Industrial - Sales Representative
Who are we?
Richelieu Hardware is a North American leader and an agent for change in a dynamic and creative industry. We are an importer, distributor and manufacturer of specialty hardware and complementary products.
Our customers More than 100,000 customers in North America : kitchen and bathroom cabinet, storage and closet, home furnishing and office furniture manufacturers, residential and commercial woodworkers, and hardware retailers including renovation superstores.
Our team 3,000 people, close to half of whom focus on sales and marketing, and more than 50% of whom are Richelieu shareholders.
Richelieu Hardware is currently seeking Two Associate Sales Representatives one for the Okanagan area and one for the Vancouver area .
This position would start in our Inside / Counter Sales area at our Richmond or Kelowna Branch location, for approximately 3 months, and then gravitate to Direct Sales Position.
This would include handling an assigned group of customers, for retention and growth, and development of new customers.
Responsibilities
- Contacting customers from many perspectives (Phone, Virtual Meetings, Emails, Customer Site Visits.
- Build relationships with customers;
- Improve sales by optimizing the product selection;
- Update the merchandising and present new products;
- Respond to inquiries about products and services;
- Participate in Sales meetings;
- Prepare information packages and other necessary supporting materials;
- Produce expense reports;
- Maintain updated information for customer records, prospects and service proposals;
- Contribute to the improvement of the development strategy and marketing plan;
- Continuously updating all customers on company product modifications, changes, and enhancements.
Requirements
- College Diploma in Marketing or a related field, combined with relevant experience;
- Minimum of 2 to 3 years of experience in a similar position;
- Main focus is to sell our product lines to Kitchen & Millwork Manufacturers, as well as other industry sectors
- Excellent English communication (written and spoken);
- Good computer skills including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook;
- Self-motivated, detail oriented with good presentation skills;
- Ability to work in a team;
- Organized, autonomous, resourceful, hardworking;
What we are offering
- A balance between work and personal life
- A dynamic and inspiring environment
- A competitive salary that is based on the market.
- A progressive salary driven by performance and managed by objectives results.
- An Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- A group insurance plan to meet your personal needs.
- Competitively priced products
- Free parking