Bilingual Sales Coordinator, East (United Division)

Breakthru Beverage Group; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sales Coordinator to enhance team communication and support sales management efforts. This dynamic role involves creating business proposals, managing approval processes with Liquor Controlled Boards, and providing essential reporting to drive sales success. The ideal candidate will be fully bilingual in French and English and possess excellent organizational and analytical skills. Join a forward-thinking company that values teamwork and empowers its employees to thrive in a vibrant sales environment, where your contributions will directly impact the business's growth and success.

Qualifications

• Must be fully bilingual in French and English.
• Excellent MS Office skills and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Support Sales management with reporting and administrative tasks.
• Assist with market survey processes and report summaries.
• Act as HR liaison and assist with new hire onboarding.

Skills

Bilingual (French and English)

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Attention to Detail

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

Breakthru Beverage Canada (BBC) is the leading Sales Broker in the Canadian marketplace representing suppliers such as Diageo, Brown-Forman, Casamigos, Aquilini Brands, EPI and Lucas Bols. At BBC, we put a premium on building a strong team culture and we measure success through the daily practice of our Breakthru values. With this foundation in place, we continue to evolve and grow our business using the most effective sales tools to give our people and brands the best opportunity to win in all channels.

As Sales Coordinator, you will be the central communication point for the Regional Vice President/Director and the sales team. Support Sales management team with reporting, administrative and monitoring support in order to develop and nurture an “information rich” environment lending itself to the successful accomplishment of the team’s objectives.

Department: Sales

Reports To: Sales Director

Must be fully bilingual in both French and English languages.

Responsibilities

• Work with Sales Management to create effective business proposals that enable improved program execution.
• Work closely with Trade Development on submission of all programming, promotional material and samples to Liquor Controlled Boards (LCB) for approval and manage approval process.
• Provide monthly and quarterly scorecard for trade and sales management against all visibility metrics.
• Work closely with sales management and LCB on following requests: samples, images, new product information sheets, request for pricing requites and existing & new Innovation Listings.
• Prepare and submit monthly pricing files, annual plan updates, main portfolio lists, and key program tracking.
• Work with Trade Development to optimize the monthly execution tracking process (inputs) and reporting functionality (outputs).
• Provide ad hoc reporting for sales teams.
• Support regional meetings data collection and presentation preparation.
• Assist with market survey process and report summary.
• Assist with various reports and projects as needed by management; act as key point of contact for cross functional initiatives.
• Act as HR department liaison in the office, assist with new hire orientation and onboarding/exit paperwork.
• Provide administrative support to as needed to sales team.
• Management of regional storage lockers.
• Creation of monthly communication emails with retail and OP emailing lists.
• Manage private importation portal and reporting (Quebec only).
• Other duties, as assigned by the jobholder’s supervisor, may also be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Excellent MS Office skills
• Excellent communication skills (Verbal and Written) in French and English
• Excellent organizational skills
• Sound judgment and problem-solving skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Industry knowledge and knowledge of Liquor Board Regulations desired

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks and duties. Responsibilities, tasks, and duties of individual jobholders may vary from the above description.