Strategic Development Program

**ABOUT US**:
With over 160 years of experience, McKeough Supply has become South Western and Central Ontario's most trusted wholesale distributor of home comfort products. Since 1847, we have maintained our personal commitment to excellence in service, products, and inventory levels. We've established a strong sense of trust from our customers because we offer them the technical and business resources that help them excel in a competitive market. Their success leads to our success.
- We are a business to business wholesaler delivering world class service to our customers
- Our St. Catharines location services the Niagara region
- We are known for our exceptional customer service and high level of product expertise
- We develop our team in an environment of casual professionalism

**JOB OVERVIEW**:
You will work through a bottom up program learning all aspects of the business beginning with shipping and receiving, then learning how to deliver world class service to our customers over the counter, then expanding your technical knowledge and transitioning into an inside sales role, then fostering your ability to attract new customers in an outside sales role. Upon completion of the program you will 'graduate' into a role that best suits your skillsets and personal preferences.

**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Phase 1 - Warehouse Logistics**

Understand all aspects of the warehouse involving receiving, damage claims, staging orders for customers, shipping material in a timely and accurate manner, and keeping the warehouse clean and organized.

**Phase 2 - Counter Sales**

**Phase 3 - Inside Sales**

Support our customers as well as EMCO teammates focused on growing and maintaining established customer relationships, ultimately enhancing sales, margin and profit sharing. Prospect for new customers over the counter or using outbound calling campaigns. Provide quotes for our customers and follow-up within a reasonable time-frame.

**Phase 4 - Operations Support**

Process all funds received and complete the appropriate report, invoice customer accounts daily, file paperwork in an organized manner, become a master of purchasing submitting purchase orders, expediting purchase orders when required, and constantly learn about new products to purchase.

**Phase 5 - Outside Sales/Account Management**

Learn how to find new business opportunities, sell our products, negotiate contracts, and build customer and vendor relationship.

**TRAINING/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT**
- The new teammate will be mentored by the management team throughout their development and train directly with the people involved in their current stage of development
- The new teammate will be responsible for ongoing training in product knowledge as well as participating in internal training programs
- Continual training is an integral part of our culture

**ADVANCEMENT/GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES**

Our Development Program brings you bottom up through the company to expose you to all of the different areas of our industry. We do this so you have a holistic comprehension of our business, understand the impacts each role has on the others and also so you can get to familiarize yourself with the different opportunities we have available and discover what you are best suited for whether it is warehouse management, operations, inside sales, outside sales or management. If you are a leader and look to ambitiously advance yourself in a career by acting like an owner and drive business McKeough Supply is the right fit for you; the support and development opportunities we offer our people is unparalleled.

Pay: $45,000.00-$55,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Work Location: In person