Merchandiser, Sales

#BeExtraordinary
At Andrew Peller Limited (APL), our mission is to be Canada’s #1 branded wine and
craft beverage company by delivering the perfect brand experience for every
lifestyle and occasion. Through our commitment to excellence, honouring our
roots, owning it, fostering belonging and driving to succeed, we inspire teammates to be extraordinary every day.
Who We Are
We are one of Canada's largest and oldest wine companies with a rich heritage in quality winemaking.
We produce some of Canada's most recognized brands and offer our teammates a challenging and rewarding employment experience.
We are building a new team to support our sales channel and grocery clients. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your beverage alcohol sales career with a strong performing Canadian company. With a total of four new positions in Ottawa, London, GTA West and East, the Merchandiser acts as brand ambassador and sales rep ensuring the wine portfolio for Andrew Peller Ltd is represented well on grocery aisle shelves. They will be responsible for merchandising, relationship building, selling and sales support in Grocery Stores across their region. If developing into a Territory Manager or Sales leader is your goal this is the role to start in. Hours will vary, your own car is required, must be available for 6-8 hour shifts for an expected 20-32 hours a week.
The teammate will be responsible for
- Building & maintaining product displays in store.
- Distribute and ensure all approved programs and value adds are applied to the correct products.
- Moving and altering product and displays, exceeding on shelf presence.
- Ensure stores are current with assortment, promotional pricing and displays.
- Selling and executing the Andrew Peller portfolio, provided targets in applicable Grocery stores.
- Build and strengthen relationships with key Grocery stakeholders.
- Inform management on competitive activity and market changes in grocery stores.
- Complete and submit Customer Reports weekly to the Key Account Manager
- Follow safe work procedures and practices and report all unsafe working conditions/hazards to Leads/Manager.

The teammate will work with
- Report to: Key Account Manager, ON Grocery
- Indirectly Report to: Grocery Sales Leads

The teammates work environment will include
- Physical Effort: frequent and repetitive need to lift, push and pull cases of wine.
- Physical Environment: frequent driving, on occasion long distances.
- Sensory Attention: needs to understand wine.
- Mental Stress: High quantity of work and organizational demands in this role. Overall, daily pressure is moderate.

The teammate will bring
- Sales or service experience in Grocery/Alcohol Beverage preferred.
- Post-secondary degree/diploma in Business ideal.
- Self-motivated, with a high degree of accountability.
- Proven ability to successfully identify opportunities and action promptly, at times independently.
- Leadership & customer service skills including communication, product knowledge, problem solving, and attention to detail.
- Maintenance of privileged and confidential information relating to APL sales & revenue growth opportunities.
- Effective time management & results prioritizing activities.
- Flexible outside regular business hours when required.
- Occasional long-distance travel required.
- Full Ontario G License

We are conducting an internal and external search simultaneously. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest; only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
**Accommodation**:
**Equal Opportunity Employment**:
At Andrew Peller Limited, we are committed to creating and celebrating a culture of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to employment without discrimination or harassment because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability.