
Market Business Manager
- Ottawa, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Develop relationships within assigned Sysco market level team, regional level teams and follow up on business goals.
- Drives new business through by leading a team of business developers. The business manager will be responsible for the training, day to day coaching and driving of results through the business development team.
- Participate in quarterly and annual business reviews with their assigned Sysco markets, regions and sites.
- Support and participate in training and offer encouragement for the sales force with particular emphasis on facilitating sales through Site Product Specialist.
- Identify underperforming Sysco sites and develop improvement plans.
- Communicate relevant product and marketing information to key Sysco site players.
- Support the sales force in selling products to customers.
- Work with Sysco sales force on facilitating quotes to increase wins.
- Prepare presentations and train and participate in monthly sales meetings at Sysco regions and sites.
- Comply with Sysco’s Food Safety Policy and procedures to ensure food safety, quality and legality requirements are met.
- Understand both the economic and cultural value that a safe organization with minimal environmental impact brings to an organization.
- Is willing to drive Environmental, Health and Safety performance by providing necessary resources and holding their team accountable to complying with EHS programs, policies, and requirements.
- Enable, champion and embrace an inclusive culture.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- 2-5 years prior foodservice sales experience
- Specialty food and chain sales experience an asset;
- HS diploma/equivalent required; bachelor’s degree is an asset
- Advanced computer skills required
- Bilingual in French or Italian preferred
- Valid driver’s license with access to a vehicle may be required as there may be travel up to 30%
- Customer centric and internet savvy
- Superior time-management and project management skills including ability to service multiple customers simultaneously; knowledge or marketing principles, product lines, ordering procedures and credit terms; familiarization with customer service activities; inter-departmental communications and
- General finance concepts; ability to manage end to end initiatives through challenging deadlines; ability to sell, multitask and problem solve