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Location

Victoria, BC | Canada

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Job description

Randstad Victoria is now seeking a Senior Sales Representative to join a busy team in the food distribution industry. If you are a team player with a passion for sales, and are looking for a long term fit, we invite you to apply today!

Reporting to the Director or Operations and Finance, you will be establishing a sales pipeline to evaluate the efficiency of individual sales approaches, staying updated on the most recent industry developments, and delivering outstanding post-sales support to ensure customer retention.

Advantages
• $64,000 to $70,000
• Monday - Friday Daytime hours
• Central location (View Royal)
• Benefits after 3 months

Responsibilities
• Assisting Sales Representatives by addressing technical inquiries from customers during outbound phone calls
• Identifying potential customers through networking, cold-calling, and email communications
• Creating and delivering sales presentations to both prospective and existing clients
• Compiling regular sales reports and crafting sales territory plans
• Conducting research on competitors' products, pricing, and product performance to understand customer preferences

• Formulating innovative sales strategies to achieve sales targets
• Swiftly submitting customer purchase orders to the relevant department for processing
• Resolving customer grievances promptly and professionally to uphold customer loyalty
• Enhancing industry knowledge through participation in educational workshops and reading professional publications
• Managing existing account relationships to ensure the satisfaction of customer needs
• Employing strong project management and communication skills to handle multiple projects concurrently
• Independently managing administrative tasks for designated customers, including listing forms, promotional plans, and other customer requirements
• Overseeing product rollouts and following up with customers and internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction
• Assisting with brand development by creating project plans and critical paths for product launches
• Holding weekly meetings with the Director of Operations and Finance to provide status updates on all projects
• Collaborating closely with the sales administration team to drive sales improvements through demos, promotional activities, supporting documents, and retail execution excellence
• Driving sales growth for current customers by expanding programs, implementing profitable changes, and introducing new product lines in alignment with company objectives and leadership direction
• Pursuing leads with potential customers both within and outside the grocery and CPG industry to boost sales
• Managing head office communications for new and existing customers

Qualifications
• Preferred degree in Business Management, Marketing, Communications, or related fields
• Demonstrated sales experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Sage 300
• Strong negotiation and consultative sales skills
• Effective communication and excellent organizational abilities
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Exceptional customer service skills

Summary
If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you - please apply here today and one of our Staffing Consultants will be in touch.

Alternatively, please email your resume to [email protected] or [email protected].

All applications are welcome, but only those who meet the requirements will be contacted.

Randstad oversees various temporary and permanent roles such as: Reception, Administrative Assistants, Executive Assistants, Customer Service/Client Support, Inside Sales, Data Entry, Human Resources, Marketing, Accounting, Warehouse, General Labour, Operations, and Skilled Trade roles. If you happen to have experience in any of these roles please feel free to reach out to us to discuss future possibilities!

Any questions? Please feel free to call the Randstad Victoria office at 250.383.1389 and one of the team will be happy to help.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [email protected] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process. show more

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Salary

$64k - $70k per year