Outside Account Manager - Commercial Accounts

Company Description

Join a Team That’s Building the Future of Alberta’s Construction Industry

More than four years ago, in September 2021, Noble Alberta opened its doors with a bold vision: to deliver world-class customer service backed by operational excellence. Since then, we’ve proudly supported countless iconic projects across the province - and we’re just getting started.

Now is your opportunity to be part of something meaningful - to roll up your sleeves, learn the business from the ground up, and play a key role in shaping our future as a leading force in the industry.

Who We Are
Noble Alberta is a premier distributor of plumbing and hydronics products, serving Alberta’s construction and mechanical industries. From landmark developments like the Place 10 Tower in downtown Calgary to retail stores like Sobeys FreshCo, Nofrills, Safeway and McDonald’s, our work touches every corner of the community. We’re proud to be the trusted partner behind warehouses, dental clinics, car wash stations, grocery stores, restaurants, towers, mixed use buildings, condos and townhouses, single family homes and more.

Our strong relationships with top-tier brands allow us to consistently deliver reliable, high-quality solutions to our mechanical contractor customers - on time and on budget.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

Noble Alberta is one of province’s largest integrated wholesale distributors of plumbing, heating, commercial, and industrial products for the construction industry. We have endless opportunities for you to grow and develop in your career and a culture that prides itself in supporting you every step of the way!

In addition, we will offer you:

• Great mentors and on-the-job training
• Growth potential with competitive salary, benefits, and profit sharing
• A career with a solid, stable company with strong core values
• Participation in our pension plan with employer contributions
• Work-life balance and flex time

You’ll join a team of passionate, driven individuals who care deeply about the work we do and the customers we serve. If you’re ambitious, hardworking, and eager to make a real impact, this is your chance to thrive.

Ready to Build Something Great?
If you’re looking for more than just a job - if you want to grow, lead, and be part of something bigger - we’d love to meet you.

Job Description

As an Outside Account Manager - Commercial Accounts, you will develop lasting, ethical customer relationships to maximize the profitable sales for each customer in an effort to grow profit sharing at the business location. You will become an integral part of each commercial mechanical contractor account, understanding the customer’s business and needs, ensuring our role as their primary supplier.

Additional duties will include:

• Visit customer offices, shops, and job sites to assess the customer’s business, understand their needs and to develop and maintain strong relationships in order to generate and close profitable sales
• Prospect and identify new commercial customers and alert the Business Manager and Credit Team of viable prospects
• Lead and own the sales process including producing sales call reports, territory planning and growth targets
• Analyze customer data, develop, and execute strategies to profitably grow market share while meeting and exceeding targets set at the business location
• Process orders, quotes, job packages and any other sales functions required
• Investigate and resolve customer issues; address short payments and returns in a timely fashion that exceeds the customer’s expectations and benefits of the business location
• Work with the Business Manager and Credit Team to facilitate payment of all accounts receivable and communicate any changes in the customer’s business that might affect the credit standing
• Develop and oversee implementation of strategic vendor programs designed to profitably grow the business; participate in vendor trade shows and industry conventions
• Understand and follow all safety regulations at all customer locations as well as at the business location
• Support the Customer Service Representatives and all business location activities as part of the  team
• Perform other tasks as requested by the Business Manager

Qualifications

• College and/or University degree
• A minimum of 2 years of experience with customer service or counter sales
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driver’s abstract
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software
• Outstanding customer service and verbal communication skills
• Driven to continually identify and pursue new customers and to profitably increase market share of each assigned customer
• Ability to gain comprehensive knowledge of product and value-added services
• Excellent relationship building skills with customers, vendors, and teammates
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining tight deadlines with multiple projects
• Ability to learn and operate the applicable software system used to process orders
• Intermediate math skills · Able to learn how to operate material handling equipment

Preferred Skills:

• Previous experience with or knowledge of plumbing and building products sold at the Profit Centre
• Experience using Trend and Eclipse

Additional Information

Salary Range - $45K - $50k

EMCO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a discrimination, harassment, and barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. EMCO is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. We welcome applications from all minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, neurodiversity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.