sales representative, food products
Education:
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.
Work setting:
Urban area.
Tasks:
- Prepare sales or other contracts.
- Identify and solicit potential clients.
- Provide clients with information.
- Negotiate rates and terms.
- Contact clients and suppliers to resolve problems.
- Calculate costs of orders.
- Prepare reports.
- Perform data entry.
- Resolve issues that may arise, including customer requests, complaints and supply shortages.
- Promote sales to existing clients.
- Conduct sales transactions.
- Review and adapt information regarding product innovations, competitors and market conditions.
- Conduct sales calls.
- Store, update and maintain databases.
- Assess potential institutional, business or individual client markets.
Area of work experience:
Sales and marketing promotions.
Transportation/travel information:
Valid driver's licence.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
Financial benefits:
- Bonus.
- Mileage paid.
Other benefits:
Other benefits.
Support for persons with disabilities:
Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
Support for Indigenous people:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
Support for mature workers:
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).