Bilingual Account Manager (French English)

Our growing Burlington client who is an industry leader in Electronics distribution is looking for a Bilingual French / English Inside Sales / Account Manager to join their team. You must be fluent in French and English. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 3-4 years related experience preferably in distribution supporting the sales team and one of the main accounts within the company and will be responsible for the following :

Key Responsibilities

• Achieving sales and gross profit goals within a defined territory and / or market by proactively seeking new business opportunities within existing customer base and via leads for new customers.
• Works with assigned, existing, and potential customers in a defined territory.
• Maintains customer files (current quotes, correspondence, plans, problems, etc. and updates customer information in the computer system.
• Enters quotes and orders into the computer system while on the phone with the customer.
• Advises District Sales Managers (DSMs) of all pending quotations, bids, leads, competitive information, and sales possibilities.
• Establishes GP% to be used in bids, processes Return Authorizations, sends out correspondence & literature, and works back-order reports.
• Maintains close contact with the Purchasing Department (advises of low / high stock levels, competitive market prices, and vendor pricing discrepancies).
• Participates in vendor shows, in-house product training, association meetings, and training.

Additional Key Responsibilities for AM’s assigned to Canada Locations

Required Skills

MUST BE BILINGUAL FRENCH AND ENGLISH

Minimum Education Requirements

High School Diploma. A college degree is preferred but not required.

Required Experience

The successful candidate will have 3-4 years’ previous sales or customer service experience. Wholesale distribution experience is preferred but not required.

Hours : 8am-5pm – In office Monday-Friday.

Salary : 60K-65K plus benefits.

If you are interested in this great opportunity then please apply asap. #MPCANO

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