Top Benefits
About the role
Winnipeg will soon be home to Princess Auto’s largest store yet, offering more tools, equipment and gear in one place.
Construction is underway on the 105,000-square-foot store, which will feature new and expanded categories and a hands-on workshop.
We're looking for new Team Members to join our team in early December 2025, with specialized Welding knowledge or retail experience to help us provide Royal Service to tradespeople, hobbyists and anyone who works with their hands to figure stuff out.
What makes us so great?
We’re a private, Canadian-owned company employing over 3600 Team Members. We’re known for providing our customers with the most unique assortment of products, unrivaled customer service and exceptional value – for nearly 100 years.
We forge relationships that last – this is one of the things we enjoy most about our jobs. We call our employees “Team Members” and our managers “Leaders”. We are resourceful and authentic. We build trust by staying true to our word and providing Royal Service every chance we get.
You won’t find our unique combination of products and people anywhere else.
So what’s this role all about?
The Category Specialist is the dedicated in-store subject matter expert within their category. In line with our values, they build trusting relationships and provide a unique shopping experience, leveraging their advanced product knowledge and category expertise when consulting with both customers and fellow Team Members on the sales floor.
We are seeking candidates with in-depth experience in the following specific areas:
Power Equipment - Surplus - Farm - Plumbing - Truck & Trailer - Pre-Delivery Inspection - Electrical - Metal Fabrication - Welding - Air, Power & Hand Tools - Hydraulics - Shop & Garage - Auto Repair & Bulk - Recreational - Seasonal - Ammunition - Bow Calibration - Fishing
You’ll fit in great if you:
- Provide Royal Service and an outstanding shopping experience in your assigned category, by drawing on in-depth product knowledge to educate and advise customers on complex inquiries
- Apply critical thinking and problem solving skills to guide customers through unique challenges and deliver tailored, effective solutions
- Serve as a trusted resource within your category and actively seek insights on industry trends and innovations
- Mentor fellow Team Members as a collaborative solution partner within your category, sharing insights to enhance their ability to engage customers with products, solutions and techniques
- Assist in processing customer transactions as needed and collaborate cross-functionally to support store-wide initiatives as needed
Some other things we’re looking for:
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent
- 1-2 years of practical experience in specialty subject area
- Formal training with certification in related field preferred; self-taught knowledge also considered
- Ability to communicate strong product knowledge within assigned category
- Customer service experience considered an asset
- Eager to continue learning, share expertise and mentor others with positive attitude
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Self-starter; takes initiative and works well with minimal direction
- Comfortable working independently or collaboratively as part of a team
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills; basic math proficiency
- Strong computer skills; ability to learn and use new technology
- Value Teamwork, ownership, people, integrity and community
What’s in it for you?
We’ll offer you a competitive salary and top-notch company paid benefits. You’ll also participate in annual profit sharing, a variety of savings plan options, and we’ll match contributions to your pension as soon as you’re eligible. You’ll get a Team Member store discount on your first day, and other great perks too.
Feel empowered by providing Royal Service. Work alongside Team Members who live our values and embrace our quirky side. With access to free parking, a paid day to volunteer in your community, and opportunities for advancement – working Retail at Princess Auto isn’t just a job - it’s a career.
Ready to join us? Apply today – we’re ready to meet you!
Voted one of Canada’s Best Employers 2025 by Forbes
Accessibility
Princess Auto Ltd. will consult with all applicants requesting accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure that the accommodation provided takes into account the applicant’s individual accessibility needs.
About Princess Auto
We provide hard-working Canadians with a unique assortment of tools and equipment through more than 50 stores coast-to-coast, a National Call Centre, and our online store.
We serve the tradespeople, farmers, inventors and industrial workers that keep our country going. We aim to provide the tools and equipment you need at an exceptional value, and offer an unrivalled experience backed by our Royal Service Promise: "No sale is final until you’re satisfied". That means we will gladly repair, replace, or refund any product to your satisfaction. We mean it.
We call employees Team Members, to remind us all that we’re in this together. Yes, we’re here to work — but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun along the way. So, if you’re the type who wants to get to know the people you work with and become part of a team that’s committed to providing second-to-none service, you’ll probably fit in around here.
We don’t have a lot of rule books at Princess Auto — in fact, there’s really only one rule: always try to do the right thing. For our customers and for each other. So, if you’re good at figuring things out on your own, but aren’t afraid to ask for help when you can’t, and most importantly — you have a can-do attitude — you’re the type of person we want to welcome to our team.
