Nestle Looking for Customer Development Rep at Brampton, ON Full Time

Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. We have over 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favorites, and are present in 190 countries worldwide. In Canada, excelling means sharing our passion for our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. It also means living up to our exemplary values which are rooted in respect for ourselves, others, diversity and the future. We will support your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment. Join our team to support our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

Position Snapshot

Business areas: Nestlé Canada

Job title: Customer Development Representative

Location: Brampton

Position Summary

We are looking for a Customer Development Representative(CDR) for the Sobeys CDT, working from our Brampton location reporting into the Customer Team Lead. This role is responsible and accountable for driving the success of our Sobeys business, and is a fantastic opportunity to help build, develop, and execute strategic plans to continue the growth of the Confectionery portfolio. The CDR will be a direct liaison to our Key Account Manager, providing support and promotional analysis to grow the business through meaningful insights.

A day in the life of a Customer Development Representative

As a CDR, you will be working on our exciting Confectionery business supporting our Key Account Manager. This role is a great opportunity to grow and develop your Sales and Marketing experience. You will contribute to strategic account planning based on internal objectives and trade marketing plans, as well as external competitive marketplace issues and opportunities. You will be working daily with cross-functional teams to develop and execute programs, provide key analytic support, and contribute to customer meetings with lots of autonomy and the support to really thrive.

You will also:

• Develop and build strategic customer relationships with both the Wholesale & Voila channel on our Confectionery business
• Support our Confectionery KAM and Retail Reps – ensuring priorities our being communicated and best in class execution is delivered against all our major programs/initiatives
• Implement growth strategies that align with annual business plan and sales targets
• Develop key insights on promo analytics and communicate post-mortems on significant activations for both the Seasonal and Everyday Confectionery business
• Drive compliance in specified agreements and contracts
• Collaborate with other groups and departments to significantly contribute to sales growth by supporting the implementation and execution of contracts and agreements.

What will make you successful

As the successful candidate, you will be the champion for the brand throughout the organisation so you will need to be passionate, tenacious, curious, results focused and really enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. Pro-activity, tenacity and enthusiasm are essential, as is your ability to understand and work within our competitive market. You will also have:

• Collaborative/interpersonal skills, analytical skills, project management and time management skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Developed problem solving, and ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with expertise presenting to both small and large groups.
• Motivation as a self-starter with the ability to think “out of the box” in an effort to secure incremental business opportunities.
• The drive to achieve ambitious performance objectives and quality standards by planning and prioritizing work effectively.

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the Account Manager role you desire.

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestle including a comprehensive total rewards benefits package including Health and Dental benefits that start on day one as well as a Company matched retirement savings plan, Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company.

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

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