Few places are as beautiful as Powell River. It’s a paradise for any outdoors person, and the perfect community in which to build your life.

Do you wish you could find a job here, where you’d use your knowledge of building supplies, and enjoy the people you work with every day?

We’re Valley Building Supplies - Powell River’s very own award-winning building centre. Our customers range from confident contractors to do it yourselfers. We provide them with supplies, services and advice to help get the job done right.

We’re looking for new main counter salespeople and we hope our search ends with you. 

Retail Sales Representative:

The most important part of your job will be helping customers.  Along with a team of fellow salespeople, you’ll spend most of each day guiding customers to their finish lines using your industry knowledge and superb customer service skills.   

When you’re not helping customers, you’ll be a great teammate. You’ll design and build in-store displays, pitch in with inventory, keep the store tidy, and help ring people through. This is a big store, so there’s always work to be done. We have a helpful team, and many hands make light work.

You’ll succeed here because you are:

• 
  Detail-oriented – your thoroughness avoids costly mistakes and builds trust with customers and coworkers.  


• 
  A strong communicator – you listen carefully and can handle different personality types, adjusting your style to suit the customer.


• 
  Creative – you can help people find solutions that fit their budget and specific needs.

Ultimately, we’re hoping that you’ll be able to sell our larger packages, like building materials, doors or windows, and manage that customer relationship until their job is complete. 

Working at Valley Building Supplies:

This is a full-time, permanent position at our store on the outskirts of Powell River. You’ll work from 8am-5pm, or 7am – 5pm Monday to Friday.  You’ll never work weekends, and there’s flexibility around hours when needed.

You'll start at a competitive wage.  Bonuses are available based on individual and store performance. We also offer a generous benefits plan, vacation, and discounted building supplies.

We have people on staff who have been with us for decades. If you asked them why they’ve stayed, they’ll tell you that we take good care of our people. All our employees are full-time, because we want them to have security and benefits. They’d also tell you that we have a lot of fun together. The atmosphere is casual, and the management takes a hands-off approach. We hire great people and we let them do their jobs - you won’t be micromanaged here.

Qualifications:

• Experience in a customer service role


• Experience using computers for email and internet searching


• Experience working with or selling building supplies


• Experience learning new computer programs for regular use


• Ability to stand for the duration of the work day

How to Apply:

Our online application will give you the option to apply to this role as a complete person – not just a resume. The application will assess your qualifications, personality traits and workplace preferences, and should take 10 to 15 minutes to complete. After submitting, you'll receive an email inviting you to log in and view your assessment results.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. 

We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.