Sales Representative

Founded over 50 years ago, King Marketing is a national manufacturer’s agency primarily focused on representing manufacturers in the hardware and home improvement industry. With offices in BC and Ontario and over 70 employees coast to coast, King Marketing is the leading agency in this sector.

This role would be ideal for an engaging, out-going, organized, self-starter with the ability to spend some time travelling to make customer calls.

Responsibilities include :

• Calling on hardware, home improvement, and lumber and building material stores to, not only maintain, but increase sales for the manufacturer’s King Marketing represents.
• To actively prospect and solicit new customers.
• To introduce new product lines, suggest and write orders, to implement and maintain product displays, to seek and procure off-shelf cross merchandising placements (endcaps, stack-outs, clip-strips).
• To conduct product knowledge training sessions with store staff, which could involve “lunch and learns” and product demos.
• To process defective merchandise returns. On occasion this may involve consumer end user calls.
• Participating in trade shows, dealer shows, and customer events.
• Building and maintaining relationships at all levels in the territory from the head office to the individual store staff, managers and owners.
• Meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Willing to spend up to 25% of the time on overnight travel in the territory.
• Reporting all activities daily through an on-line reporting system

Competencies

• Be outgoing, with good social skills, at ease around people.
• Performance driven with a competitive nature.
• Self-Starter that can work on their own.
• Well organized and with a desire to learn about new products.
• Applicants should have a high level of computer literacy.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• Retail experience would also be preferred.

Requirements :

• Clean Driving License.
• Reliable Car.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary including bonus plan.
• Company Medical and Dental Plan.
• Mobile Phone, Laptop.
• Car Allowance & Gas Card.
• Matching RRSP Contributions after 1 Year.

Please note that those selected for a job interview will be contacted.

Job Types : Full-time, Permanent

Salary : From $50,000.00 per year

Benefits :

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• RRSP match

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: In person