13 Sep
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Jobgether
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Toronto
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Country Manager based in Canada.
As Country
Manager, you will lead the growth strategy for a high-potential consumer market and play a pivotal role in building long-term category leadership across Canada. You will translate successful North American strategies into locally relevant commercial plans that accelerate volume, distribution, and household penetration. You will work closely with distributors, brokers, retailers, and internal stakeholders to strengthen market performance and unlock new opportunities.
As a senior market leader, you will represent the brand externally while championing sustainability, community impact, and a winning culture. Define and execute the Canadian market strategy, ensuring strong alignment with broader business objectives and growth priorities. Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, distributors, retailers, suppliers, and community partners, ensuring effective collaboration and commercial execution.
Monitor key performance indicators across sales, distribution, pricing, retail execution, and other commercial metrics, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement. Lead and coordinate marketing and category management activities, directly or through cross-functional and dotted-line leadership structures. Serve as a senior ambassador for the brand in Canada, representing its values, sustainability commitments, community focus, and growth ambition.
Partner with headquarters and regional stakeholders to share market insights, refine strategies, and continuously improve performance.
10+ years of leadership experience in the Canadian CPG market, with a strong understanding of the local consumer, retail, distribution, and broker landscape. ~ Established relationships with key Canadian distributors, retailers, brokers, or other strategic commercial partners. ~ Demonstrated experience developing and executing go-to-market strategies that deliver measurable commercial growth. ~ Experience managing marketing and category management teams, either directly or through dotted-line leadership structures. ~ Strong commercial and analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret performance data and turn insights into actionable strategies. ~ Robust relationship-building, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills. ~ Collaborative and people-oriented leadership approach, with experience building, mentoring, and empowering high-performing teams. ~ Passion for sustainability, community impact, responsible business practices, and creating positive team environments. ~ Fluent English is required; French proficiency is highly desirable for engagement across the Quebec market. ~ Senior leadership opportunity with significant ownership of Canadian market growth and strategy. Prospect to shape market expansion, distribution, retail partnerships, and long-term category leadership. Exposure to cross-functional and international teams, with the opportunity to influence broader commercial strategy.
Purpose-driven culture focused on sustainability, community impact, collaboration, and responsible growth. Strong opportunity to develop strategic leadership, commercial, and market-building capabilities.
📌 Manager, Management Services (Toronto)
🏢 Jobgether
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