FMCG Retail Food Senior Sales Assistant

Job Responsibility:

CPG Food Senior Sales Assistant

Yumi Organics is looking for a Senior Sales Assistant with strong experience in CPG Food Grocery and Food service industry. We are looking for a very well organized and detail-oriented individual who can think a few steps ahead to ensure great support to our in-house sales team. We hope to find an individual who is a problem solver, critical thinker and be able to work well under pressure while juggling multiple tasks and accounts.

About Yumi:

Our vision is to become the brand name known for Overnight Oats and to build out this subcategory of cereal as the number one leading brand. We are currently sold in over 3500+ retail stores across Canada, including Walmart, Loblaws, Metro, Save on Foods and Sobeys. Our products are also sold on Amazon and our own E-commerce platforms. Our territories to focus on this year is the US and Australian Markets.

We are a Montreal-based Overnight Oats company founded by a certified nutritionist, whose goal is to make healthy eating easy, fun and delicious, starting with the most important meal of the day: breakfast! ;) We are the first in Canada to launch a line of Overnight Oats to retail, and we are very excited to be the first to launch a line of Probiotic Trail Mixes & Super Seeds in Canada as well! In 2024 we launched into the hot oatmeal space and caffeinated energy bars which increased our channel expansions.

The Yumi Culture:

We are a small but powerful team, and we work and function as a team. We are serious about keeping a positive energy and work environment. Each member of our team is passion-driven, responsible and compassionate. We never point fingers: we take ownership of our mistakes and find solutions. Our goal is to help our customers make healthier choices in a world that makes it so difficult to do so and we take great pride in the products that we bring to their homes. We're on the forefront of innovation in food and we want to continue challenging and make positive changes to this industry. We work hard and we celebrate our wins together as a team. Each one of us is a valuable asset to the company's growth and we hope to invite a smart and positive individual to our Yumi team to grow alongside us.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Be the back-office sales support to our in-house sales team. Fill out all onboarding and listing forms with new clients and distributors.
• Execute proper onboarding for all new accounts, new products and new projects.
• Enter information into our ERP system for new accounts and products and ensure all details on customer are correct and up to date.
• Be the link from sales team to supply chain, R&D and product team to ensure new clients are properly serviced on time.
• Keep an updated product, pricing list and customer databases.
• Manage client portals to keep up to date, and pull relevant information for sales.
• Prepare samples requested by sales team to sent to clients and potential partners.
• Answer product related questions.
• Assist in scheduling meetings and preparing sales presentations.
• Schedule travel and accommodations for sales team to meet clients.
• Experience with CRM software to help sales team maintain relevant follow ups.
• Able to do basic market research to support sales in decision making and presentations.
• Track and manage promo calendars to ensure our promos are executed.
• Ensure billbacks validated between sales and accounting.
• Able to create reports to sales team to support in identifying sales by account, promo results and white space reports. Track performance and flag issues to account managers.
• Be the link between sales and supply chain team to ensure all orders are processed, and support in handling situations of inventory shortages
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment and ensure our office is always stocked.
• Responsible for logistics, organization, samples and flights for B2B tradeshows with marketing team support.
• General administrative and any other duties and responsibilities assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Very strong comprehensive understanding of CPG food industry (either in grocery, G&C, or food service). Experience in Grocery preferred.
• At least 5 years' experience working within the CPG or Retail Food Space (Food, Bev, Alcohol, Cannabis, Grocery, Consumer Goods)
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, organize, meet deadlines and be dependable while staying flexible.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to file documents and organize information.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while juggling multiple tasks.
• Experienced and proficient with MS Office, Excel, PPT as well as various online platforms to work with distributors and brokers.
• Great with numbers and accurate data management.
• Great memory and strong analytical skills.
• Bilingual in English and French is a must.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Proactive thinker and strong problem solver, self-motivated.
• Takes initiative and is adaptable; able to chance course quickly and can work well under pressure.
• Ability to work independently and is also a very strong team player.
• Demonstrates humility and passion in the work environment.

We are a fast growing business! You'll be able to learn a lot and see a little bit of everything. That also means you'll have to be comfortable with all sorts of tasks. Be able to predict, and organize accordingly. We hope to hire a smart, organized, and positive individual to join our growing team, and to grow with us!

If you are excited about joining the Yumi team, please send you CV to View email address on ca.edajobs.com. Please make sure your CV is in PDF format.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Yumi Team

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $60,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking
• Vision care

Shift:

• Day shift

Work days:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• CPG Retail Food: 5 years (required)
• Sales assistant: 5 years (required)

Language:

• English and French (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-06-23