Key Account Sales Representative

Hanesbrands Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading apparel company in Peel Region, Mississauga is seeking a Representative, Key Accounts for a temporary role of approximately 16 months. This position involves maintaining client relationships, executing sales plans, and handling administrative tasks. Candidates should have 3-5 years of account management experience, preferably in the apparel industry. Strong communication skills are essential, and bilingualism in English and French is an asset. This role does not offer visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in account management, preferably in the apparel, retail or manufacturing industry.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of innerwear products.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills.
• Sound knowledge of innerwear products.
• Customer oriented with strong communication and relationship skills.
• MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Bilingual English/French is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Present, promote and sell products and seasonal programs.
• Identify and evaluate customer needs to achieve customer satisfaction.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activities.
• Present products and promos based on the promotional calendar.
• Complete seasonal forecasts and identify customer needs to drive satisfaction.
• Coordinate sales efforts with team members and other departments.

Skills

Account management

Sales experience

Customer oriented

Strong analytical skills

MS Office Proficiency

Bilingual English / French

Education

Post secondary diploma in Business Administration, Sales, Marketing or a related field

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Hanesbrands LLC is a subsiduary of Gildan. Gildan is a leading manufacturer of everyday basic apparel, with a strong portfolio of brands, including Gildan®, Hanes®, Wonderbra®, Comfort Colors®, American Apparel®, ALLPRO™, GOLDTOE®, Peds®, Bali®, Playtex®, Maidenform®, Bonds®, as well as Champion® which is under an exclusive licensing agreement for the printwear channel in the U.S. and Canada.

Gildan owns and operates vertically integrated, large-scale manufacturing facilities which are primarily located in Central America, the Caribbean, North America, and Asia. Gildan operates with a strong commitment to industry-leading labour, environmental and governance practices throughout its supply chain in accordance with its comprehensive ESG program embedded in Gildan's long-term business strategy. Together with our global team of dedicated employees, Gildan is united in its vision of Making Apparel Better®. Discover the full scale of Gildan and prepare to be surprised at gildancorp.com.

The opportunity

Reporting into the Sr Manager, Sales - Key Accounts, the Representative, Key Accounts is responsible for their assigned accounts, maintaining and developing new business. They are responsible for selling, upselling and maintaining relationships with their client base. They contribute to executing company sales plan, targets and initiatives to achieve sales growth. This is a replacement contract role for an approximate duration of 16 months.

The role

Sales and Customer Service

• Present, promote and sell our products and seasonal programs
• Generate and review orders and ensure follow-up
• Plan and organize customer visits and meetings, both remote and in person
• Present products and promos to customers based on the promotional calendar
• Complete seasonal forecasts
• Identify and evaluate customer needs to achieve customer satisfaction
• Coordinate sales efforts with team members and other departments

Business Development

• Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
• Generate leads to develop business and generate new client base;
• Upselling to current account base
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and industry developments

Administration

• Process and follow up on payments
• Request billing and PO information
• Open accounts and send credit forms
• Liaise between customers and customer service operations/credit to resolve issues, if needed (i.e.:credit, availability status, etc.)

Other

• Participate in regional and national sales meetings
• Complete all other tasks and projects as required, as the business continues to grow and expand

The requirements

• Post secondary diploma in Business Administration, Sales, Marketing or a related field. Bachelor's degree preferred
• 3-5 years of experience in account management, preferably in the apparel, retail or manufacturing industry
• Sales experience with National Accounts
• Sound knowledge and understanding of innerwear products
• Customer oriented
• Organizational and prioritization skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• MS Office Proficiency (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Written/verbal communication and listening
• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Results orientation
• Bilingual English / French is an asset.

*This role is a vacancy for an upcoming leave of absence

**Please note this role does not offer visa sponsorship