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Job Details

Sales Assistant

Employer

B&G CANADA INC.

Date Posted

November 27, 2024

Languages

Bilingual
  • Location Olds, AB
  • Earnings $22.00 hourly + 1.5% commission per piece
  • Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jan 08, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

B&G CANADA INC.

Languages

Bilingual

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Non-smoking
  • Air conditioned
  • Outdoors
  • Clean

Work setting

  • Retail business
  • Wholesalers
  • Business office
  • Construction company

Tasks

  • Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
  • Advertise and/or promote products, sales or services
  • Perform data entry
  • Provide customer service
  • Conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce
  • Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease

Type of product

  • Building materials (other than lumber)
  • Industrial supplies

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the necessary equipment for remote work (i.e. internet, home office, etc.)?
  • What is your current field of study?

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Sales Assistant is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Retail Salespersons and Sales Clerks
METHODICAL

Interest in computing to maintain sales records for inventory control; and in operating computerised inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems

SOCIAL

Interest in persuading to sell and rent merchandise to customers

directive

Interest in handling to prepare merchandise for purchase, rental and leasing, and to assist in the display of merchandise

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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