French Bilingual Account Manager

Our client is seeking an experienced and driven Sales Account Manager to manage and grow retail, wholesale, and food service accounts across an established territory.

This role is responsible for driving sales growth, developing strategic customer relationships, identifying new business opportunities, and collaborating with internal teams to deliver exceptional customer service and business results.

This position would be a great fit for someone with CPG industry experience, ideally in the meat industry Immediate Hire Company vehicle provided

What They Offer:

• Competitive salary ($100,000 - $115,000 per year).
• Company vehicle provided
• Eligible for a discretionary bonus program.
• Company-paid health, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability benefits.
• Employer-paid pension plan upon eligibility.
• Costco membership provided upon eligibility.
• Employee discount program on company products.
• Free on-site parking.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment with opportunities for growth and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute sales strategies to achieve revenue, volume, profit, and market share objectives.
• Manage and grow relationships with retail, wholesale, food service, and distribution customers.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities while expanding existing accounts.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Operations, and Logistics teams to support customer needs and business goals.
• Prepare sales forecasts, budgets, territory plans, and performance reports.
• Monitor market trends, customer activity, and competitor initiatives to identify growth opportunities.
• Support product launches, promotional programs, and customer-specific sales initiatives.
• Review account performance, inventory requirements, and accounts receivable to ensure business objectives are achieved.

Qualifications:

• Fluently bilingual in English and French.
• Minimum 10 years of sales and account management experience within the food, consumer packaged goods, wholesale, retail, or food service industry.
• Proven track record of developing sales strategies, growing accounts, and achieving revenue targets.
• Strong understanding of retail, wholesale, food service, distribution, and supply chain operations.
• Excellent negotiation, relationship-building, presentation, and communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, ERP systems, and sales reporting tools.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and business planning.
• Experience in protein, meat, food manufacturing, or food distribution industries is considered a strong asset.
• Customer-focused professional with the ability to manage multiple priorities, travel as required, and work from the office Monday to Friday when not meeting with customers.

After submitting your resume, you will receive a reach out from our virtual recruiter. This reach out contains an important questionnaire that must be completed to highlight your skills for this position. We will contact qualified candidates for this role.

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