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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. Surrey, BC. $25 to $30 an hour plus Commission - Full-time

Our client is one of the leading companies in food processing and distribution in BC. This is a Business Development Manager position working in Surrey BC. The successful candidate must be very familiar with food markets, sales and distribution channels.

Job title: Business Development Manager

Job Description:

• Develop beef sales channels, through extensive research, meetings and presentations to clients, distributors, agents and business partners

• Ensure KPI’s are met to achieve corporate’s targets and growth objectives

• Continually gather market data and demands, promote the company’s beef brands by all means of traditional and social media channels

• Maintain trustful relationships with clients and new customers in a professional and polite manner, ensure a high level of satisfaction by all business partners

• Keep constant communication with BC Agriculture and Beef Associations

• Participate in food fairs, both for international and domestics markets

• Develop and provide coaching to the sales team

• Report to senior management team for sales and marketing activities, responsible for market forecast in short, middle, and long term

• Responsible for business agreement drafts, negotiation, signature, and implementation

• Responsible for payment collection

• Constantly visit clients, listen to clients’ feedback and expectations, guide the production and operation team to provide the highest service level to exceed clients’ requirements

• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills, both in oral and written English

• 5+ years of experience in food marketing and sales • Knowledge and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Google Apps (Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Drive)

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills

• Strong ability to prioritize multi-tasks and meet competing deadlines

• Strong ability to effectively handle complex situations and use sound judgment

• Experience in networking with business partners, food associates and agriculture administration agency

• Advanced knowledge and experience in market research and data analysis

• Excellent abilities for customer services

Benefits: • Dental care • Discounted or free food • Extended health care

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Burnaby, BC. $42,000 - $46,000 a year - Full-time Permanent

Our client is one of the leading food processing and distribution companies in BC. This is a Customer Service Representative position in their food processing facility in Burnaby BC. The successful candidate must have expertise in food services and seamless logistics in a fast-paced business environment.

Job title: Customer Service Representative

Job Description: ·

Represent the company to provide the best possible customer service and one-stop logistics solutions to clients.
Responsible for branding the company product profiles to potential clients.
Confirm purchase orders, contact warehouse team and carriers to ensure the delivery schedule.
Monitor the order processes carefully, keep constant communication with clients for order processing.
Work with logistics partners to keep a seamless supply chain
Responsible for data entry into ERP, including customer profiles, order processing, packaging, shipments and payment terms
Provide solutions rapidly in response to customer concerns
Communicate with clients via social media, email, calling or meeting online to ensure client satisfaction ·
Maintain flexibility to provide customer service in a very fast paced business environment ·
Complete other tasks requested by the supply chain manager Qualifications: ·
Over 2 years of customer service experience in a fast- paced business environment, experience in food services or food sales is highly valued ·
Experienced in seamless logistics coordination and tracking
Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English, both internally and externally ·
Proficient in people networking ·
Excellent performance under time pressure ·
Ideally experienced in food processing, familiar with HACCP and basic food science ·
Proficiency in ERP, Microsoft Office ·
Strong service attitude, be able to support customer service 24/7 ·
A high passion for Green Foods
Bonus pay Benefits: Dental care Paid time off Schedule:

Hours:

8 hour shift

Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate: Burnaby, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education: Secondary School (preferred)

Experience: Customer service: 2 years (preferred)