Job Description

JOB TITLE: Sales Supervisor

Reports to: VP, Sales & Partnerships

POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the VP, Sales & Partnerships, the Sales Supervisor is a sales and service consultant responsible for coaching and supporting the Sales team, establishing and maintaining productive, long-term relationships with Prefera’s dealer partners while focusing on business development.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

The Sales Supervisor will visit dealers to both increase dealer count and business from existing dealers.
The Sales Supervisor will manage the Sales team including training, support, weekly touchpoints with team members; fill in for the VP when they are off and other leadership duties within the team.
The Sales Supervisor will achieve targeted volume production by providing exceptional service on a transactional basis and coordinating with the Director of Sales to maximize opportunities.
Follow up on and provide dealer support for approvals issued to dealers and effectively convey the dealer and consumer benefits of Prefera’s program to the dealer.
Liaise with the credit department and funding department to resolve any dealer concerns regarding individual transactions or any other relationship or service issues.
Design and implement a dealer contact cycle that ensures contact is made with each dealer within a specified period.
Gather and maintain in Prefera’s CRM, intimate market intelligence for each dealer with regards to primary contacts, sales volumes, competitive preferences and other pertinent relationship data. Monitor and look to increase Prefera’s registered dealer penetration by maintaining accurate prospect and registered dealer information in Prefera’s CRM and by using targeted phone sales techniques.
Monitor and look to increase Prefera’s submitting and funding dealer penetration through focused phone activity on targeted accounts.
Provide exceptional and expedient service when called upon by dealer partners for any reason including dealer complaints or dealer issues.
Help prepare, validate and finalize new dealer sign up information as well as update any changes to current dealer’s information.
Effectively communicate Prefera’s competitive advantages on a transactional and broad basis to ensure proper product positioning within dealerships. Communicate product and service changes, promotions and other Prefera information to dealer network in a timely and effective manner.
Develop and maintain strong knowledge of Prefera’s Credit & Funding policies and use the information to help communicate decision and policy info to dealer customers. Develop a close and positive working relationship with the Credit and Funding teams to enhance the combined service offering to Prefera’s dealer customers and to assist in credit decisioning and funding processes.
Prioritize and multi-task effectively within a fast-paced deadline driven environment.
Contribute to a positive work environment.

(Note: The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position)

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Post-Secondary Education (University Degree or College Diploma)
3-5 years customer facing sales experience (in person or on the phone)
2+ years of People Management experience
1-2 years working in the retail or indirect financial industry
Positive attitude, honesty and strong work ethics are a must
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to be analytical and detail oriented
Familiarity with recreational product market is a plus

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Strong interpersonal, organizational, negotiation and decision-making skills.
Extremely detail-oriented, able to multi-task and prioritize work in response to requests and inquiries.
Ability to work independently and make decisions / problem solve based on sound judgement.
Demonstrated communication skills with ability to interact with peers, management, and other departments in a professional manner.
Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel) and company software systems.
Working knowledge of Salesforce.
Working knowledge of TalkDesk is considered an asset.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Ability to travel to our offices at least one (1) day per week - Hybrid location with work from home and in office components
Works indoors in adequate workspace, with adequate temperature, ventilation and lighting.
Normal exposure to noise, stress and disruptions.
Must be able to sit at a computer for long periods throughout the workday, with intermittent periods of standing, walking to carry out essential duties of the job.
Ability to communicate through the telephone as a main point of contact with dealer partners.
Willingness to travel to visit dealers.
Standard 37.5-hour workweek.

Prefera Finance Ltd. is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under Ontario’s accessibility laws.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $65,000.00 per year

Benefits: