Receptionist

Wesco; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Paid time off

Employee discount programs

Flexible scheduling options

Job summary

EECOL Electrical Distributors in Winnipeg, MB is seeking a Receptionist to act as the first point of contact for visitors and callers. You will manage messages, greet guests, and relay information to internal teams to support smooth daily operations.

The role emphasizes professional communication, multitasking, and strong MS Office skills, with full-time hours and a benefits-focused workplace culture.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associates' Degree preferred.
• 1 year relevant experience required.
• Administrative and clerical procedures and systems.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office.
• Ability to maintain high level of professionalism and communicate with external contacts.

Responsibilities

• Greets visitors in a professional and courteous manner, determines purpose of visit, and directs visitors to destinations.
• Operates multi-line phone system to answer, screen and forward calls, and provide information.
• Performs administrative tasks including proofreading, transcription, calculation, and invoicing.
• Files and maintains records.
• Schedules appointments and maintains calendars.
• Receives payment and records receipts for services.
• Analyzes data to answer employee questions, customers, and suppliers.
• Provides information about the company, including locations and services.

Skills

MS Office

Professional communication

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma

Associates' Degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Why You'll Love EECOL

When you join EECOL, you become part of a global leader in business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain management solutions. We take pride in having an inclusive and family-like work environment. We provide a compensation package that offers competitive wages, flexible hours, excellent benefits, and a career you can be proud of. There are endless opportunities with our promote-within culture!

What's in it for You

• Permanent, full-time positions, Monday through Friday. Weekends and evenings are for friends, family, and fun, not work!
• Enjoy regular salary reviews and incentive opportunities.
• EECOL is not just a job, but a company where you can learn, develop, and build your career! All training provided. We promote within; excellent opportunities to advance along with educational assistance so you can pursue your career goals.
• A benefits package designed with your total well-being in mind including generous paid time off, comprehensive insurance options for you and your family, generous flex benefits, health & dental plan, disability, life insurance, vision care, and a retirement savings plan including Pension, RRSP and TFSA opportunities to save for the future!
• Enjoy a wide variety of perks including discounts on travel, vehicles, entertainment, shopping and many more.

As a Receptionist, you will support the entire location as the first point of contact for inbound telephone inquiries and office visitors/guests. You will receive and relay messages/telephone calls from internal and external sources. You will greet guests/visitors, documents information, issues appropriate security passes, reports security issues. You will respond to routine inquiries on office location, hours of operation, telephone numbers, e-mail/website addresses.

Responsibilities

• Greets visitors in a professional and courteous manner, determines nature and purpose of visit, provides assistance with check-in, and directs visitors to specific destination.
• Operates multi-line phone system to answer, screen and forward calls, and provide information.
• Performs administrative support tasks including proofreading, transcription, calculation, and invoicing.
• Files and maintains records.
• Schedules appointments, and maintains and updates calendars.
• Receives payment and record receipts for services.
• Analyzes data to determine answers to employee questions, customers, suppliers, and public.
• Provides information about company including location of departments, offices, employees, or services provided.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associates' Degree preferred.
• 1 year relevant experience required.
• Administrative and clerical procedures and systems.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office.
• Ability to maintain high level of professionalism and effectively communicate with people outside the organization and represent the organization to customers and other external sources.
• Basic knowledge of WESCO policies, systems, and procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to changes in the workflow.

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This amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements. For eligible positions, compensation may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan,subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents. For certain sales roles, EECOL also offers a commission structure that provides additional compensation based on sales results, as defined by the applicable commission plan.

In addition, EECOL offers abenefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.