Sales Representative

The Sales Representative will be an integral component in the development of the Wholesale Sales Unit of Gildan. The incumbent will be responsible for all the sales and account management activities required to secure new business, maintain and organize account activities and build account relationships.

Generate and manage the sales for all aspects of Gildan‘s
multiple branded business and accounts (direct to screenprinter
wholesale) with the ultimate goal of generating profitable sales growth
through the:

• • Creation and management of account level business plans for all accounts.
  • Creation of product line presentations for Gildan brand products. Understanding customer needs.
  • On-going
    analysis of all aspects of the customers’ business including, pricing,
    sales and inventory analysis, competitive product lines, competitive
    programmes and communication to Gildan management of the same.
  • Communication
    of business planning including special orders, private label,
    projection (bulk) orders, pull orders, replenishment orders, and at-once
    orders.
  • Acting as a liaison between
    all functional Gildan operating areas (customer service, credit, and
    operations) and the Gildan customer to insure timely and accurate
    communication of all information pertaining to the business relationship
    between the companies.
• Increase sales of Gildan products in the territory through development of new distribution at:
  • Existing customers.
  • Qualifying direct accounts

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Sales or Marketing or a related discipline and one year of Apparel or Apparel Sales experience (packaged products experience is preferred). The incumbent should also be familiar with the retail planning processes.

Skills Required:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Reliable with the ability to trouble-shoot and solve problems.
• Excellent time management and organization skills.
• Ability to act with a sense of urgency.
• Goal oriented.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Decisiveness.
• Ability to manage diversities.
• Abilty to travel if necessary

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Applications can be made at www.gildancareers.com (Job ID 1036)