Key Account Manager - Mississauga, Canada - Atlantic AutoCold

Description

Fluent in French (written and verbal).

Account Management experiences (5 years) in the Food/CPG Retails arena.

Experienced at managing key accounts such as Sobeys, FreshCo, Foodland, IGA, Farm Boy and Longos.

Strong knowledge in product distribution and market penetration.

Familiar at developing category management process and review.

Familiar working with various key account metrics.

Enjoy interacting with clients.

You have the personality in which clients find it easy to communicate with.

If your answer is _
"yes"_ to all those questions, then I want to speak with _
YOU_
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Who are we?_

Burnbrae Farms is a sixth-generation Canadian family-owned company that is operated today by the 4th generation of the Hudson family.

We are proud to be one of Canada's leading egg processors with farms, grading stations and processing operations across the country.

Today, Burnbrae has grown into the leading egg processor in Canada, with an attractive consumer brand and value-added products that include Egg Creations, Simple Egg Whites, EGG Bakes, EGG Bites and EGGS2go.

We partner with 400 local egg farmers across the country and we operate in five provinces; including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario with 6 farms, 2 distribution centres, 8 grading stations, 3 processing plants grading, boiling, cooking and shipping eggs across Canada.

With a bright future and ambitious plans, the company continues to grow nation-wide and currently employs over 1700 passionate, dedicated employees.

Key Account Manager - Retail Grocery (French/English)

Term:
Permanent


Reports to:
VP Retail Sales


Salary:

TBD

Perks:
Company vehicle (or car allowance) + Gas card + Cell + Laptop


Address: 940 Matheson Blvd. E. Mississauga, ON L4W 2R8


Travel:
Ontario


Duties/Responsibilities:

• Building and maintaining hightrust relationships with the assigned retail customer
• Manage day to day account activities including planning and executing promotional activities, booking promotions, and clearing associated paperwork.
• Forecast, track, and mine key account metrics.
• Support the development and implementation of strategic sales initiatives to increase product distribution and market penetration.
• In conjunction with the Sales teams, initiate and capitalize on effective merchandizing and display opportunities, including effective offshelf positioning and product presentation.
• Assist with high severity requests or issue escalations as needed.
• Coordinate the involvement of internal Burnbrae resources to meet customer performance objectives and expectations.
• Meet assigned targets for profitable sales volume and strategic objectives in assigned customer accounts.
• Improve listing base and fill any gaps using Field Sales team and other tools.
• Work with team to develop category management process and review.

Qualification:

• University degree or College diploma
• Minimum 8 years experience effectively managing major key accounts (preference given to experience with Sobeys, FreshCo, Foodland, IGA, Farm Boy and Longos)
• Strong analytical, planning and presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and French.
• Above average knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams
• Strong Customer focus
• Understanding of Category Management principles
• Ability to work effectively in a crossfunctional team environment.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and demands.
• Ability to penetrate customer beyond immediate contact and build relationships.

Benefits:

• Drug Plan
• Paid vacation
• Vision
• Dental

What we provide:

• Competitive base
• Bonus
• Company vehicle
• Laptop
• Cell

RememberWhen you join us, you don't just work for us -
YOU ARE PART OF THE FAMILY.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Dental

care

• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Onsite parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision

care


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus

pay


Application question(s):

• Account Management experiences (5 years) in the Food/CPG Retails arena? Yes or No?
• Experienced at managing key accounts such as Sobeys, FreshCo, Foodland, IGA, Farm Boy and Longos? Yes or No?
• Fluent in French (written and verbal)? Yes or No?
• Strong knowledge in product distribution and market penetration? Yes or No?
• Familiar at developing category management process and review? Yes or No?
• Familiar working with various key account metrics? Yes or No?

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Mississauga, ON L4W 2R8