Technical sales specialist - exports

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 42.5 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• Bachelor's degree
• or equivalent experience

Asset languages

• Japanese

Work site environment

• Industrial/commercial (general)
• Livestock
• Business

Work setting

• Rural area
• Willing to relocate
• Sales

Tasks

• Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, trade-in allowances, warranties and delivery dates
• Oversee the preparation of sales and orders
• Prepare sales or other contracts
• Promote sales to existing clients
• Advise clients on export and import restrictions
• Identify and solicit potential clients
• Assess client's needs and resources to recommend the appropriate goods or services
• Develop reports and proposals to illustrate benefits from use of good or service
• Deliver sales presentations
• Represent companies that export and import products or services to and from foreign countries
• Conduct sales transactions
• Prepare and administer sales contracts
• Provide input into product design where goods or services must be tailored to suit client's needs
• Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
• Reach to clients after sale or signed contracts to provide ongoing support
• Review and adapt information regarding product innovations, competitors and market conditions
• Provide clients with presentations on the benefits and uses of goods or services
• Resolve product and service related problems
• Advertise and/or promote products, sales or services
• Provide customer service
• Monitor quality and production levels

Computer and technology knowledge

• Word processing software
• Spreadsheet
• MS Excel
• MS Office
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word

Food specialties

• Meat, poultry and game

Type of experience

• Sales and marketing

Technical experience

• Import and export products

Industrial processes and products experience

• Quality assurance and control

Area of work experience

• Quality assurance or control

Type of industry experience

• Food and beverages

Geographical areas of specialization

• Japan

Area of specialization

• Quality improvement
• Product

Sales experience

• Marketing

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Positive attitude

Screening questions

• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

• Day
• Overtime available

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Pension plan

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance
• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site amenities
• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Travel insurance
• Wellness program

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities