Sales Operations Manager – Prairies

Role Overview

The Sales Operations Manager is responsible for leading the monthly and annual S&OP process, collaborating with internal stakeholders, and influencing promotional inventory levels to ensure supply availability. This role reports to the National Manager, Sales Operations and will directly support the Prairies business unit.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include supporting sales volume planning processes, influencing promotional inventory levels, partnering with customers to assess promotional activity inventory, and optimizing direct from source customer orders.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The successful applicant will have a minimum of 8 years’ experience in Sales, with a minimum of 3 years in Key Account/Customer Management within Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG). The role requires strong analytical skills, customer collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

• University Degree or Comparable (primary focus on Business, Sales and/or Marketing)
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in Sales with a minimum of 3 years in Key Account/Customer Management within Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
• Experience within a warehouse delivered Go-to-Market system is preferred
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated customer collaboration and development experience within a matrix organizational work structure
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills with main focus on timely resolution of issues and driving improvement efforts with the customer
• Proven leadership and negotiation skills
• Demonstrates strong initiative to drive improvement efforts
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Must be willing to travel – daily travel and overnight travel is required to meet with the customer
• Proven experience and success in business forecasting
• Demonstrated influence leadership within complex matrix environments/stakeholders
• Strong negotiations abilities with senior external stakeholders
• Strong presentation skills with senior audiences
• Proficient supply chain acumen is an asset
• Demonstrated financial and business acumen

Benefits

• Budgeted Range – $85,467 – $117,517
• Base pay is only one component of the total rewards offering at Arterra