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Sobeys Sales Representative - Moncton,NB Territory in Saint John, New Brunswick
Ready to Transform Retail? Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers where your unique contributions drive success.
Reporting directly to the Sales Director, you will be responsible for new customer development and providing retail counseling visits to stores, ensuring that we maintain and grow sales and profits while achieving weekly sales and revenue objectives. You will service Moncton, NB & Area, travelling on a frequent basis between Saint-John, NB and Amherst, NS.
What you'll get to do in this fast paced role:
Grow the Business
Responsible for new customer development and providing counsel visits to stores ensuring that we maintain and grow sales and profit while achieving weekly sales and revenue objectives
Provide regular sales visits to clients
Responsible for increasing sales and profitability as per budget
Present new potential customers an overall sales program including all services and pricing
Inform management on competitive activity and market changes
Negotiate agreement with potential new clients or renewal with actual clients
Own the Customer Experience
Provide exceptional customer service to meet customer needs and ensuring continued customer loyalty
Provide sales counseling to customers and national accounts
Responsible to present service, sales programs and special products to customers
Provide overall merchandising and operations assistance
Responsible to keep accounts receivables within our credit terms
Develop Direct Store Delivery (DSD) Sales
Be the liaison between credit, legal and clients
Provide support to help resolve situations with IT, Merchandising, transport and credit for the client
What your resume will include and demonstrate to us:
2-3 years experience at the wholesale and retail levels within the Grocery industry
Bilingual (French and English) – Written and Oral - Knowledge of French is preferred for this position, as stores are located in an area with a large French-speaking population that requires to be served in French.
Operation, perishable and retail store knowledge
Financial background
Sales experience preferred
Proficiency in MS Office Suite
Knowledge of SAP preferred
Who we are:
We started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is fuelled by our purpose and values. It shapes our culture and drives business success. As a family nurturing families, we embed DE&I into everything we do. We know that it takes open minds and respect for distinct perspectives to create engaging workplaces, inclusive customer experiences and strong community partnerships. We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
What we offer:
Our Total Rewards package is designed to help our teammates thrive—physically, financially, and emotionally. While offerings vary by role and employment types; eligible teammates may receive:
Comprehensive Benefits Package with health and dental coverage, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
Access to Virtual Health Care and an Employee and Family Assistance Program for personalized support.
Retirement and Savings Plan to help you build financial security.
10% In-Store Discount at participating banners, plus additional discount programs.
Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP), giving you the opportunity to invest in the company’s success.
Learning and Development Resources to support your career growth.
Parental Leave Top-Up to assist growing families.
Paid Vacation and Days Off to help you recharge.
Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity—including expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required —please click the “I’m interested” button above. Individual Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.
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To drive our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week.
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.
If you feel that this describes the kind of work you want to do and you are excited about what Sobeys has to offer, then please apply by the posting end date indicated above. We encourage candidates to submit a resume and take the time to ensure that their application highlights what makes them uniquely qualified for this opportunity!
Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.
Job Details
Job Family Sales & Business Development
Job Function Sales & Business Development - Sales
Pay Type Salary
Travel Required Yes