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Bilingual Sales Manager – Health Food Industry
Our client, a leader in the manufacturing of health food is currently searching for a Regional Sales Manager to join their team in Quebec. In this role you will support the Director of Sales and Marketing with brand sales in the market in line with the strategic direction and financial objectives of the company to attain market leadership and long-term growth of the brand. Responsible for food safety and quality and reporting deviations to key authority personnel.
Bilingual Sales Manager – Health Food Industry
Our client, a leader in the manufacturing of health food is currently searching for a Regional Sales Manager to join their team in Quebec. In this role you will support the Director of Sales and Marketing with brand sales in the market in line with the strategic direction and financial objectives of the company to attain market leadership and long-term growth of the brand. Responsible for food safety and quality and reporting deviations to key authority personnel.
Responsibilities:
- Manage broker and distributor account managers to increase brand sales and distribution in Quebec and Eastern Canada.
- Regional Key Account management for retailers in local market
- Implement, manage and measure promotional strategy and spending w/Retailers, Distributors and Brokers as designated.
- Develop sales presentations and related materials in conjunction with marketing and present to distributors, brokers and retailers.
- Coordinate retail activities with broker/distributor for designated accounts
- Attend trade shows, distributor shows and retailer functions
- Monitor distribution, retail pricing, and competition and provide timely reports of this information
- Support annual Business Plan development process.
- Work to implement Category Management best practices with designated Brokers/Distributors/Retail accounts
- Utilize syndicated and internal data to build external sales and recommend sku rationalization, identify trends, etc.
- Work with Director Sales & Marketing to develop specific planograms to measure and close white space opportunities
- Fiscal & Budgetary accountability for designated retail customers to include deductions, terms, slotting, etc
- Support Sales team in annual budget planning process
Requirements
- Must be fluent in Quebecois French
- 5-10 years industry experience
