Business area: Nestlé Canada

Job title: Bilingual Retail Sales Representative

Location: Southwestern Québec City, Canada

Field role

A little bit about us

While Nestlé is known for KitKat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people.

We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward.

Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

What to Expect:

As a Retail Sales Representative, you will be responsible for managing retail stores to deliver sales and merchandising objectives for an assigned territory. This position is ideal for a high-energy, self-motivated, analytical, creative professional who is looking for an opportunity to further develop a dynamic sales career. The successful applicant will be responsible for the Southwestern Québec City, Territory.

A day in the life:

• Bring strategic initiatives created by account teams to territory to achieve targets.

• Plan territory coverage in order to achieve targeted coverage KPI's and assigned sales volume targets.

• Develop relationships with retail decision makers to drive achievement of Nestlé objectives.

• Adhere to all Company principles and policies including Safety and local regulations

• Manage full financial processes within corporate guidelines.

• Actively participate in all cycle meetings and Customer Banner meetings

Role Requirements:

• Bilingualism in English and French language skills are a requirement, as this position requires collaboration with stakeholders across the Canadian market and/or worldwide.

• Post secondary education in Business Administration or related field

• 1+ year of accumulated experience (including internships and coops) in retail sales, customer service or merchandising.

• Must possess a full valid Driver’s License and a clean driving record.

• Candidate must reside within the territory or be willing to relocate and must be able and willing to travel as required based on territory needs.

• MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; Power BI is an asset

Preferred Skills:

• Passionate, driven, results focused and able to develop and nurture key relationships

• Excellent time management skills and be able to adapt quickly to business and market changes.

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting Sales career you’ve always wanted.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one of employment

• Company matched pension plan

• Three weeks of Vacation and six personal days (Personal Paid Holidays)

• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company

• Access to Educational Assistance & Tuition Reimbursement

• Bonus eligibility

• Gender affirmation benefits to ensure access to necessary care, resources, and coverage for gender-affirming procedures

• Fertility Services and Surrogacy Medical Coverage to support the pursuit of a path to parenthood regardless of medical conditions, gender or sexual orientation

• Adoption benefits to remove some of the financial barriers associated with adoption

• Up to 50% off – Nespresso Coffee Machine, Capsules and accessories

• Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

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We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.