Drive Customer Growth. Deliver Operational Excellence. Build Strong Partnerships.

Canadian Industries Limited (CIL) is seeking a highly organized, analytical, and customer-focused Account Manager, Strategic Accounts & Dealer to support and grow key retail accounts, buying groups, and dealer networks across Canada.

Reporting to the Director, Buying Groups & Dealer Business, this role serves as a critical link between customers and internal teams, ensuring programs, promotions, forecasts, and customer initiatives are executed successfully. The successful candidate will manage the day-to-day operations of assigned accounts while identifying opportunities to improve performance, strengthen customer relationships, and drive profitable growth.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious commercial skilled looking to expand their account management expertise, gain exposure to strategic customers, and develop their career within a growing organization.

? Location: Vaughan, Ontario or Boucherville, Quebec

? Bilingual (English/French) Preferred

✈️ Travel: Occasional travel across Canada

Key Responsibilities

Customer & Account Management

- Manage day-to-day relationships with assigned retail accounts, buying groups, and dealers.
- Support customer planning, business reviews, and growth initiatives.
- Build strong relationships with customer purchasing and merchandising teams.
- Resolve customer issues and identify new business opportunities.

Sales & Business Performance

- Analyze sales, promotional activity, forecasts, and account performance.
- Monitor sales and margin objectives and identify risks and opportunities.
- Manage forecasts and inventory planning with Supply Chain partners.
- Support pricing, promotional programs, and customer submissions.

Programs & Execution

- Coordinate promotions, flyers, product launches, and customer events.
- Partner with Marketing and Product teams to deliver customer-specific programs.




- Work with field sales teams to ensure successful execution at store and dealer level.
- Track progress and ensure commitments are completed on time.

What You'll Bring Qualifications & Experience

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Commerce, or a related discipline preferred.
- 4-6 years of progressive experience in Account Management, Sales, Sales Operations, Category Management, or a related commercial function.
- Experience supporting retail, dealer, distributor, or multi-location customers is strongly preferred.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales, promotional, and financial data and translate insights into action.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with CRM, business intelligence, or reporting tools considered an asset.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and French is strongly preferred.
- Ability and willingness to travel for customer meetings, trade shows, store visits, and internal meetings as required.

What We're Looking For

- Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
- Analytical and data-driven, with a passion for identifying trends and solving problems.
- Accountable and proactive, taking ownership from planning through execution.
- Commercially minded, with a strong understanding of how operational decisions impact customer performance and profitability.
- Strong communicator capable of building credibility with customers and internal stakeholders.




- Collaborative team player who can influence across functions without direct authority.
- Results-oriented with a desire to learn, grow, and take on increasing responsibility.

What Success Looks Like Success in this role is measured by:

- Strong customer relationships and customer satisfaction.
- Achievement of sales and profitability objectives.
- Accurate forecasting and effective inventory management.
- Successful execution of promotions, programs, and customer initiatives.
- Proactive problem solving and cross-functional collaboration.
- Delivery of actionable insights that support business growth.

Compensation & Benefits Salary Range: $75,000 - $100,000 annually, plus eligibility for an annual incentive program.

CIL offers a competitive total rewards package, including:

- Extended health and dental benefits
- Retirement savings program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness and employee engagement programs

Final compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, skills, and internal equity considerations. Additional Requirements The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Employment may be conditional upon the successful completion of reference checks, employment verification, and any other assessments required for the position.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Canadian Industries Limited is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected, and empowered to succeed.

CIL is an equal chance employer and is committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process in accordance with applicable human rights and accessibility legislation. If you require accommodation at any stage of the process, please inform Human Resources and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Join CIL and help shape the future of our Strategic Accounts and Dealer business across Canada.

📌 Account Manager, Strategic Accounts & Dealer (Vaughan)
🏢 Canadian Industries
📍 Vaughan