sales representative - packaging.

A market-leading industrial supply and packaging distribution corporation is expanding its Greater Toronto Area footprints. We are seeking a highly autonomous, disciplined Outside Sales Representative to pioneer and build out a commercial territory from scratch. This unique career path bridges the gap between high-intensity new business development and comprehensive, end-to-end account management.

The ideal professional comes seasoned from a product distribution landscape and possesses the organizational humility to manage client relations long after the contract is signed.

Advantages
- Strong Compensation: Competitive base salary of $70,000 with additional performance incentives.
- Comprehensive Vehicle Coverage: $920 monthly flat car allowance plus company-provided tech (laptop/mobile).
- Premium Security: 100% employer-covered healthcare, dental, life insurance, and disability benefits after 3 months.
- Future Planning: Active corporate pension and savings plans accessible after 1 year of employment.
- Work-Life Balance: 3 weeks of paid annual vacation to start.
- Autonomy: High-trust, field-based schedule with minimal micromanagement.

Responsibilities
- Execute 100% net-new business development strategies to establish a commercial account footprint across the GTA.
- Manage the full client lifecycle from cold outreach and vendor alignment to final implementation, cross-selling, and upselling.
- Own operational logistics for won accounts with true professional humility, including sourcing product substitutions, managing lead times, and coordinating vendor relationships.
- Act as the primary point of contact to resolve client service issues, tracking backorders, expediting urgent freight, and handling administrative orders when necessary.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with customer service, warehousing, and corporate supply chain departments to optimize customer fulfillment.

Qualifications
- Minimum Experience: 3+ years of proven business-to-business (B2B) outside field sales experience strictly within a product distribution framework.
- Sector Exposure: Experience selling multi-category goods to industrial manufacturers, food processors, or grocery/retail landscapes is highly preferred.
- Skill Set: Demonstrated mastery of 3-to-6-month sales cycles, contract negotiation, and proactive account management.
- Traits: High emotional maturity, long-term persistence, and an entrepreneurial approach to territory development.
- Logistics: Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle required for daily regional travel.

Summary
This is a premium outside sales opening for a dedicated professional looking to build and retain a multi-million dollar book of business within the stable industrial distribution sector. This role balances hunting for net-new business with the long-term farming of client relationships. Offering a starting base salary of $70,000 alongside a $920 monthly vehicle allowance and full benefits, this path is tailored for an independent relationship builder. The multi-phased interview process includes a behavioral assessment and direct panel reviews with executive leadership.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to View email address on randstad.com to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

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