Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community.

What began as a meat delivery business in Stellarton, Nova Scotia has grown to over 128,000 teammates at corporate-owned and franchised store locations. Sobeys Capital Incorporated and its independently owned and operated franchise partners operate over 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces. You may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drugs, Voilà, or another of our banners, but we are all one extended family.

The Rehabilitation Product Specialist is an integral part of the Lawtons Home Health Care team with a focus on the assessment, recommendation and sale of rehab and mobility equipment to Lawtons store customers and external healthcare providers, such as long-term care, hospitals and rehab centers. Actively contributes to a positive and productive working environment. This is a sales position for Central and Western Newfoundland. Position could be based from Western or Eastern Newfoundland.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
Sales - Customer offering

• Understand and respond to local market needs and competition.
• Demonstrate superior account management skills
• Develop deep and broad product knowledge in order to provide effective presentations to potential customers
• Role model and reinforce customer service expectations on a daily basis for all staff.
• Develop strong working relationships with Occupational Therapists, nursing and other allied healthcare professionals in territory
• Respond quickly and knowledgeably to customer inquires

Financial

• Achieve monthly and yearly sales targets and report as required on progress
• Participate with manager on planning and forecasting sales and growth areas for the business
• Ensure corporate credit card is paid in full each month
• Submit properly completed expense reports

Personal/Professional Development

• Attend training as required.
• Maintain knowledge of current industry trends.

Employee Engagement

• Demonstrate positive, productive customer service and co-worker relationships on a daily basis
• Provide feedback as to how to improve our offering for our customers and environment for our staff

Other Duties

• Order equipment and EMR
• Adhere to and implement all applicable company standards

Coordinate maintenance of store equipment and repairs.

• As requested by the company

What you have to offer:
Required:

• 3 years sales experience
• Valid driver’s license and clean abstract
• Computer skills
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Strong communication, customer service and organizational skills
• Knowledge of the experience in the rehab and mobility industry
• High school or equivalent
• Related industry experience

Retail store

• May be required to lift up to 50lbs
• Two person lift required for weights exceeding 50lbs
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Physical work including; but not limited to bending, lifting, and reaching
• Exposure to varying temperatures over short periods of time
• Exposure to sanitation and cleaning chemicals

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Company Share Program - ESOP
• Paid Vacation
• Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

Learn more about our story and culture:
Who We Are | Why Work With Us

Total Rewards

We offer a Total Rewards package designed to support teammates at work and in life. Depending on role and eligibility, teammates may receive health and dental benefits, retirement and savings programs including an Employee Share Ownership Plan, a 10% in-store discount at participating banners, virtual healthcare and an Employee and Family Assistance Program, learning and development opportunities, parental leave top-up, and paid vacation.

Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity including the expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required please click the “I’m interested” or "Apply" button above. Individual compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.

Additional Information

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Sobeys is committed to creating accessible and inclusive hiring processes. We will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.