Commercial Sales Representative

  • Nanaimo
  • Avenir Energy

About Avenir Energy Ltd.

Avenir Energy Ltd. is one of Canada’s largest and fastest-growing propane distribution companies. We are a fast-paced, customer-focused, field-based business with operations across the country and a commitment to excellence. With over 400 dedicated team members, we are driven to become the propane distributor of choice in North America.

At Avenir Energy, we offer a dynamic, respectful, and collaborative work environment where every team member plays a key role in our success. As a full-time member of our team, you’ll enjoy:

  • Comprehensive Benefits : Full coverage for health, dental, paramedical, and life

insurance, including virtual healthcare.

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) : Confidential support for you and your

family to help improve health and well-being.

  • Retirement Planning : RRSP and TFSA options with employer-matching

contributions to help you plan for your financial future.

  • Work-Life Balance : Generous vacation, floater days, and flexible time-off

programs to ensure you have time to recharge.

  • Incentive Programs : Annual performance-based rewards for both individual and

company achievements.

Position Summary : Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager, the Commercial Account Representative is a industry leading outside sales management skills to maximize revenue by creating, managing and implementing best-in-class sales development activities, acquiring/maintaining new accounts as well as retaining existing accounts to maximize growth.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Achieve Commercial sales and margin sales targets for Commercial Propane

business with approximately 80% of time prospecting for new business and 20% managing existing business

  • Work closely with operations and support functions to facilitate solutions for the

customer

  • Track volumes, numbers and margins by reviewing sales reports
  • Keeps up-to-date and maintains understanding of propane codes, transportation

tank regulations, federal and provincial guidelines for tank and petroleum storage and the company safety regulation

  • Performs various administrative duties, including preparing expense and

commission reports using excel

  • Willingness to travel with some overnights required

Qualifications and Skills :

  • 3 or more years of commercial sales experience with a proven track record of

success

  • Strong communication and negotiation skills
  • Formal sales training, either on the job or in formal courses
  • Industry and product-specific knowledge of propane an asset
  • Results-oriented, good attitude to prospect and identify opportunities for success
  • Experience in providing excellent customer service is required
  • Flexible, goal-oriented, time management and organization skills
  • Must be able to work independently
  • Valid Class 5 driver’s license with a clean abstract
  • Avenir Energy is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the_
  • hiring process. Please let us know if you require accommodation at any stage of the_
  • use third party systems and recruiting agencies that may employ the use of Artificial_
  • Intelligence within their programs for finding, screening, assessing, and/or selecting_
  • successful completion of appropriate background checks. The type of checks performed_
  • is determined by the role and Avenir Energy’s employment policies. You will be notified_
  • during the hiring process which checks you are required to complete. We thank you for_

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