Garden Centre Sales Associate - Williams Lake

at  Canadian Tire

Are you ready to join Canada’s most-shopped general merchandise retailer, with over 500 stores from coast to coast?
Canadian Tire offers customers a unique mix of products and services through three specialty categories in which the organization is the market leader - automotive parts, accessories and service; sports and leisure products; and home products.
Canadian Tire offers competitive compensation packages including; benefits, potential for profit sharing, extensive training, and career opportunities from within and across the country at the Canadian Tire Retail stores.

SUMMARY:

The Garden Centre Sales Associate works in a fast-paced environment that involves constant interaction with customers to deliver friendly and courteous service while explaining features and benefits of lawn and garden products. This role also involves garden centre maintenance (watering and caring for annuals, perennials and nursery stock), stocking shelves, merchandising, customer carry outs and general housekeeping.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience in a horticultural customer service role and/or in a customer service role is considered an asset.
• A good working knowledge of nursery stock and horticultural products.
• Pesticide handling license, where applicable.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision with computerized systems. (i.e., POS systems, AS-400, RF Guns and PCs).
• Experience with Canadian Tire store and cash register experience are considered an asset.
• Strong orientation towards customer service excellence.
• Strong ability to plan and organize the Garden Center’s activities and projects.
• Effective written and oral communication skills and the ability to maintain professional communication, even in challenging situations.
• Ability to complete detail-oriented retail tasks according to instructions and to demonstrate responsibility for outcomes.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment that provides assistance and support to co-workers to achieve common goals.
• Ability to resolve retail and/or customer issues.
• Ability to multitask, adapt and cope with challenging situations.
• Positive attitude, punctuality and solid work ethic.

BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS:

As a condition of employment, this position may be subject to the successful completion of the following pre-employment conditions:

• Employment Verification

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
High-School or Equivalen