Front Counter Sales Representative

Front Counter Sales Representative

Location - 3788 KEPLER ST WHITECOURT AB

We are looking for a Front-Counter Sales Representative who will strive to create a welcoming environment for our customers and respond to inquiries. Do you have experience providing service quotes, processing sales transactions, and being a product and service expert, among other responsibilities?

Key Highlights of this role

• Strong communication skills and a willingness to learn to enhance customer interactions.
• Passion for the automotive industry to build rapport and promote product knowledge.
• Effective resolution of customer concerns to ensure satisfaction.
• Willingness to be cross-trained for increased versatility and team contribution.

Why Kal Tire?

• Our aim is that the career of every team member is supported by quality leadership, training, and opportunities for advancement.
• We offer a structured work schedule and pride ourselves on our supportive and safe work environment. This position pays $21.00/hr. We offer a clear path for career advancement with wage increases along the way.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Access medical, dental, and vision benefits, along with an Employee Assistance Program.
• Financial Security: Participate in a defined contribution pension plan and group RRSP matching program.
• A team member discount program that offers discounts on tires, services and more.

Day to Day responsibility

• Provide outstanding customer service skills with a genuine desire to deliver excellent customer service experiences.
• Greet and direct customers with a professional and enthusiastic attitude to achieve positive outcomes.
• Answer incoming calls while handling customers' inquiries, concerns, or questions.
• Proven ability in an inside sales and/or counter sales environment; can provide product knowledge and information to customers in a confident and friendly manner.
• Ability to provide detailed pricing terms and prepare and present customer quotes.
• Efficient and detail-orientated data entry skills are required to enter appointments and orders into POS/internal systems.

Qualifications And Success

• You are interested in the automotive industry and like working within a high-energy, fast-paced team environment.
• You have exceptional customer service skills.
• You have 2 years of experience in customer service, counter, or inside sales roles (preferred). You have a demonstrated understanding of the automotive/ related industry and an aptitude for learning product knowledge.
• Familiarity with consumer behavior principles.
• Effective problem-solving, planning, and organizing skills.
• You like being active throughout your day and have no problem lifting 30-50 lb. tires around as needed.
• You are always safety conscious, wear your required PPE and follow safe work protocols as instructed.

Our Inclusive Culture

At Kal Tire, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, included, and empowered to succeed. We believe in the strength of diverse perspectives and skills, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.

Hiring Process

Upon shortlisting, a member of our recruiting team will contact you and invite you to a telephone interview. Successful candidates will then have the opportunity to meet and interview with members of our leadership team over MS Teams and/or in person. Additionally, as part of our standard hiring process, prospective Team Members at the Job Offer stage will be requested to undergo a Canadian Criminal Record Check; candidates must be legally eligible to work for any Canadian employers to be considered for this position at this time.

Solving our customers’ automotive challenges and making a positive impact - It’s how we roll, and it’s been that way since Tom Foord opened the doors to Kal Tire in 1953 in beautiful Vernon, BC. Over the years, we’ve become a trusted partner for large and small industries and fleets across Canada. Our customers rely on our expertise, our make-it-happen approach to service, and our lineup of the most trusted tire brands in over 260 retail locations coast to coast. Kal Tire is also the largest truck re-treader in Canada, with 11 retread facilities across Canada and internationally, and has a state-of-the-art tire recycling facility in Chile, where 40% of the weight of scrap tires is recycled to return to mines as an alternative fuel. In addition, Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group is an international leader in mining tire service and supply, servicing more than 150 mine sites across five continents. Kal Tire offers a culture that fosters inclusion and respect. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices in compliance with the AODA and AMA. Accommodation requests can be made at any stage of the recruitment or employment process. Applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements known.