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• Culture Committee and Employee Resource Groups

• Generous Employee discounts

• Additional Paid Time Off (floater days)

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Sales team is looking for a Sr. Regional Sales Representative to join their team based out of our showroom in Montreal, Quebec for a 6-month contract. This territory includes south shore, Eastern Townships.

This role is responsible for selling company products through resellers in assigned territory. They manage all sales functions for assigned territories to ensure the business grows according to sales projections. This includes account financial planning, assortment planning, developing and implementing sales plans, coordinating special product showings, and working closely with customer service to resolve order issues.

Please submit resumes in French and English

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Manage all aspects of the assigned territory by developing and implementing sales strategies that promote the sale and sell through of Columbia product.

• Work closely with retailers to establish appropriate sales goals based on sales history analysis and projected sales trends.

• Meet regularly with Columbia sales management to review sales data and account management.

• Work closely with Columbia departments to coordinate product presentations and provide information on technical aspects of product including design and materials.

• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw conclusions, and negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external contacts.

• Prospect new business and develop customized growth opportunities for existing accounts.

• Provide accurate and reliable forecasts on or before all internal deadlines.

YOU ARE

• Bilingual in French and English

• Able to portray a compete-to-win attitude. Always striving for pursuit of relentless improvement and development.

• Exhibiting strong presentation skills in formal presentation settings within and outside of the company.

• Able to understand and incorporate all levels of brand marketing plans and concepts into presentation.

• Maintaining positive open lines of communication with all Columbia Sportswear management, staff, and other departments to contribute to the smooth flow of information and efficient operation of the organization.

YOU HAVE

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience

• 5-8 years of sales experience

• Strong technical proficiency on all sales tools

• Broad knowledge of the outdoor and sportswear industry, territory, sales principles, practices, procedures, and product innovations

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience working with proprietary, private, and confidential information

• The ability to travel including frequent overnight travel

• Flexibility with your schedule including evening meetings and occasional weekend work

• The ability to work both on-site at our showroom in Montreal, Quebec, as well as remotely

• Groupes de ressources pour employes et pour la diversite, l'equite et l'inclusion

• Rabais genereux pour employes

• Jours de conge payes additionnels (jours flottants)

A PROPOS DU POSTE

L'equipe des ventes recherche un Representant des ventes regional principal pour rejoindre son equipe basee a notre salle de montre de Montreal pour un contrat de 6 mois. Ce territoire comprend la Rive-Sud et les Cantons de l'est.

Le role de cette personne est de vendre les produits de la compagnie via des revendeurs dans le territoire attribue. Elle gere toutes les fonctions ventes sur le territoire attribue afin d'assurer la croissance de l'entreprise selon les projections des ventes. Ceci inclut la planification financiere des comptes clients, la planification de l'assortiment, le developpement et la mise en uvre de plans des ventes, la coordination de demonstrations speciales de produits et la collaboration etroite avec le service a la clientele pour resoudre des problemes de commande.

Veuillez soumettre votre CV en francais et en anglais*

COMMENT VOUS FEREZ UNE DIFFERENCE

• Gerer tous les aspects du territoire attribue en developpant et en mettant en uvre des strategies de ventes pour promouvoir la vente et la vente promotionnelle de produits Columbia.

• Collaborer etroitement avec les detaillants pour etablir des objectifs de vente appropries selon l'analyse de l'historique des ventes et les tendances de ventes prevues.

• Rencontrer regulierement la direction des ventes chez Columbia pour reviser les donnees de ventes et la gestion des clients.

• Collaborer etroitement avec differents departements chez Columbia pour coordonner les presentations de produits et fournir des informations sur les aspects techniques des produits, y compris la conception et les materiaux.

• Cerner les problemes, recueillir des donnees, etablir des faits, tirer des conclusions et negocier habilement dans des situations difficiles avec des contacts internes et externes.

• Rechercher de nouvelles occasions d'affaires et developper des occasions de croissance sur mesure pour les clients existants.

• Fournir des previsions precises et fiables au plus tard toutes les dates limites internes.

VOUS ETES

• Bilingue en francais et en anglais

• Capable de demontrer une attitude foncer pour gagner .

• Detenteur/trice d'excellentes habiletes de presentation dans des environnements formels a l'interieur et a l'exterieur de la compagnie.

• Capable de comprendre et d'incorporer tous les niveaux de concepts et de plans de marketing de marque dans les presentations.

• Habile a maintenir ouvertes des voies de communication positives avec tous les membres de la direction, du personnel et tous les autres departements chez Columbia Sportswear afin de favoriser une bonne circulation d'informations et contribuer a l'operation efficace de l'organisation.

VOUS AVEZ

• Une education post-secondaire ou une experience equivalente

• 5 a 8 annees d'experience de ventes

• Une bonne maitrise de tous les outils de vente

• Une vaste connaissance de l'industrie du plein air et des vetements de sport, du territoire, des principes, des pratiques et des procedures des ventes

• D'excellentes habiletes de communication ecrite et orale

• De l'experience de travail avec des informations brevetees, privees et confidentielles

• La capacite de voyager, y compris des voyages avec nuitees frequentes

• De la souplesse dans votre horaire incluant des reunions le soir et du travail la fin de semaine a l'occasion

• La capacite de travailler sur place a notre salle de montre a Montreal ainsi qu'a distance

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

Columbia Sportswear Canada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local law. Columbia Sportswear Canada provides accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If you require accommodations to complete an application, please contact Human Resources CA_HRColumbia@columbia.com or call 519-644-5000 and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.At Columbia Sportswear Company, we're proud to offer Temporary employees services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. This includes an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which offers free wellness benefits and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. Employee discounts are also available.