Account Manager at Umbra

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

12 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Account Management, Customer Engagement, Sales Strategies, Relationship Building, Communication, Presentation, Negotiation, Organizational Skills, Problem Solving, Data Analysis, Team Collaboration, Market Trends, Promotional Programs, Forecasting, Adaptability, Curiosity

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Description

About Us We’re Umbra – a leading global design company, creating original, modern, casual, and affordable designs for every room in the home. Privately owned in Canada with over 45 years of industry experience, our products are sold in over 120 countries. We are a rapidly growing entrepreneurial organization driven by innovation, speed, and teamwork. We thrive on building strong customer relationships, developing strategic partnerships, and delivering value-driven solutions. Is this You? We’re seeking a proactive and relationship-driven Account Manager to support and grow key customers across Canada. This role requires regular in-person visits to accounts nationwide, ensuring strong customer engagement, service excellence, and consistent execution of sales strategies. What you’ll do to be successful in this role… Entrepreneurial Spirit: You take initiative, roll up your sleeves, and get things done. You thrive in a private, non-corporate environment and bring a passion for design. Can-Do Attitude: You’re resilient, positive, and adaptable—responding to shifting priorities with urgency and consistently delivering on expectations. Curiosity: You embrace a fast-paced environment, ask questions, challenge the status quo, and look for ways to work smarter and faster. Street Smarts: You’re a practical problem-solver who uses sound judgment, takes calculated risks, and delivers workable solutions on time. Team Player: You collaborate effectively across all levels, building strong relationships with humility and optimism that strengthen team success. Key Responsibilities • Manage and grow a portfolio of accounts across Canada. • Conduct regular customer visits to strengthen relationships, present new products, review performance, and identify growth opportunities. • Develop customized account plans, promotional programs, and forecasting. • Act as the primary liaison for all account needs, ensuring timely communication and issue resolution. • Analyze sales data, customer insights, and market trends to support decision-making. • Collaborate with internal teams (sales, marketing, supply chain, finance) to meet customer expectations and deliver strong results. • Prepare and lead business reviews, product presentations, and performance updates. • Monitor competitive activity and industry developments across Canadian regions. • Maintain accurate sales reports, forecasts, and travel plans. • Represent the company at meetings, trade shows, customer events, and industry functions. • 3–5+ years of field sales experience. • Strong relationship-building skills with a successful track record of managing accounts. • Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation abilities. • Comfortable with frequent travel (30–50% depending on needs). • Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office. • Experience in consumer goods, retail, distribution, or related industries is an asset. Here’s how we reward success We offer all permanent full-time associates competitive base compensation and incentive plans, group benefit coverage and RRSP matching programs, as well as more exciting things like flexible working arrangements, continuous learning opportunities, a generous employee product discount, recognition galore, an on-site gourmet café and full gym facilities to keep you healthy. Overall, a great place to work and build a career. Umbra is a place where innovative minds thrive on its fast pace and make things happen. We value our unique workspace, our global mindset and our distinct design-centric culture. We’re Umbra … A leading global design company, inspired and driven to perform We share a vision of creating original, modern, casual and affordable design for every room in the home. We are a privately owned, Canadian company with 40 years of industry experience. Led by one of our founders, our designs can be found in over 120 countries across five continents. Our global success is attributed to our entrepreneurial nature and a desire to push ourselves, and each other, beyond our limits.

Responsibilities

The Account Manager will manage and grow a portfolio of accounts across Canada, conducting regular customer visits to strengthen relationships and identify growth opportunities. They will also analyze sales data and collaborate with internal teams to meet customer expectations.