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Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease
Advise customers on use and care of merchandise, and provide advice concerning specialized products or services
Estimate or quote prices, credit terms, trade-in allowances, warranties and delivery dates
Prepare merchandise for purchase, rental or lease
Prepare sales, rental or leasing contracts and accept cash, cheque, credit card or automatic debit payment
Assist in display of merchandise
Maintain sales records for inventory control
Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
May conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Public transportation is available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Retail management course
- Not required
- Interior decorator (residential) certificate
- Interior designer technical certificate
- Home decorating course
- Fashion merchandising course
- Commercial floristry course
Specific Skills
- Operate cash register
- Arrange for repairs to products or equipment
- Customer service oriented
Type Of Experience
- Salesperson/clerk
- Rental clerk
Work Setting
- Specialty shop
- Rental shop
- Hardware store
- Grocery store
- Department store
- Confectionery/corner store
- Pawn Shop
- Cash and carry store
- Home furnishing store
- Wholesale
- Clothing store
Product Experience/Knowledge
- Telephones
- Power tools
- Cosmetics and toiletries
- Appliances
- Automobile parts and supplies
- Nutrition and health products
- Magazines
- Flooring
- All terrain vehicles (ATV)
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)