Description
Bilingual Sales Specialist
Full Time, Permanent
Location: Ottawa, ON
Salary: up to $70K+Commission
Client
Our client is a well-established organization within the building materials industry, recognized for its quality products and strong relationships with professionals across North America. The company supports contractors and business partners through specialized programs designed to provide training, resources, and marketing support to help them grow their businesses.
The organization promotes collaboration, professional development, and a supportive team environment while offering employees opportunities to contribute to impactful industry initiatives.
PERKS:
- Comprehensive Health Insurance (including Virtual Health & Health Care Spending Account - HCSA)
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-term Disability Insurance
- Long-term Disability Insurance
- RRSP Matching Program
- Paid Vacation
- Floating Days
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Engagement Events
- Awards & Recognition Programs
- Service Awards
- Employee Perks & Discounts
Responsibilities
Job Summary: Manage, support and build relationships with existing customers as well as develop new customers. The exciting and challenging goal will be to grow new business and expand market share by providing solutions to the needs of current and future contractors, architects and customers by converting them away from competitor products.
Job Responsibilities:
- Developing and managing relationships with existing and new customers to increase sales of Company products
- Growing new business and expanding market share by providing solutions for the needs of current and future contractors, architects and customers
- Defining, building, implementing and monitoring Sales Plan, including sales strategies, targets, and priorities
- Creating action plans for defined sales targets and working with our suppliers to execute the plans
- Educating customers and staff on products; managing customer sample & educational stock levels
- Managing customer payments & credit in coordination with credit managers, including collections, credit recommendations, and AR adjustments within set rules
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Knowledge of the roofing industry would be considered an asset
- College Diploma or Degree (in Business/Sales/Marketing preferred) and/or 3 or more years of successful Sales experience
- Valid driver’s license
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong problem solver with the ability to handle difficult situations
- Authorized to work in Canada
- Ability to travel
Work Authorization
- Candidates must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents.