Senior Advisor, Business development and sales support

Desjardins Group; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation starting

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness"

Job summary

Desjardins Group is seeking a senior sales and business development support advisor to maintain and grow relationships with members and clients. You will guide multi-channel product and service sales, lead clients on strategic initiatives, and help transform opportunities into measurable growth and profitability while ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.

You will act as a specialist and resource person within the unit, representing Desjardins in key agreements with clients, and collaborating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• Six+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent mix of qualifications and experience.
• French language knowledge is required.

Responsibilities

• Advise practitioners and help evaluate business and partnership opportunities to boost development and profitability.
• Help members, clients and stakeholders position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic initiatives.
• Support member, client and stakeholder development, retention and satisfaction.
• Develop retention tactics and strategies.
• Monitor industry trends in the specialty area and provide recommendations.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Networking

Interpersonal Savvy

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

As a senior sales and business development support advisor, you help serve and maintain business relationships with members and clients. You help sell products and services through multiple distribution channels based on member/client needs and current strategies and practices. You lead clients and practitioners on sales and service development projects, initiatives and activities that significantly impact multiple business sectors. You take a strategic mindset to boost the organization’s development and profitability while retaining clients and stakeholders and ensuring their satisfaction.You draw on your networking skills and interpersonal savvy to develop and maintain business partnerships with important clients who have complex, diverse needs. Your complex, strategic initiatives require extensive knowledge of sales and service. You analyze highly complex problems and develop and implement personalized solutions tailored to client needs.You serve as specialist and resource person for your unit, members and clients and represent your unit before decision-making bodies. You help represent Desjardins and enter the organization into important agreements with clients.

Responsibilities

• Advise practitioners and help evaluate business and partnership opportunities to boost the organization’s development and profitability
• Help members, clients and stakeholders position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic initiatives
• See to member, client and stakeholder development, retention and satisfaction.
• Develop retention tactics and strategies
• Monitor the industry to understand and anticipate trends in your specialty area and make recommendations.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Knowledge of French is required
• Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Networks, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion.

We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all.

At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind.

We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know.

We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process.

Just ask!

Trade Union (If applicable) Job Family Member/client sales and service (FG)

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America. We're the choice for over 52,000 employees and we're named one of Canada's top employers by Mediacorp and Forbes. We offer a full range of financial products and services and share our expertise in personal services, business services, wealth management, life and health insurance, and property and casualty insurance. Pursuing a career at Desjardins means being part of an organization that puts people first.