Commercial Sales Coordinator

Job summary

The role involves coordinating day-to-day administrative activities to streamline quoting and ordering processes for Northern Stores and customers. Key duties include sourcing products from vendors, creating purchase orders, and managing logistics with the transportation division.

Job details

In your role as a Commercial Sales Coordinator for The North West Company (NWC), you are responsible for coordinating the day-to-day administration activities to streamline the quoting and ordering processes. You will provide support to the sales team and ensure the smooth execution of sales operations within a company. Joining NWC gives you the opportunity for growth and development throughout the company, a competitive salary and benefits package, and to be part of a dynamic and diverse culture. The North West Company is a leading retailer to under-served rural communities and urban neighbourhood markets in the following regions: Northern Canada, Western Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific islands, and the Caribbean. Our stores offer a broad range of products and services with an emphasis on food. Our value offer is to be the best local shopping choice for everyday household and local lifestyle needs. Check out northwest.ca for more information. Your Role: Responsible for responding and preparing quote requests sent in by Northern Stores and or directly by customers including freight directly to specified locations. Sourcing product through numerous suppliers and vendors for quotes on product. Creating purchase orders and shipping labels for direct vendor shipments into communities. Creating Retek PO numbers and warehouse requisition requests. Communicating with the transportation division to make logistical decisions based on the specific quotation. Processing approved sales to be captured on a monthly basis, review with Inventory management quarterly. Generating invoices to be distributed back to sales representatives for furtherance to customers Creating Marketing requests for seasonal promotional programs. Create and distribute a variety of documents including agendas, correspondence, emails and meeting minutes. Desired Skills & Experience: Post-Secondary Degree preferred, but not required; A minimum of 3 years administrative experience. Knowledge of Microsoft office suite, and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Excellent time management, multitasking and organizational capabilities. Must have strong verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to provide superior customer service. Must have a demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Able to maintain a high level of confidentiality. Location: Gibraltar House, 77 Main Street, Winnipeg MB Reports To: Manager, Commercial Sales Operations We create a collaborative and constructive culture by: Being Enterprising Committing to our Customer Working with Passion Leading and Developing Others Demonstrating Respect and Inclusivity Building Trust The North West Company is committed to inclusion and diversity and encourages applications from all candidates including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, and persons with disabilities. A competitive salary is being offered along with opportunities to learn, develop and advance throughout the organization. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This is an active job opening for a position that is currently available and we are actively seeking to fill For Internal Employees Only: Internal employees are required to apply within 5 working days of the position being posted. Applications received after this period may still be considered. This opportunity adheres to the corporate job posting guidelines.

What you’ll do

The role involves coordinating day-to-day administrative activities to streamline quoting and ordering processes for Northern Stores and customers. Key duties include sourcing products from vendors, creating purchase orders, and managing logistics with the transportation division.

Requirements

A minimum of 3 years of administrative experience and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel are required. A post-secondary degree is preferred but not mandatory.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary • Benefits Package • Growth And Development Opportunities

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• written communication · Preferred
• Administrative Support · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Multitasking · Preferred
• Microsoft Office Suite · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Administrative Support
• Quoting And Ordering
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Time Management
• Multitasking
• Organizational Skills
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Customer Service
• Logistics Coordination
• Invoice Generation

Job areas

• Administrative
• Sales
• Retail
• Logistics
• Customer Service & Support