Retail Sales Specialist

FAQs; Halifax; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Solutions is hiring a Retail Sales Specialist in Halifax, Canada. The role focuses on increasing retail sales and executing client-driven merchandising at major retail locations.

You will educate customers on leading brand purchases and work with store management to meet client expectations. The ideal candidate is independent, self-motivated, ambitious, and driven to succeed, with training and competitive pay rates offered.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred or 0–2 years retail or food broker experience.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Basic computer skills: Word, Excel, Internet.
• Mathematical and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain full distribution of all authorized SKUs across stores.
• Communicate effectively with company management and customers.
• Sell live orders for multiple clients in over half of stores monthly.
• Drive sales through promotions and plan-o-gram adjustments.
• Ensure items have accurate tags and remove unsellable stock.
• Tag items and place POS materials to meet shelf standards.
• Achieve client goals by managing stores within territory and executing projects.
• Participate in subgroup calls with wholesalers (4+ per month).
• Complete paperwork and reports in a timely manner.

Skills

Independent

Self-motivated

Ambitious

Driven to succeed

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)

Tools

Word

Excel

Internet

Job description

We want you to help us shape the future of shopping experiences and deliver on our purpose of connecting people with the products and experiences that enrich their lives. Joining Advantage Solutions means joining a network of 65,000 teammates serving 4,000+ brands and retail customers across 40+ countries. All the while, being provided the opportunities, support, and enrichment you need to grow your career.Our company has the perfect opportunity for a candidate that looks forward to new product releases by top brands. This Retail Sales Specialist job is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who can work effectively with store management to increase retail sales and execute client-driven merchandising that meet the client’s expectations. The sales representative will need to be outgoing, friendly, and be able to drive sales and brand awareness for our client’s products at major retail locations. You will be engaging and educating the customers on their next purchase of some of the leading brands in retail. The ideal candidate is independent, self-motivated, ambitious, and driven to succeed. When you join the Company, you will receive top-notch training and competitive pay rates.CAD $50,000 annually Responsibilities:Meet client and Company objectives by maintaining full distribution on all authorized SKU’sMust have the ability to communicate effectively both internally with The Company management and externally with all CustomersSell at store level “live orders” on multiple clients (>5 clients) in over 50% of their stores on the monthly basisIncrease sales volume through promotional activity by selling and building displays, creating themes with related items to support holiday/special promo events, and making plan-o-gram adjustments when necessaryMaintain client objectives by ensuring all authorized client items represented on the shelf have accurate and complete tags and making certain that un-saleable or out-of-code product is removedWill work on the authorization of items to meet Client shelf schematic standards. Must be able to take direction regarding tagging, rotating, and placing POS materials for products on shelfAchieve client goals and objectives by effectively managing stores within your territory and executing projects and standardsSpend over 4-days per month in preparing and making wholesaler sub-group headquarter calls with a minimum of four sub-group callsWill complete accurate and timely paperwork and reports, recaps, itineraries, timesheets, expense reports, etc.Qualifications:Education Level: (Required): High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience(Preferred):Bachelor's Degree or 0 to 2 years of experience in Retail, Client, or food brokerAbility to work independently and prioritize duties with minimal supervision, in order to meet deadlinesBasic computer skills including familiarity with Word, Excel, and Internet usageMathematical and analytical skillsIf this sounds like you, we can’t wait to learn more about you. Apply Now!