Business Manager Sales Agency

Acosta; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Sales Manager to oversee client accounts and drive sales growth. This role involves developing strategic business plans, managing trade marketing funds, and ensuring a competitive in-store presence. The ideal candidate will possess strong sales and marketing experience, particularly within the CPG industry, and demonstrate exceptional communication and presentation skills. Join a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and collaboration, providing you with the opportunity to make a significant impact in the market while working with top brands and retailers across Canada.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in sales, preferably in CPG industry.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage client accounts to increase sales and market share.
• Develop customer business plans and achieve sales objectives.

Skills

Sales Management

Marketing

Communication Skills

Presentation Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Responsible for the management of the assigned clients’ business (division and/or geographic), within designated “customer accounts”. Primary responsibility includes increasing sales and market share of the brands represented, while earning a profit for our manufacturers and Acosta.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver principals’ objectives to include volume and sales fundamentals (merchandising, assortment, pricing and shelving) goals at the assigned customers at the lowest cost.
• Develop a Customer Business Plan that will deliver the principals’ business priorities.
• Personally call on all decision-makers at the customer to sell business plans, programs and concepts that improve long-term business results.
• Achieve results at the lowest possible selling cost while maximizing company revenue (to include brokerage, commissions, bonuses, contest earnings, etc.). Oversee all manufacturers’ expenditures at the customer.
• Achieve competitively superior in-store presence in the assigned stores. Personally call on headquarters, supervisors and other customer operations personnel for both direct and indirect customers. Manage manufacturers’ trade marketing funds, process direct shipments (via the Sales Support Coordinator) and leverage data to sell concepts to the customer.
• Create forecast and trade spend plans/budgets and operate within those designated budgets.
• Understand and know how to calculate ROI (return on investment).
• Pro-actively communicate with key principals.
• Effectively use knowledge of customer, market and principal—involve marketing, technology and administrative resources to accomplish objectives.
• Provide timely information of selling priorities to Retail Sales Managers, supervisor and shared resources (marketing, technology and administration).
• Pro-actively share information and customer/principal information with other team members to build organization capacity.
• Utilize computer systems and technology to achieve the objectives of the Customer Business Plan. Develop and maintain skill levels to support the use of Acosta communication systems.
• Provide feedback to the Team Leader and/or General Manager on how to build organizational capacity and improve our business.
• Complete special projects as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience Requirement:

A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in sales (CPG industry), marketing, sales administration are preferred. Experience calling on national retail chains (Walmart/Canadian Tire, distributer network, etc) is an asset.

Knowledge, Skill and Ability Requirements:

Expertise in Microsoft software: PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook and thorough knowledge of web based applications. Must have excellent presentation and communication skills. Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Physical Requirements:

Must have a valid driver’s license and a vehicle or regular access to one. This position requires that you drive on behalf of Acosta Sales & Marketing, and as such, any DUI/DWI conviction in the past 36 months will be an immediate disqualifier for this position.

ABOUT US

Acosta and Mosaic are the sales and marketing powerhouses behind the most recognized and proven brands with top retailers in the United States and Canada. We offer flexible services that maximize efficiency. Acosta has the talent and technology to build data-, reach- and relationship-driven strategies to execute those strategies, and the tools to monitor, track and optimize metrics-based results for customers and retailers.

Acosta and its subsidiaries, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at the time of this posting. Acosta may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications and locations. This range may be modified in the future.

Acosta and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs, to the extent required by law.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Mosaic reserves the right to modify all or part of any job descriptions at its discretion in order to meet and or exceed the needs of the business.

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Job Category: Wholesale

Position Type: Full time

Business Unit: Corporate

Salary Range: $72,600.00 - $90,800.00

Company: Acosta Canada Corporation

Req ID: 3444