Territory Sales Manager (Ottawa, ON)
Description
Territory Sales Manager
Location: Remote in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Kingston potentially acceptable)
Compensation: CAD $71,000 to $87,000 base salary plus 50% target bonus paid quarterly
Our client, an established organization in the building products, dealer, & distributors industry, is seeking a driven Territory Sales Manager to accelerate business growth throughout the Ottawa market. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated sales professional to take ownership of an established customer portfolio while developing new relationships and expanding market share. With a diverse product offering, strong team support, and the flexibility of a remote home office, this position offers the autonomy to build a successful territory and the resources to make a meaningful impact.
This Role Offers:
- Competitive base salary with a quarterly performance-based bonus program and opportunities for additional earnings.
- Remote home office flexibility with a company-provided vehicle, fuel coverage, and limited overnight travel.
- A collaborative, experienced sales team that values professional development, open communication, and shared success.
- The opportunity to represent a broad portfolio of products serving residential construction and property improvement markets.
Focus:
- Drive territory revenue growth by identifying, prospecting, and converting new business opportunities while expanding existing customer relationships.
- Develop and execute structured territory strategies, translating quarterly sales objectives into actionable account plans and consistent field activity.
- Build productive relationships with contractors, builders, and other commercial customers by understanding their priorities and delivering practical solutions.
- Manage the full sales cycle, from initial outreach and needs assessment through presentations, negotiations, and ongoing account development.
- Apply consultative selling techniques to communicate product value, address customer challenges, and uncover additional revenue opportunities.
- Maintain accurate sales activity, opportunity pipelines, and customer information within a CRM platform to support forecasting and planning.
- Conduct regular customer meetings, field visits, and industry networking activities throughout the assigned territory.
- Collaborate with internal sales partners and leadership to share market insights, coordinate customer initiatives, and achieve business objectives.
Skill Set:
- Approximately 2 to 5 years of B2B outside sales experience preferred, with consideration for candidates who have strong industry experience and sales fundamentals.
- Proven ability to prospect for new business while retaining, managing, and expanding an existing account portfolio.
- Strong territory management capabilities, including structured planning, pipeline development, prioritization, and disciplined sales execution.
- Commercial acumen and a consultative approach to identifying customer needs, presenting value, and solving business challenges.
- Experience using CRM platforms to manage sales activities and opportunities, preferably Salesforce.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills, with a proactive and customer-focused approach.
- A collaborative, coachable mindset with the initiative to work independently and contribute to a connected sales team.
- Willingness to travel locally and within approximately two hours of Ottawa territory, with occasional overnight travel. Experience in construction-related or building products sales is an advantage but not required.
About Blue Signal:
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