Business Development Manager Canada

Club Demonstration Services; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental benefits

PerkSpot discounts

Training & career development

Paid time off

Job summary

Club Demonstration Services is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead sales programs and strategic planning for a designated department in Canada. You will work to ensure sales targets are met while strengthening client relationships and driving revenue opportunities.

In this role you will analyze market trends, implement growth strategies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to maximize promotional funds and budget outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent job-related experience is required.
• 2-5 years of relative work experience in applicable field
• Proven track record in sales
• Working knowledge of syndicated data
• Forecasts, set objectives, anticipates, structures tasks and establishes priorities
• Strong sales presentation development skills; Outstanding written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Achieve P&L targets; manage the business for each client(s) assigned.
• Implement marketing strategies and analyze trends and results to achieve department/client income and expense budget goals.
• Develop and launch strategies to pursue new opportunities.
• Manage and maximize manufacturer marketing/promotional funds to achieve sales goals while staying within financial guidelines.
• Organize a business unit team to retain and expand upon all client relationships.
• Facilitate communication, opportunities, challenges, and workflow to other team members and attend all Client meetings and reviews.

Skills

Sales track record

Sales presentation skills

Syndicated data knowledge

Forecasting & prioritization

Task scoping

Written & verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Summary

Business Development Manager - Canada

At our Company, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are seeking a dedicated Business Development Manager to manage sales programs and strategic planning initiatives within a specific department of the business to ensure sales targets are met. This role may be dedicated to servicing one significant client or responsible for multiple client’s goals and encompassing customer relations and implementation.

Take this opportunity to join North America’s leading business solutions provider and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry!

What we offer:

• Full-Time Benefits (Health, Dental, Disability, Life, Lifeworks Program)
• PerkSpot Discounts on Travel, Movies, Cell Phones and more
• Training and Career Development
• Generous Paid Time-Off

Responsibilities:

• Achieve P&L targets; manage the business for each client(s) assigned.
• Implement marketing strategies and analyze trends and results to achieve department/client income and expense budget goals.
• Develop and launch strategies to pursue new opportunities.
• Manage and maximize manufacturer marketing/promotional funds to achieve sales goals while staying within financial guidelines.
• Organize a business unit team to retain and expand upon all client relationships.
• Facilitate communication, opportunities, challenges, and workflow to other team membersand attend all Client meetings and reviews.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent job-related experience is required
• 2-5 years of relative work experience in applicable field
• Proven track record in sales
• Working knowledge of syndicated data
• Forecasts, set objectives, anticipates, structures tasks and establishes priorities
• Strong sales presentation development skills; Outstanding written and oral communication skills.

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Responsibilities

The Companyis one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods.The Companyservices a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Position Summary

The Business Development Manager manages sales programs and strategic planning initiatives within a specific department of the business to ensure sales targets are met. This role may be dedicated to servicing one significant client or responsible for multiple client’s goals and encompassing customer relations and implementation.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Revenue Budget Achievement

• Achieve P&L targets; manage business for each client(s) assigned
• Implement marketing strategies and analyze trends and results to achieve department/client income and expense budget goals
• Own and drive revenue growth; identify opportunities and align business unit resources to secure those opportunities

Client Quota Achievement

• Meet and/or exceed Client’s goals for sales, distribution, pricing, shelving and promotional volume
• Identify and provide services to support the “Customer as Clients”
• Develop and launch strategies to pursue new opportunities

Client Key Performance Indicators Achievement

• Manage and maximize manufacturer marketing/promotional funds to achieve sales goals while staying within financial guidelines
• Identify opportunities and close white space within the market
• Implement customer headquarter calls and penetrate key positions at retailer

Department Business Management

• Organize business unit team to retain and expand upon all client relationships
• Assist team to navigate in the largerCompany organization to align needed resources and support to ensure specific client and/or customer initiative success
• Facilitate communication, opportunities, challenges, and workflow to other team members and attend all Client meetings and reviews

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

Indirect Reports

Does not have direct reports, but may delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Travel and/or Driving Requirements

Travel is an essential duty and function of this job. Driving is not an essential duty or function of this job.

Travel up to 40%

Minimum Qualifications

Education Level: (Required): Bachelor's Degree orequivalent experience

2-5 years of relative work experience in applicable field

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Proven track record in sales
• Strong sales presentation/development skills
• Working knowledge of syndicated data
• Forecasts, sets objectives, anticipates, structures tasks and establishes priorities
• Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects
• Strong sales presentation development skills
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrates commitment to meeting or exceeding customer expectations, effectively solicits and responds to the needs of the customer both external and internal
• Works cooperatively with others toward common group objectives, demonstrates respect for the ideas and contributions of other team members, cultivates positive relationships with other associates, and provides assistance and support to others
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements

Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Additional Information RegardingThe CompanyJob Duties and Job Descriptions

The Companyis committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to race, nation or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy and childbearing), sexual orientation, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability or pardoned criminal convictions, or any other category protected by law.The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities.The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.Employee understands that neither the provision of the Job Description nor any representation in this document creates a guarantee or contract of employment for any specified period of time or changes the nature of Employee’s employment, which can only be modified in a writing signed by the CEO.

Important Information

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of associates so classified.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

The Company welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. The Company will provide reasonable accommodations, accessible formats and communication supports upon request to persons with disabilities who take part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.