Seara/JBS

Seara is the business unit of JBS that encompasses brands such as the namesake Seara, Big Frango, Lebon, Frangosul, among others. Seara has 52 manufacturing units and 14 distribution centers for the creation, production, food processing, supply management, orders, customer service, dispatch, warehousing, distribution, among others.

For more than 60 years Seara has been working to offer products that take practicality, confidence and innovation to your table, always bringing the flavor and quality that will amaze the whole family. Constantly investing in technology, quality and innovation, Seara grows year after year and today is already one of the largest food producers in Brazil and in the world. All our products go through processes that guarantee the highest quality, origin and our complete portfolio attends all the needs from a big family lunch to a quick snack in the middle of the afternoon.

Seara is seeking a Sales Account Manager in Canada with a mission to execute an appropriate sales strategy, including the market prospection of new clients and segments, exploration and identification of new channels that will bring additional sales volumes and profitability. Team up with a multicultural stakeholders team within JBS Group to execute and overachieve the sales targets and to lead Seara growth within Canada. This position will also deal and issue import permit.

NOTE: This role will be located in Vancouver or Toronto (to be discussed with the candidate).

You will:

Manage sales execution, deploying the correct actions to achieve the intertwined plan on demands, pricing, deadlines;

Maintain and improve commercial relationship with existing customers;

Expand Seara penetration across different channels;

Develop partnerships with local stakeholders to support Seara expansion on key accounts;

Prospect and develop new business opportunities through product portfolio expansion;

Attend events as a brand ambassador, representing Seara in different meetings and social events;

Team up with multicultural team to organize internal procedures and execution;

Develop and execute an appropriate sales strategy in different channels (Retail, Foodservice, Distributors and Wholesalers);

Develop projects to enhance the results on the target channel and market segmentation, in accordance to Seara strategy;

Purchase and issuance of import permit according sales.

You have:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Trade, Business Administration, Marketing or similar

Experience: Minimum 2 year’s previous experience in fresh protein sales (beef, chicken or pork) required

Knowledge on foreign trade business (export/import documents and International regulations) and Quota: expertise dealing WTO and CUSMA quotas (import permit)

Special Skills:

Excellent phone skills

Strong presentation skills

Exceptional follow-up skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Microsoft office applications a must

Ability to develop and maintain meaningful business relationships.

Be a team player and prepared to work in an multi-cultural environment

Salary commensurate with experience.

Please apply to this position via the “website” hyperlink above.