outside sales representative

Work Term: Permanent

Work Language: English

Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work Setting

• On-site customer service
• Various locations
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Retail business
• Sales

Tasks

• Solicit sales and sell goods or services
• Set up and display merchandise on sidewalks, at public events or in stores
• Show and describe goods or services
• Arrange sales demonstration appointments
• Deliver goods to customers
• Provide information about advertised products
• Record customers' orders
• Contact potential customers by phone
• Provide customer service

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

• Municipal merchant's permit

Type of Experience

• Sales and marketing

Sales Experience

• Direct distributing - home sales/parties
• Direct distributing - person to person (sales)
• Door-to-door selling
• Exhibit

Security and Safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Credit check

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight Handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own Tools/Equipment

• Internet access
• Computer
• Cellular phone
• Office equipment and supplies

Personal Suitability

• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability

Screening Questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Workplace Information

• On the road job

Financial Benefits

• Commission

Other Benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer
• Team building opportunities