Concord National Looking for Sales Administrator at North Vancouver , British Columbia Full Time

Concord National, a division of Concord National LLP, is a national food broker in the Canadian food industry. We are currently seeking an experienced Sales Administrator, based out of our North Vancouver regional office to support the Regional Accounts team.  

Concord National LLP is a national broker in the Canadian food industry operating two distinct divisions, Concord National, and Indigo Natural Products Management. We represent BOTH Canadian and international clients who manufacture conventional and natural products for distribution across the Canadian market.  

If you love to achieve results and need to love what you do as well as the company you work for, this is the perfect opportunity for you! 

The incumbent will be required to report to work at the North Vancouver office 3 days a week, and work from home for the remaining 2 days. 

The Opportunity

As a Sales Administrator you will be responsible to assist assigned Regional Account Managers with day-to-day duties related to regional accounts. Administrators are responsible for supporting any Account/client pricing, deal, or promotional issues along with regular administrative duties.  Although this position may have one direct report-to, there may be multiple dotted-line reporting requirements to those they are assisting. Your primary work location will be the North Vancouver office and you will be expected to come to the office at least 3 times a week.

Our core values are:

• Passion
• Honesty and Integrity
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Organizational Skills
• Interpersonal Skills

Primary Duties:

• Uses customized software, to set up principles, enter orders, generate reports, update pricing and new items, create deal tables, etc.
• Processes debits and debit tracking using appropriate documentation
• Administrative tasks include but are not limited to completing promotional forms, new item presentation forms, credit applications, PowerPoint presentations, sell sheets, and contracts
• Reviews and edits IRI reports; relevant to certain clients to analyze product and sales data
• Assists regional account managers with accounts that fall under their portfolio, including budget management and reconciliation
• Schedules and coordinates customer/brand events and sponsorships throughout the year
•  Processes and ensures timely internal and external communication regarding promotions
• Tracks accounts/brands within local advertisements
• Comply with all policies and procedures
• These are representative duties and responsibilities which are not all encompassing and may change from time to time.
• Be a Concord National ambassador, who exemplifies our culture in all internal and external communications and interactions.

The Candidate

Education and Experience

• At least 3 years of administration/marketing administration or similar/related experience is required
• Post-Secondary education in related field is an asset
• Previous experience in data input and managing data
• Previous customer service experience is an asset

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Communicate in an honest, transparent, and authentic way
• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office including strong Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to adapt to various software programs used by customers and clients
• Ability to self-manage and work autonomously within a group/team environment
• Ability to manage a high level of detail
• Manage changing priorities
• Highly organized
• Attention to detail; an aptitude for numeric accuracy and data entry
• Strong communication skills, interdepartmental communications
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to deal with a variety of situations and resolve challenges/conflict
• Driven to meet deadlines

Travel Requirements:

• No business travel is required

Physical requirements:

• Sit for extended periods of time
• Typing on a keyboard for extended periods of time
• May from time-to-time ship/receive samples – carry up to10 lbs.

Please email a cover letter and resume in single PDF document.

While we thank all applicants for their interest in Concord National, only selected shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

No phone calls please.