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All About Wonderbrands
Wonderbrands, is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 14 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.
Our Next Gen Talent Program Vision and Mission:
Empowering the Next Generation to create future leaders
The Wonderbrands Next Gen Talent Program supports high‑potential recent graduates as they develop into the next generation of leaders. At Wonderbrands, we believe in home-grown talent and cultivating an entrepreneurial, innovative culture where curiosity, bold thinking, and continuous improvement are embedded in everything we do.
Come join us on our journey to become the world’s great baker!
What Wonderbrands Offers:
- We believe in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training à Unleashing Your Potential
- Many of our team members who joined us through similar “new graduate” programs were able to accelerate their career growth and reach high levels in our organization within a few years of joining us
- Competitive compensation, health benefits, and a generous flexible medical/health spending account
- Employer matching pension program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.
Summary:
The Field Sales Coordinator is focused on supporting the day-to-day coordination of internal departments and our field sales team. The Field Sales Coordinator will use their exceptional analytical, problem solving, and prioritization skills to investigate issues, build reports, and support our in-store sales process.
Primary Responsibilities:
Analyzing Your Regional Business:
- Period Recap: Develop a period recap to be shared with the internal business and the end of each period.
- ID Business Reviews: Pulling all data necessary for business reviews with Independent Distributors.
Supporting In-Store Sales:
- In-Store Displays: Working with Marketing and Sales Teams to support in-store display (corrugate) roll-out and inventory management.
- Weekly ID Update: Developing a weekly update email to consolidate all priorities & events occurring across the business for field sales teams.
- Complaint process: Consolidating all in-store complaints/issues from sales into a tracker & action item for field sales team. Analyzing the recurring issues to develop root-cause analysis.
- A Day in the Field: Recurring growth opportunity to spend a few days per month in stores with the field sales teams.
Investigating & Solving Problems:
- Proof Of Delivery (POD’s): Working with Accounts Receivable to collect PODs from Independent Distributors in order to receive store payments.
- Route Load Adjustment (RLA): Supporting Distribution Centre and Transportation Teams to investigate supply and quality issues submitted by Independent Distributors.
- Age Trial Balance: Follow-up with Independent Distributors weekly on outstanding payments, working with ID Development on any breaches necessary.
- Depots: Working with QA, depots and transport on any depot related tasks.
Required Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or related field required
- Ability to effectively work from home and in the field
- Experience managing a franchise operation unit is an asset
- Multi-tasking and priority management are key components to be successful in the role
- Exceptionally strong communicator and team builder
- Proven experience in people leadership and development
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced & multitask environment
- Executive level presentation skills
- Possess strong planning and time management skills
- Experience building customer relationships.
- Strong computer skills (intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office)
- A passion for the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry an asset
FGF Group Competencies:
Adaptive Intelligence - Team Members respond effectively to challenges by evolving their skills, mindset, and approach.
- Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability: Thrives in dynamic environments by embracing continuous change. Quickly adjusts to new priorities and actively seeks innovative solutions. Uses setbacks as opportunities for growth
- and applies a relentless focus on improving outcomes. Approaches challenges with a proactive, solutions-driven mindset and openness to feedback.
- Calculated Risk-Taking: Makes strategic decisions by evaluating options and creating contingency plans.
Collaborative Intelligence - Collaborative intelligence empowers teams to unlock collective strengths and achieve results through synergy and mutual trust.
- Team First and Collaboration: Engages with Team Members and colleagues, builds relationships, and fosters an inclusive, innovative environment.
Entrepreneurial Intelligence - Equips Team Members to identify opportunities, overcome setbacks, and move ideas to execution effectively.
- Continuous Improvement: Drives innovation and optimizes processes to enhance quality and productivity.
- Customer and Product Focus: Addresses need proactively with accountability and a solution-oriented mindset.
- Fierce Execution: Achieves results with a strategic and hands-on approach, learning from mistakes and building trust.
Leadership Competencies
Inspire & Energize Team Members
- Continually inspires and develops Team Members and promote cross-functional collaboration.
- Supports, shared knowledge and experience with your Team through authentic conversations and development planning
- Communicates clear expectations
- Uses insight and knowledge to influence others
- Understands and acknowledge differences and modifies style to support unleashing potential
- Demonstrates patience and empathy, while listening
Create Winning Relationships
- Inspire enthusiasm & commitment by communicating a clear path to success
- Empowers others by delegating and providing support and opportunities for growth
- Identifies, raises and resolves conflict
- Builds trust and models the “Coach Approach”
Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Encourages informed risk-taking and supports learning from outcomes.
- Creates an environment where your team enjoys working hard while having fun
- Provides feedback to reinforce results
In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current existing vacancy within our organization.
We affirm that our hiring process, including candidate screening, evaluation, and selection, does not involve the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or automated decision-making tools. All assessments and decisions are conducted by qualified human professionals to ensure fairness, transparency, and compliance with Bill 149.
Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.
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