Account Manager Ottawa Ontario

Why should you consider this opportunity

Would you like to be part of the worlds leading producer of building materials that inspire architectural and decorative solutions Are you passionate about the distribution of products that inspire the life of many people

At Cosentino (www.cosentino) we are looking for an Account Manager to join our Distribution Center located in Ottawa. The Centers are an example of Cosentinos total commitment to its clients providing them with exclusive and highquality service. The Centers combine the functions of (a) warehouse (b) brand and product showroom and (c) sales network.

You will join a company:

• With an international mindset and presence in 80 countries
• With an amazing growth story sustained by an extraordinary innovation with products such as Silestone Dekton and Sensa by Cosentino
• In which you will be able to grow your career and develop your leadership skills

What will you be doing

As an Account Manager you will be responsible for our strategy and relationship with our clients ensuring the sales and promotion of our Cosentino products. Acquiring new and maintaining current customers will be part of your responsibilities as well as understanding what they are looking for in order to achieve their shortand longterm expectations to ensure delivery of the best of our services.

You will serve as our clients main point of contact helping them to reach their goals and ensuring a continued positive and profitable relationship for both sides. In order to be a successful Account Manager with us you will work with different segments:

Sales:

• Develop and maintain current product knowledge to present to customers.
• Present and sell company products and services to current and potential clients within the remodel home improvement cabinet makers builders and fabrication
• Responsible for overall sales of the assigned territory

Customer Service:

• Ensure customers have adequate marketing materials to support sales including samples brochures and other collateral supplies such as display towers.
• Manage customer relationships by resolving client concerns ensuring customers are set up in CRM System providing price quotes scheduling weekly visits etc.
• Increase market share by elevating the number of displays and pointofpurchase materials within assigned territory.

Business Intelligence:

• Prepare action plans to identify specific targets and to project the number of contacts to be made.
• Collaborate with Cosentino Corporate staff Cosentino Center staff and other Account Managers as needed to accomplish goals.
• Work with General Manager and Sales Team to execute business strategy for all customer segments in the area (home centers K&B Fabricators etc..

What are we looking for

EXPERIENCE
Required:

• 4 years of sales or field merchandising experience
• 2 years of proven capacity to interact with multiple levels within all faces with commercial industry projects.

Desired:

• Experience with Customer database Salesforce preferred.
• Stone fabrication or distribution experience

EDUCATION
Required:

• High School / GED

Desired:

• Bachelors degree in Business or related field

SKILLS
Required:

• Communication: Oral & Written. Capacity to interact with multiple levels within all faces with commercial industry projects
• Capacity to develop workshops or industryrelated events.
• Computer skills: Office Suite CRM system (e.g. Salesforce)

PREFERRED BEHAVIORS

• Leadership
• Influence
• Cooperation
• Consistency

ABOUT COSENTINO

Cosentino the worlds leading producer of Silestone quartz surfaces is a familyowned business. It focuses on the design production and distribution of architectural and decorative solutions made from natural stone. It creates and defines leading products that are designed to provide innovative and functional solutions for the home and public spaces under the criteria of careful design innovation and environmental respect. The group based its development on international expansion and an innovative research program which enables it to use the most advanced technology to obtain new materials. Cosentinos activity covers the entire natural stone manufacturing process from extraction and processing to the installation of quartz surfaces such as kitchen and bathroom worktops cladding and other products.

Cosentino is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Cosentino is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Cosentino are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability HIV Status sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status past or present military service family medical history or genetic information family or parental status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Cosentino will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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