Commercial Sales Coordinator (15 month contract)- Concord Ontario Canada

Do you have a passion for Commercial Sales? This is your chance! Join the Arla Customer Planning & Insights Team as our Commercial Sales Coordinator!

This 15-month contract role will be the perfect opportunity for you to be part of an exciting team and a dynamic, world-class Consumer Packaged Goods and Dairy Manufacturing company.

As our Commercial Sales Coordinator, you will take the lead on coordinating and providing administrative support to the Commercial team, primarily working with promotional planning and coordinating in store POS and sampling programs.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Customer Category Manager, you will:

• Be a specialized user within the Trade Spend & Promotional Planning system; providing support across the sales organization relating to inputs and reconciliations as well as support the assessment of promotional trade spend to help drive greater efficiency and effectiveness
• Assist in the coordination and management of Point of Sale (POS) programs, including acting as a key liaison to the Field Sales Representatives regarding promotional planning
• Participate in updating and maintaining the accuracy of internal and external forms and lists, including customer portals relating to listings, pricing, promotions and other related records
• Support dissemination of product specification information as well as other daily business requirements, while ensuring the effective and timely coordination of information flowing back to the organization
• Provide support in the development and coordination of product information guides and associated sell sheets, as well as digital assets
• Support the development of Customer Business Reviews, utilizing multiple sources of data and direction
• Produce scheduled and ad hoc sales reports to assist in decision making processes, utilizing internal data as well as syndicated data
• Participate in the planning and organization of Trade Shows
• Participate and support other special projects and tasks as required

Who are you?

You will have at least two years of experience working in a commercial environment – working with TPM/TPO tools, and planning in store POS and sampling activities . You will have a post-secondary degree or diploma in a business, marketing or equivalent field, and you will have high degree of aptitude with Microsoft Excel and other MS Office suite programs. Experience with Power BI and SAP will be an advantage as well.

With a demonstrated passion for Sales, your proactive personality allows you to take the lead on key initiatives; enabling your success in the fast paced environment of a Tier 1 CPG organization. Your experience will also demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, which have enabled you to work successfully with cross-functional teams.

What do we offer?

In pursuing this exciting opportunity, the selected individuals will be awarded with a competitive compensation package.

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create the future of dairy. We push each other to keep our cooperative at the forefront of the dairy industry, so we can create Good Growth and bring health and inspiration to the world, naturally.

We do so much more than make some of the world’s favorite dairy products. We give babies the best start in life, make the family dinner unforgettable and mornings worth getting up for.  Every single one of us plays an important role and together we build and help establish our position as one of the largest dairy companies in the world.

Application and contact

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their resume.  Arla foods is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants and employees regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (for which a pardon has been granted), disability, marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at the email address above to provide your contact information. While we appreciate all resume submissions, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

While we appreciate all applications, only applicants that are legally authorized to work in Canada will be considered for this role.

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?
 

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