Store Assistant

City Electric Supply

Looking to start an exciting new career? City Electric Supply offers excellent career opportunities for people who are friendly, motivated, and passionate about providing incredible customer service. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, profit sharing, paid time off, and internal growth opportunities.

About City Electric Supply
CES is a family-owned electrical wholesaler with the benefits of a worldwide service network and the personal service of a neighborhood store. Our "customer service first" core value has allowed us to grow continually for over 65 years while keeping our founding principle of empowering people to make local business decisions. CES now employs more than 7,400 people at over 1,000 branches world-wide of which there are over 500 branches across North America. Our vision is to add 30-35 branches a year, while staying true to our Company values.

Summary
The Store Assistant serves as a key face-to-face contact and liaison for customers. This person generates sales while providing quick, accurate, and courteous service to customers. Additionally, this person is involved in processing customer orders and inquiries. This person is also involved in functions including receiving material, maintaining showroom/warehouse organization, shipping materials, and preparing customer orders. Work with other branches to ensure customers from across the network receive a consistently high level of service.

Essential Job Functions

• Process customer orders on the trade counter or by phone.
• Warehouse material receiving.
• Develop and maintain customer and vendor relationships.
• Assist with customer deliveries when needed.

Education/Experience

• One-year work experience, preferred.
• Valid driving license, preferred.

Competencies

• Oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks.
• Ambitious.
• Desire to grow within our organization.
• Team player.
• Open minded.
• Customer service focused.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and climbing. The employee must be able to lift and move items up to 50 pounds.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement

City Electric Supply (CES) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics or other protected class status. In addition to the Canadian Human Rights Act, CES complies with applicable provincial and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. CES also makes reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with the AODA. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

City Electric Supply is a drug free workplace.

For further information about CES, visit our website at www.cityelectricsupply.com.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $18.00-$20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Day range:

• Monday to Friday

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Application question(s):

• Why do you think you are a good fit for this role?

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
• Warehouse: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-01-31
Expected start date: 2024-01-19