Retail Sales Specialist

Advantage Solutions; Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Solutions in Canada seeks a Full Time Retail Sales Specialist to drive sales at major retail locations. You will engage customers, educate them on leading brands, and collaborate with store management to meet client objectives.

The role requires independence, self-motivation, and strong communication skills. Training is provided and compensation is competitive for a dedicated, results-driven professional in a retail environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience required.
• Bachelor's Degree or 0 to 2 years of experience in Retail, Client, or food broker preferred.

Responsibilities

• Meet client and Company objectives by maintaining full distribution on all authorized SKU's.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with The Company management and Customers.
• Sell at store level 'live orders' on multiple clients (>5) in over 50% of their stores on the monthly basis.
• Increase sales volume through promotional activity by building displays and creating themes to support events, and adjust plan-o-grams as needed.
• Maintain client objectives by ensuring authorized client items have accurate tags and remove un-saleable/out-of-code products.
• Tag, rotate, and place POS materials to meet client shelf standards.
• Achieve client goals by managing stores within territory and executing projects and standards.
• Prepare and submit paperwork and reports, itineraries, timesheets, expense reports, etc.

Skills

Communication skills

Independence

Self-motivation

Time management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Tools

Word

Excel

Internet

Job description

# Retail Sales SpecialistKelowna, BC V1Z 1A1Minimum:Maximum:Market Type: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 Full Time 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 $21.50 - $23.50 per hour**Responsibilities:*** Meet client and Company objectives by maintaining full distribution on all authorized SKU's* Must have the ability to communicate effectively both internally with The Company management and externally with all Customers* Sell at store level \"live orders\" on multiple clients (>5 clients) in over 50% of their stores on the monthly basis* Increase 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 necessary.* Maintain 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 removed* Will 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 shelf* Achieve client goals and objectives by effectively managing stores within your territory and executing projects and standards* Spend over 4-days per month in preparing and making wholesaler sub-group headquarter calls with a minimum of four sub-group calls* Will complete accurate and timely paperwork and reports, recaps, itineraries, timesheets, expense reports, etc.**Qualifications:*** Education Level: **(Required):** High School Diploma or GEDor equivalent experience* **(Preferred):**Bachelor's Degree or 0 to 2 years of experience in Retail, Client, or food broker* Ability to work independently and prioritize duties with minimal supervision, in order to meet deadlines* Basic computer skills including familiarity with Word, Excel, and Internet usage* Mathematical and analytical skillsIf this sounds like you, we can't wait to learn more about you. Apply Now!