VP, Sales Canada

at  Champion Petfoods

CHANGING THE WORLD, ONE KIBBLE AT A TIME

Champion Petfoods is expanding! We are excited to announce we are looking for a VP, Sales Canada to join our rapidly growing company.
Champion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food crafter with a reputation of trust spanning 35+ years. From our humble beginnings, founded in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Champion – with its ORIJEN® and ACANA® brands – is a key player in the global premium pet food industry. Our purpose, To Earn Pet Lover Trust Every Day so Pets Thrive for a Lifetime, provides the foundation for our highest aspirations as a company. Being a partner to the communities that surround us – and the environment that sustains us – are top priorities.
We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success as an award-winning company.

HERE’S THE SCOOP - SUMMARY

The Vice President, Sales Canada is responsible for business development, channel expansion, trade strategy, market analytics, sales communication, distributor management, retail execution, and sales operations for Champion Petfoods across Canada’s Specialty Pet Channel.
The VP, Sales Canada will build and sustain productive business relationships with key decision makers within distributors and retailers, guide annual sales planning using data driven insights to maximize margin accretive sales opportunities, analyze and recommend appropriate pricing strategies while directing the sales team in communicating pricing updates to customers, and ensure tight sales forecast accuracy for current portfolio while facilitating successful new product launches. Collaborating cross functionally the VP, Sales Canada will also work to align sales and marketing strategies within operational capabilities and evaluate successes, risks, and opportunities to improve top and bottom-line key performance indicators.
The VP, Sales Canada is a remote position requiring extensive travel and reports directly to the Chief Customer Officer.

Please refer the Job description for details