Full-Time Account Manager-British Columbia
Job Description
Account Manager
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods with strong operations in more than 100 countries and sales in 180. With products that are used over two billion times a day around the world, we work to create a better future every day and help people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others. In the United States, Canada and the Greater Caribbean (Trinidad & Tobago, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) the portfolio includes brand icons such as: Axe, Becel, Ben & Jerry’s, Bertolli, Blue Band, Breyers, Caress, Consort For Men, Country Crock, Degree, Dove personal care products, fds, Good Humor, Hellmann’s, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!, Just for Me!, Klondike, Knorr, Lever 2000, Lipton, Motions, Nexxus, Noxzema, OMO, Pond’s, Popsicle, Promise, Q-Tips, Ragu, Skippy, Slim-Fast, Soft & Beautiful, St. Ives, Suave, tcb, TIGI, TRESemmé, Vaseline, and Wish-Bone. All of the preceding brand names are registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of Companies. Dedicated to serving consumers and the communities where we live, work and play, Unilever employs more than 13,000 people across North America – generating nearly $10 billion in sales in 2010. For more information, visit www.unileverusa.com, www.unilever.ca, or www.unilevercaribbean.com.
The Customer Development group has an immediate opening for a self motivated individual to assume the role of Account Manager. This position will be located in British Columbia working in a remote environment.
How to Apply
Specific Responsibilities include:
• Managing the Grocery Business on 2 of our top Focus Accounts.
• Create booking programs that drive incremental sales
• Manage sales and trade spend budgets, negotiate promotion plans
• Creating booking programs, Demos, Trade Shows, Promotions, Customer marketing programs
• Liaise with other Account Managers, field sales as well as admin and trade marketing
• Negotiate new listings and customize brand and trade decks to the specific accounts.
• Annually planning and quarterly updates to Account Senior managers
• Work in a team environment and share experiences and learning with the team.
The successful candidate will have approximately 1 year experience in field sales and/or account management.
He/she will possess strong communication, coordination, math, time management, presentation and organizational skills. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) in a Windows environment is required. While being able to handle multiple priorities the successful candidate will also look to build solid relationships at the account level and manage and entire business interface.
A valid driver’s license is a requirement.
Please note: as part of the job application, you will be asked to complete an online assessment. Completion of the assessment is mandatory in order to be considered. Please allow yourself plenty of time to complete both the application and assessment. If the assessment is filled out partially or not at all, it will adversely affect the progress of your application. Please be aware that you will have to complete the assessment at once as you will be unable to return to it later.
Unilever offers a competitive compensation package which includes: Medical & Dental Plans; Life Insurance; Optional Life Insurance including Spousal Life and Child Life; Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance; Consumer Directed Health Care Spending Account; Defined Contribution Pension Plan; Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan; Tuition Reimbursement; Fitness Subsidy; Staff Sales, Paid Vacation and Holidays.
Unilever is an equal opportunity employer. It prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws.
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