Commercial Sales Coordinator

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: Internal Sales Manager, Commercial Sales

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.

For Internal Applicants Only:
Salary Grade: C0R006

Note: All employees must have a minimum of one year of service in their current position prior to applying for other positions unless authorized by their current manager. Prior to applying, an internal employee also MUST obtain a written endorsement email from their current Manager or Manager – once – removed and provide this to the recruitment team before they can be considered for opportunities. This opportunity adheres to the Corporate job posting guidelines.