Author: Tyler Woodruff

Floor Sales Associate
My Sewing Room Inc. is looking for a charismatic sales person who is ready to work with all the latest Sewing Machines, fabric, and notions. Get your needle ready to sew a patchwork of possibilities when you work at Canada’s largest independent sewing and quilting shop.
Description
As a floor sales associate you will be working alongside floor staff to provide machine demos and close machine sales, cut fabric, be a cashier, and help customers. Part of your duties will be following up on leads, taking questions about machines or fabric, and participating in training for the products we sell.

This position will have a focus on machines because they make up approximately 60% of our annual sales. This job does not provide commission or sales targets. This is a no sales pressure environment.

Are you interested in a stable job, learning more about a hugely successful industry of creatives, and encouraging local business?

This position is 37.5 to 40 hours a week, Tuesday through Saturday. Compensation is minimum wage to start. There is room to take on further duties and grow within the store.
Skills and Abilities

· Strong communication skills.

· Project Management

· Creativity

· Customer service

· Motivation

· Organization

Qualifications
· A tenaciously flexible mindset, ready to work towards new ideas.

· Experience with sewing machines not required.

· Willingness to learn the ins and outs of multiple types of machines, accessories, and notions.

· Able to lift up to 25kg.

· Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From $15.00 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Every Weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Experience:

• sales: 1 year (preferred)
• customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Bookkeeper/ Administration

Description

My Sewing Room INC is Canada’s largest independent sewing and quilting shop. We are looking for a new Bookkeeper/Admin as ours steps away to deal with their health. This position is responsible for behind the behind the scene force that keeps everything running smoothly. A small business is a great way to start your career and build skills, or a place you can settle into and find your home among the bolts of fabric and spools of thread.

Full time 37.5 hour week. Pay is negotiable.

Duties and Responsibilities

Basic accounting for the store; including but not limited to:

· Entering daily receipts.

· Monthly reconciliation of all credit/cash/vendor accounts.

· Inventory management and other costing.

· Preparation and analysis of monthly reporting to be provided to ownership.

· Accounts payable duties.

· Accounts receivable duties.

Sorting and filing of paperwork.

Management and follow up of ongoing store projects, encouraging communication between stakeholders.

Taking care of general administration by ordering office supplies, cleaning supplies, and picking up mail.

Other duties as assigned based on store needs.

There is also a dog in the office, your duties will also be helping bring the dog out and refilling his water bowl.

The right person for this job will be someone who wants to work with the owner and learn all about the sewing industry.

Skills and Abilities

Strong Communication Skills

Project Management

Creativity

Customer Service

Self-Motivation

Organization

Flexibility

Qualifications

Prior bookkeeping knowledge is essential.

Management experience is a benefit.

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: From $40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Calgary, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• QuickBooks: 1 year (preferred)
• Bookkeeping: 1 year (preferred)

Application deadline: 2022-09-01
Expected start date: 2022-09-05

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