Full Time Sales Associate
- Guelph, ON, Canada
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Job Description:
The Pet Valu family of stores includes Pet Valu, Paulmac's Pet Food, Bosley's, Tisol and Total Pet and together we are one of the largest retail operations in North America dedicated to providing families with food and supplies for dogs, cats, companion birds, wild birds, fish, reptiles and small animals.
All of our stores are dedicated to helping local pets in need, and we partner with local shelters, rescues and charities for adoption events, in-store adoption (select stores only) and pet food bank programs, as well as through our national donation drives and fundraising campaigns.
At Pet Valu, we're Pet Experts, and we're pet lovers, too.
Job Overview:
As a Sales Associate you will use your knowledge and experience to help Pet Parents find the right nutrition and other solutions for their pets. You will be part of a team of passionate Pet Experts, and enjoy the perks of helping Pet Parents every day. If you are enthusiastic about learning and growing with one of the top pet retailers in North America, this position is for you!
What you get:
- Staff Discounts
- Retail Training
- Competitive Wages
- Pet Care Knowledge
- Flexible Scheduling
What you do:
- Cashier and customer sales
- Preparing merchandise orders, banking and other miscellaneous paperwork
- Placing small items (under 10 lbs) including pet supplies, household items, etc. into stock in the sales area of the store
- Sweeping, dusting and other general store maintenance functions
- Assist in unloading delivery vehicles of cases and bags of pet food and supplies and putting these into stock (items up to 50 lbs.)
- Other duties and tasks as required
What you bring:
- Previous retail or customer service experience
- Working knowledge of POS system
- Possess outgoing and friendly personality with strong customer service skills
- Ability to lift 50lbs repetitively
- Ability to work as scheduled to meet attendance requirements, which may include weekends and evenings
- Ability to have reliable means of transportation to and from the store
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Sales Associate at Pet Valu Canada Inc. will serve customers at the cashier and on the sales floor, stock merchandise, unload delivery cases and bags, and keep the store clean. They will also handle orders, banking and paperwork.
Requirements
Pet Valu Canada Inc. needs candidates with previous retail or customer service experience, a working knowledge of POS systems and strong customer service skills. Candidates must lift 50 lbs repeatedly, work weekends and evenings, and have reliable transportation.
Skills
- POS systems
- Cashier operations
- Customer service
- Retail sales
- Merchandise stocking
- Inventory handling
- Order preparation
- Cash handling
- Pet product knowledge
- Store maintenance
- Lifting and material handling
Benefits
- Staff discounts
- Retail training
- Pet care knowledge training
- Flexible scheduling
Categories
- Retail
- Customer Service & Support
- Food & Beverage
Keywords
- Sales Associate
- retail sales
- cashier
- customer service
- point of sale
- POS
- pet store
- pet food
- pet supplies
- merchandising
- stocking
- inventory
- store maintenance
- part-time retail
- Pet Valu
- Guelph
Seniority
Entry level
Perks
- Flexible hours
- Employee discount
- Paid training
Tools
- POS system