Sales Representative - Markham, Canada - YMCA of Greater Toronto

YMCA of Greater Toronto
YMCA of Greater Toronto
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Markham, Canada

1 week ago

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Hourly Rate:
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Location:
Markham YMCA Health and Fitness Centre


Work Hours:
As Required


Employment Type:
Contract Part Time Hourly (12 months)

Number of Vacancies: 1


Anticipated Start Date:
September 01, 2023

Deadline to Apply:
August 16, 2023 at 5:00 pm


Be the Spark Join our passionate Sales Representative team and help us to achieve great things in our community


The Sales Representative is part of a team that ensures all key indicators of sales and customer service are met and/or exceeded.

The Sales team ensures all members and potential members receive excellent service and accurate information, leading to an improved experience as a member of The Markham YMCA Centre.


In this role, you will:


  • Work towards and achieves personal and team sales targets. Model excellence in both sales and service.
  • Perform duties of a Membership Sales Staff in an exemplary manner as required by work volumes and scheduling needs.
  • Member focused at all times, prioritizes all responsibilities in order to seek opportunities to initiate conversations with members and prospective members.
  • Work at a fast pace and responds to multiple priorities effectively.
  • Handle membership enquiries by building rapport, asking probing questions to ascertain prospective member needs and interests and customizes tour of the facility to link member interests to program options.
  • Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of all programs and services available, resulting in tour conversions and membership registrations; Assists members to understand membership options, payment plans and types.
  • Assist centre in reducing withdrawal numbers, reducing expiry numbers and maintaining high member retention by addressing member concerns quickly, effectively with a socially inclusive perspective and solution focused mindset.
  • Provide a specific and personal focus to new members and follow up after tours to ensure they receive a welcome call, and are booked for relevant program training.
  • Understand the Stages of Change and uses this knowledge to assist members in making a lifestyle change.
  • Identify additional feebased programs and activities of potential interest to members leading to additional sales revenue (e.g. personal training, aquatics, day camp, etc.).
  • Ensure accuracy when handling money and completing cash balancing. Protect the assets and information of the YMCA and its members.
  • Maintain YMCA standards and is a positive role model for our Mission, Vision and Commitment to Service. Understand and demonstrate YMCA Priority S.A.M standards and EYE standards.
  • Assist members in resolving past due accounts, member concerns, and members' behavior as well as identifying options and referring potential qualified members to team leader/supervisor for membership assistance.
  • Remain flexible in regards to scheduling needs and understand key times for the team including peak times of the day, days, weeks, seasonal changes and unexpected changes in member patterns.
  • Actively participate in scheduled programs, meetings and special events.
  • Be in collaboration with individual program members, program volunteers and YMCA program staff, assists and encourages program members to access additional appropriate programs offered at this location.
  • Provide leadership and support as a member of the Centres' senior staff team. Act as an effective AGM as required.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

You bring:


  • Some post
- secondary education in sales, marketing, promotions, retail management, or related field an asset.

  • Minimum of 2 years sales and/or customer service experience.
  • Previous experience in promotional sales including demonstrated skills in identifying potential customer needs and interests leading to successful upsales, renewals, etc.
  • Familiarity with personal member and payment info, including knowledge of privacy and protection requirements of such info
  • Ability to establish rapport and excellent communication with members, staff and volunteers
  • Customer service oriented
  • Good listening skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Welldeveloped interpersonal, and relationship building skills; ability to establish rapport and excellent communication with members, staff and volunteers
  • Excellent written communication skills
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and building a sense of belonging
  • Volunteer experience an asset
  • Proficiency with computers and experience with CLASS an asset
  • Previous involvement in philanthropy, planning, storytelling, or volunteerism an asset
  • Current CPR and First Aid an asset
  • Flexibility regarding assigned working hours, work schedule required; weekday and weekend closing shifts; specific immediate needs include weekend closing shifts until 12am

What you need to succeed:


  • Commitment to the YMCA's Mission, Vision and Values
  • Focus on the health, safety and wellbeing of all children, youth, and vulnerable
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