Provides strategic business development of current and prospective accounts by assessing opportunities, risks, developing key customer relationships, and initiating account strategies that build loyalty and satisfaction. This is a remote/field role that combines virtual account strategy with in-person client engagement and onsite visits.

Location

This position is based out of GTA, Ontario.

Company Benefits

- Profit Sharing
- Healthcare Benefits
- Matching Retirement Contribution
- Overtime Compensation Over 40 hours
- Training & Development and Growth Opportunities

What We Offer

- The salary range for this position is $70,000 à $85,000 with potential 10% bonus
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and EFAP Benefits after 30 days of employment
- FULL flex benefits program
- Company matching RRSP
- Family culture
- Advancement opportunities
- Profit Sharing
- 128 year, family owned and operated company history

Duties and Responsibilities

- Consult with customers on new items that can generate additional profit vs savings.
- Help sales identify what products the customers are purchasing from the competitors.
- Study the markets and identify product mix needed to gain market share.
- Maintain and develop customer relations.
- Attend tradeshows as needed.
- Track weekly sales, identify lost sales and work with Sales to understand the loss and put an action plan in place to regain the business.
- Identify large volume opportunities Creating and implementing new items.
- Advising UT on items that should be stocked.
- Working closely with the warehouse and shipping team to ensure the orders are filled and finding substitutes for out of stocks.
- Have the ability to analyze and execute in circumstances where it may require immediate action on orders to be recovered on the same day for unforeseen reasons.




- Must be self motivated and work under minimal supervision.
- Ability to work in a fast paced setting and under pressure while working on several projects and meeting short deadlines.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience & Competencies

- Industry and segment knowledge and be able to analyze and interpret data and aggressively develop current business.
- Must be a strategic thinker in order to build relationships, network, and link resources to plan and execute business practices and achieve business goals.
- Must have the ability to multitask, prioritize and be able to work independently or within a team environment.
- Experience with commodity markets and forecasting models; and ability to translate those to make decisions is ideal.
- Must have excellent written, verbal, organizational and communication skills as well as problem solving capabilities
- Demonstrate the ability to prepare and deliver presentations and speak to customers both internal and external as a department representative.

United Trimen is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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