Sales & Marketing Associate (ANIMAL HEALTH)
| Reference Number: 44 |
| Location |
Belleville, ON |
| Reports To: |
Canadian Sales and Marketing Manager |
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| Description |
Overall Job Summary:
The Sales & Marketing Associate is responsible for providing marketing, product, and administrative support to the Bioniche Animal Health department.
Specific Accountabilities:
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Responsible for providing support to the Canadian Sales Representatives. This will include ensuring they receive mail and marketing material in an efficient and timely manner;
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Responsible for organizing and assessing sponsorships. This will be completed by maintaining a quarterly planning spreadsheet and organizing regular meeting for prioritizing of events for potential return for the company.
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Prepare and maintain a product seasonal calendar to identify timing for marketing programs and promotional events.
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Maintain a marketing events schedule and make recommendations to the Canadian marketing group on the options of trade shows, and conferences in which to consider participation. This includes researching potential trade show venues for new and existing opportunities to showcase BAH products and services.
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Responsible for ensuring trade show sales and marketing opportunities are maximized.
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Assisting with technical information to support the Canadian Sales reps as directed by the Technical Services Veterinarian.
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Responsible for updating and costing marketing materials as required and ensuring marketing material inventory is accurate and appropriately stocked.
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Responsible for assembling costing on advertising and mail outs, feedback on sales vs. costs to market.
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Follow up on “in-house” actions, further to the decisions made by the Marketing /Sales Manager. These may include but are not limited to: initiating change control forms and tracking their progress; initiating and tracking the progress of item number requisitions; obtaining quotes from suppliers; initiating purchase order requisitions; processing receiving documents and invoices for payment; initiating and tracking the progress of “sign off” sheets; and facilitating the placement of advertisements and or distribution of marketing materials as directed by the Marketing / Sales Manager.
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Ensure that all departments are on track with activities related to launching a product. This will be accomplished in part by attending “product launcher” meetings and participating in required activities as defined within these meetings.
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Secondary responsibilities will include providing backup for to the Customer service and order desk (Oracle).
Education, Work Experience & Competencies:
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Minimum College Diploma required
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Animal Health background required
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Minimum 3 years related experience or equivalent
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Strong background in accounting is essential
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Excellent customer service skills are essential
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Above average computer skills with all Microsoft suite applications
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Experience with Oracle is an asset (training will be provided)
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Knowledge of Quark and Adobe Acrobat an asset
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Must be able to work as part of a team in a multi functional setting as well as independently
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Strong interpersonal, organization, time management and communication (written and verbal) skills are essential
Conclusions:
The Job Description outlines the Key Accountabilities of the position and should not be considered a detailed description of all requirements that may be inherent in the job.
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