Counter Sales Associate - Waterworks

at  Wolseley

At Wolseley Canada, our leading-edge is the knowledge and insight found in every corner of our organization. Here, you’ll build strong relationships and support critical industries that touch the lives of Canadians. Every day, we show up with intention and pride; in ourselves, our associates, and our customers. You’ll have a solid foundation to try new things, uncover new possibilities, challenge yourself, and grow your career. Does this sound like somewhere you’d like to be?
Wolseley Canada is the leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial products in the country and working here means, a network of possibilities, a place you are valued and a higher standard.
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Counter Sales Associate
Are you a result driven sales person who is confident in challenging themselves to an opportunity within a growing global organization?
Do you want to take ownership and expand on your career development and personal success? If so, then this is the job opportunity for you!

What you will do:

• Assesses the requirements of the job.
• Ensures stock availability as scheduled.
• Completes the order process which includes offering pricing terms according to established margins; souring of additional products; and generating sales orders.
• He/she is also responsible for preparing small order quotes on urgent contracting jobs.
• Offers product knowledge to customers.
• Performs necessary product research in catalogues and on internet.
• Offers alternative stock or non-stock items depending on specifications.
• Processes orders to completion and verifies with a generated computer ticket to ensure acceptance of the order.
• Confirms details of delivery according to scheduled times and commitment dates.
• Verifies all items are available for the customer as scheduled and obtains stocking information off the system to determine causes for discrepancies.
• Notifies Sales Representative or the Purchasing department of low stock or errors in the inventory count.
• Overtime as required.

What you will bring:

• High School education plus a minimum of two (2) years related experience in the industry, or the equivalent combination of education and experience or Community College education in a related field plus a minimum of one (1) years related experience in the industry, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; talks and acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.

Each resume submitted gets individually reviewed by our team and retained for 24 months if other new and exciting opportunities arise that match your skills and qualifications.
Please note: This position requires the result of a satisfactory criminal record check. A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the positio

• Assesses the requirements of the job.
• Ensures stock availability as scheduled.
• Completes the order process which includes offering pricing terms according to established margins; souring of additional products; and generating sales orders.
• He/she is also responsible for preparing small order quotes on urgent contracting jobs.
• Offers product knowledge to customers.
• Performs necessary product research in catalogues and on internet.
• Offers alternative stock or non-stock items depending on specifications.
• Processes orders to completion and verifies with a generated computer ticket to ensure acceptance of the order.
• Confirms details of delivery according to scheduled times and commitment dates.
• Verifies all items are available for the customer as scheduled and obtains stocking information off the system to determine causes for discrepancies.
• Notifies Sales Representative or the Purchasing department of low stock or errors in the inventory count.
• Overtime as required