Sales Manager

Bunzl Canada; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier in the industry is seeking a Sales Manager in Winnipeg, Manitoba. You will lead branch sales efforts, develop key customer relationships, and ensure sales targets are met. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of sales experience and strong leadership abilities. This role offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Full range of benefits

Company matched RRSP

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of sales experience with proven track record.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Must be a self-starter with strong leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain leadership and development of branch sales effort.
• Develop and deploy sales strategies for key customers.
• Assist with developing the sales budget and communicate with staff.

Skills

Sales experience

Teamwork and customer service

Analytical problem solving

Planning and organizational skills

Executive level communication

Leadership

Education

High School diploma

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

PC skills

AS400/iSeries

Job description

Your career path has many avenues available for you to succeed. Are you looking to advance at a rate that matches your ambition and skill set? At Bunzl, we understand and want to invest in you. With our multi-career options, you’ll not only be able to find the adventure you are looking for today, but can be confident that new opportunities will be there for advancement in your future.

At Bunzl, we know that our employees are our number one asset. We seek to recruit and retain the right people who are passionate about our business and we provide opportunities for our employees so that they may progress within our company based on their talents, experiences, and their aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Maintain leadership, training and development of branch sales effort, including management of sales representatives
• Continue development of key customers and target accounts with on-going growth to ensure meeting or exceeding established expectations
• Assist the General Manager with developing the sales budget if required
• Communicate and coordinate with internal staff (Purchasing, Customer Service, Warehousing, Accounting and Sales staff) to maximize customer satisfaction
• Drive a strong customer service mentality and continue building current customer relationships
• Develop and deploy sales and customer specific sales strategies
• Travel required to periodic mandatory company meetings, to include overnight stays
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's degree or equivalent amount of professional experience required
• Minimum of 5 years of sales experience with a proven track record selling in competitive markets, previous supervisory experience preferred
• Success in selling an outsourcing program and experience working with food service distributors and multi-location chains is highly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to understand market in which you are selling and the deployment of resources that ensure maximum coverage and product exposure
• Proficient PC skills required, AS400/iSeries experience is preferred
• Must possess executive level communication skills; including the ability to sell the concept of improving operating efficiencies while demonstrating value added benefits to executive management
• Success contacting and making presentation to key people within customer organizations from purchasing managers, general managers, presidents and owners
• Must possess strong planning, organizational and time management skills, as well as strong analytical problem solving skills
• Must be a self-starter with strong leadership skills and a creative initiator with the ability to motivate
• Must be team orientated with excellent customer service and selling skills
  
  

So, what are you waiting for? A new career awaits you with endless opportunities.

Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including an RRSP with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, perceived race, ancestry, place of origin, national origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status, disability, social circumstances, political belief and/or source of income; or any other prohibited ground of discrimination as defined in the applicable Human Rights Legislation.

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