but less than 50 lbs/23 kg
This is an on-site position with an assigned work location.
CANEX:
From specialized tactical gear and mess kits to everyday groceries, CANEX is a unique retail operation that supports our troops and the military family lifestyle. CANEX has 35 retail, convenience and grocery stores on Bases, Wings and Units across Canada, two retail stores in Europe, under the NATEX brand, and CANEX.ca. No matter where they’re posted, Canadian military families have access to the goods and services they need.
START DATE
October 05, 2026
INCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION
CFMWS is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who can help us build a workforce that reflects the diversity of Canadian society. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or assessment, you should advise the recruitment team in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
Quebec
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Responsibilities
Set up and maintain the electronics, computer, appliance, and furniture departments; advise customers on products and sales, order and replenish stock, and sell warranties and accessories. Operate point-of-sale and payment systems, handle cash, and may provide additional retail, postal, fuel, dry-cleaning, lottery, and food-service support.
Requirements
Applicants need an acceptable combination of education, training, and experience, with experience in electronics, computers, furniture or appliances, warranty and accessory sales, cash handling, and sales merchandising. Food Handling Certification is required as applicable; the role also calls for client focus, communication, organization, innovation, teamwork, and leadership.
Skills
- Electronics Sales
- Computer Equipment Sales
- Furniture And Appliance Sales
- Extended Warranty Sales
- Accessory Sales
- Cash Handling
- Sales
- Merchandising
- Customer Service
- Product Advice
- Stock Ordering
- Inventory Shelving And Signage
- Point Of Sale Systems
- Debit And Credit Processing
- Food Handling
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Healthcare Spending Account
- Virtual Care (Telemedicine)
- Employee And Family Assistance Program
- Mental Health Support
- Paid And Unpaid Leave
- Vacation Pay
- Family-Related Leave
- Personal Days
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- Group Savings Plans
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Online Learning Opportunities
- LinkedIn Learning Subscription
- Second Language Training
- CF One Member Appreciation Discounts
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Retail
- Sales
- Customer Service & Support
- Food & Beverage
Keywords
- Retail Sales
- Electronics
- Computers
- Furniture
- Appliances
- Extended Warranties
- Accessories
- Cash Handling
- Sales
- Merchandising
- Customer Service
- Product Advice
- Stock Ordering
- Inventory Replenishment
- Point Of Sale Systems
- Debit And Credit Machines
- Food Handling Certification
- Food And Beverage Service
- Postal Services
- Lottery Services
- Self-Serve Gas Services
- Dry Cleaning
- Client Focus
- Communication
- Organizational Knowledge
- Innovation
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Canadian Armed Forces
- CANEX