Top Benefits
About the role
Winnipeg will soon be home to Princess Auto’s largest store yet, offering more tools, equipment and gear in one place.
Construction is underway on the 105,000-square-foot store, which will feature new and expanded categories and a hands-on workshop.
We're looking for new Team Members to join our team in early December 2025, with specialized Welding knowledge or retail experience to help us provide Royal Service to tradespeople, hobbyists and anyone who works with their hands to figure stuff out.
What makes us so great?
We’re a private, Canadian-owned company employing over 3600 Team Members. We’re known for providing our customers with the most unique assortment of products, unrivaled customer service and exceptional value – for nearly 100 years.
We forge relationships that last – this is one of the things we enjoy most about our jobs. We call our employees “Team Members” and our managers “Leaders”. We are resourceful and authentic. We build trust by staying true to our word and providing Royal Service every chance we get.
You won’t find our unique combination of products and people anywhere else.
So what’s this role all about?
The Category Specialist is the dedicated in-store subject matter expert within their category. In line with our values, they build trusting relationships and provide a unique shopping experience, leveraging their advanced product knowledge and category expertise when consulting with both customers and fellow Team Members on the sales floor.
We are seeking candidates with in-depth experience in the following specific areas:
Power Equipment - Surplus - Farm - Plumbing - Truck & Trailer - Pre-Delivery Inspection - Electrical - Metal Fabrication - Welding - Air, Power & Hand Tools - Hydraulics - Shop & Garage - Auto Repair & Bulk - Recreational - Seasonal - Ammunition - Bow Calibration - Fishing
You’ll fit in great if you:
- Provide Royal Service and an outstanding shopping experience in your assigned category, by drawing on in-depth product knowledge to educate and advise customers on complex inquiries
- Apply critical thinking and problem solving skills to guide customers through unique challenges and deliver tailored, effective solutions
- Serve as a trusted resource within your category and actively seek insights on industry trends and innovations
- Mentor fellow Team Members as a collaborative solution partner within your category, sharing insights to enhance their ability to engage customers with products, solutions and techniques
- Assist in processing customer transactions as needed and collaborate cross-functionally to support store-wide initiatives as needed
Some other things we’re looking for:
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent
- 1-2 years of practical experience in specialty subject area
- Formal training with certification in related field preferred; self-taught knowledge also considered
- Ability to communicate strong product knowledge within assigned category
- Customer service experience considered an asset
- Eager to continue learning, share expertise and mentor others with positive attitude
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Self-starter; takes initiative and works well with minimal direction
- Comfortable working independently or collaboratively as part of a team
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills; basic math proficiency
- Strong computer skills; ability to learn and use new technology
- Value Teamwork, ownership, people, integrity and community
What’s in it for you?
We’ll offer you a competitive salary and top-notch company paid benefits. You’ll also participate in annual profit sharing, a variety of savings plan options, and we’ll match contributions to your pension as soon as you’re eligible. You’ll get a Team Member store discount on your first day, and other great perks too.
Feel empowered by providing Royal Service. Work alongside Team Members who live our values and embrace our quirky side. With access to free parking, a paid day to volunteer in your community, and opportunities for advancement – working Retail at Princess Auto isn’t just a job - it’s a career.
Ready to join us? Apply today – we’re ready to meet you!
Voted one of Canada’s Best Employers 2025 by Forbes
Accessibility
Princess Auto Ltd. will consult with all applicants requesting accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure that the accommodation provided takes into account the applicant’s individual accessibility needs.
About Princess Auto
We provide hard-working Canadians with a unique assortment of tools and equipment through more than 50 stores coast-to-coast, a National Call Centre, and our online store.
We serve the tradespeople, farmers, inventors and industrial workers that keep our country going. We aim to provide the tools and equipment you need at an exceptional value, and offer an unrivalled experience backed by our Royal Service Promise: "No sale is final until you’re satisfied". That means we will gladly repair, replace, or refund any product to your satisfaction. We mean it.
We call employees Team Members, to remind us all that we’re in this together. Yes, we’re here to work — but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun along the way. So, if you’re the type who wants to get to know the people you work with and become part of a team that’s committed to providing second-to-none service, you’ll probably fit in around here.
We don’t have a lot of rule books at Princess Auto — in fact, there’s really only one rule: always try to do the right thing. For our customers and for each other. So, if you’re good at figuring things out on your own, but aren’t afraid to ask for help when you can’t, and most importantly — you have a can-do attitude — you’re the type of person we want to welcome to our team.