In short
The Sales Representative will service, merchandise, and promote company products within national retail accounts, build consumer loyalty, and manage reporting. This role offers a hybrid work model and competitive compensation.
Responsibilities
- Service, merchandise, and promote company's consumer packaged goods products within established national retail accounts.
- Host product knowledge sessions to raise product awareness.
- Build consumer loyalty by assisting consumers in selecting appropriate products.
- Maintain store presentation standards, including displays, fixtures, shelf maintenance, and POP installation.
- Maintain a regular and timely call cycle to each customer within the assigned territory.
- Maximize market share and achieve forecasted sales targets.
- Execute Planograms/Maps and identify opportunities for margin growth.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key store level decision makers.
- Manage reporting, product knowledge, training, and performance of third-party merchandisers.
- Attend promotional events and trade shows.
- Review and assess returned product.
- Maintain records according to company guidelines for shipping errors, shortages, and defective products.
- Communicate information to appropriate departments and management regarding competitive products, defective product, warranty issues, etc.
- Follow up on delivery or order problems to ensure customer service.
- Provide daily, weekly, and monthly tracking of store execution and promotional sell through.
Requirements
- Related post-secondary education, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2 or more years previous sales or retail experience, including merchandising (an asset).
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- A strong work ethic, hunter mentality, love of sales, and the drive to get out in the field.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to use a consultative sales approach.
- A customer-centric orientation and excellent relationship building skills.
- A positive, energetic attitude, initiative, drive, and out-of-the-box thinking.
- Understanding of the P&L process.
Desired Qualifications
- Ability to travel up to 90% of the time throughout the assigned region, which could include recurring overnight work trips.
- Physically capable of lifting up to 40 pounds with repeated movements of bending, crouching, kneeling, and standing.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and EAP starting day one.
- Flexible Work Model: Hybrid schedule (in-office Tue–Thu, remote flexibility).
- Retirement Savings: Up to 5% employer match (RRSP/DPSP).
- Paid Time Off: Competitive vacation, sick days, and holidays.
- Parental Leave: Up to 17 weeks maternity top-up and 5 weeks for non-birth parents.
- Career Growth: Ongoing training, development programs, and tuition reimbursement.
Skills
MS Office SuiteExcelPowerPointWordOutlook
#Sales#Merchandising#Consumer Packaged Goods#Retail#Territory Management#Product Knowledge#Customer Service#Relationship Building
About ASSA ABLOY Group
Let’s create a safer and more open world – together! ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions with sales of SEK 121 billion and 52,000 employees. The Group has operations in over 70 countries and sales worldwide. ASSA ABLOY’s innovations enable safe, secure and convenient access to physical and digital places. Every day, we help billions of people experience a more open world. We have a feeling of discovery and urge to innovate by working together and telling it like it is, enabling us to be always growing, never boring and leading right. Do you want to be encouraged to act, have…
Company
ASSA ABLOY GroupJob Posted
4 days ago
Expires
in 4 weeks
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
Negotiable
Experience Level
Associate
Locations
Canada
Applicants
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