Sales assistant
Avalon Community College
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Operate cash register
- Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
- Teach interest or professional development courses
- Exhibit designers plan and develop permanent and temporary or moveable exhibits and displays for museum exhibitions, trade shows, conventions, retail spaces and other exhibitions
- Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
- Provide advice about merchandise
- Advertise and/or promote products, sales or services
- Perform data entry
- Provide customer service
- Train staff
- Assist in display of merchandise
- Conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce
- Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties and delivery dates
- Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease
- Maintain sales records for inventory control
- Prepare merchandise for purchase, rental or lease
- Design settings, scenic environments, costumes and lighting
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Handling heavy loads
- Overtime required
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
- Adaptability
- Analytical
- Collaborative
- Creativity
- Efficiency
- Energetic
- Goal-oriented
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Outgoing
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Ability to multitask