Outside Sales Representative -- Wood Panel Products
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- Vaughan, ON
- $60,000-75,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- $60,000 - $75,000 CAD base salary, plus commissions
- Commission on top of base salary - $100,000 OTE
- Company car provided
- Benefits package to be confirmed
- Head Office: Rexdale, Ontario
- Work arrangement: Primarily field-based; office space available as needed
- Territory 1 (Woodbridge / Concord): Woodbridge and Concord area
- Territory 2 (East GTA): East of the Don Valley Parkway -- Markham, Scarborough, Ajax, Pickering, and Whitby
- Candidates do not need to live within the territory but must be in close proximity
- Weekly sales meetings -- in person or remote
- Overnight travel: Minimal -- less than 5%
- Hours: Standard Monday -- Friday
- 2+ years of B2B outside sales experience required
- Experience selling to manufacturers, fabricators, or trade buyers is preferred -- kitchen and bath, millwork, building materials, flooring, hardware, lumber/panels, or commercial interiors backgrounds are all relevant; strong B2B sales background from any industry will be considered
- Experience managing an established account base while simultaneously developing new business
- Comfortable with cold outreach and account reactivation -- high phone and in-person prospecting activity is a core expectation
- Valid driver's licence required
- Fluent English communication skills required -- written and verbal
- Post-secondary degree or college diploma preferred but not required -- the right candidate and character take priority
- Standard proficiency in Microsoft Office required
- CRM experience is an asset
- Valid driver's licence and comfort navigating GTA territory required
- Plywood (various grades and species)
- MDF (medium-density fibreboard)
- Melamine panels and laminated sheet goods
- Related wood composite sheet goods
- Kitchen and bath manufacturers and cabinet shops
- General and architectural millwork companies
- Office furniture manufacturers
- Store fixture companies
- Company size varies from small independent shops to mid-size manufacturers
- Geographic focus: Greater Toronto Area (west end and east end territories)
- Primary decision-makers: buyers, purchasing managers, and owners at manufacturing and fabrication shops
- Repeat, transactional purchasing model -- customers order regularly as production demands require
- Sales cycle is relationship-driven and can range from a single call to several months of follow-up before a new account converts
- Each territory includes approximately 130 active accounts and 500+ dormant accounts
- Established brand with long-standing customer relationships across multiple GTA verticals
- Broad product portfolio covering plywood, MDF, melamine, and sheet composites -- reps can fulfill a wide range of customer needs from a single supplier
- Strong presence in the office furniture market -- a differentiated vertical relative to some competitors
- Reps inherit an established territory with active accounts from Day 1 -- not starting from zero
- Collaborative team environment with direct field support from the Sales Manager
- 50% New Business Development & Dormant Account Reactivation
- 40% Account Management & Relationship Building
- 10% Administrative Duties
- Approximately 130 active accounts per territory inherited from Day 1 -- warm relationships to manage and grow
- 500+ dormant accounts per territory in the company database -- reactivation through outbound outreach
- New business requires self-generated prospecting -- cold calling, referrals, and in-person canvassing
- No warm inbound lead program -- reps are expected to drive their own pipeline
- Minimal -- less than 5%
- Role is GTA-based and field-driven; overnight travel is not a regular requirement
- Structured onboarding program: approximately 2 weeks
- Can accommodate two new hires starting one week apart
- Direct field support from the Sales Manager -- reps will accompany the manager in the field during onboarding
- Product training provided -- industry experience is an asset but not required for strong B2B sales candidates
- Weekly team meetings provide ongoing peer learning and performance coaching
- Inherit an established territory with approximately 130 active accounts from Day 1 -- you are not starting from zero
- Significant upside in 500+ dormant accounts per territory -- the opportunity to recapture existing business is immediate
- Company car provided -- no out-of-pocket vehicle costs
- Stable, established company with a long track record in the Canadian wood panel distribution market
- Collaborative field team being actively built -- opportunity to contribute to the culture and grow with the group