Leadership Trainee

Full job description

Beacon Building Products Canada is a vibrant and face-paced environment where self-motivation, passion and resourcefulness are rewarded. We are one of the largest distributors of residential and non-residential roofing and complementary building products in North America.

Beacon currently has 589 locations in 50 US states and 7 Canadian provinces and more than 8500 employees.

We are currently seeking someone to join our Leadership Training Program (LTP) in Calgary, AB.

The Leadership Training Program is a 2-year training program geared at fast-tracking employees to sales or management roles by learning all areas of the business. You will be working while doing the course and you will be asked to prepare a presentation every 3 months.

The five (5) courses are Branch Operations, Warehouse and Inventory Management, Sales, Field Sales and Branch Management.

What Is in It for Me?

• Competitive Pay
• Family Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• RRSP Company-match Plan
• Paid Time Off plus Holidays
• Potential for Training and Certifications as needed.

What will my day-to-day look like?

• Provide excellent customer service using professional communication skills.
• Primary responsibilities - order taking, delivery scheduling, and assisting walk in counter sale customers, warehouse, and delivery assistance.
• Ensure accurate computer transactions.
• Emphasize company expertise and use your application, installation, and product knowledge to up-sell the customer appropriately.
• Possess ability to overcome objections or concerns of potential customers by utilizing technical expertise.
• Doing the cycle count inventory.
• Maintain and convey all relevant competitive sales knowledge directly to the Branch Manager for dissemination to the Outside Sales Representatives.
• Support Beacon’s strong safety culture.
• Maintain inventory in appropriate/designated storage areas in warehouse.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

What are the requirements?

• A college or university education in a related field.
• Openness to learning various tasks and learning different roles within the company.
• Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to work under pressure and be multi-tasking.
• Strong knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to look for opportunities to improve customer service orientation through better understanding and empathy for the customer experience.
• Clear communication skills.
• Strong ability in negotiation and problem-solving techniques.
• Open to relocate across Canada.

Work remotely

• No

Job Type:

• Full-time

Schedule:

• Day Shift
• Monday to Friday

Beacon Building Products Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Casual

Additional pay:

• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Store discount
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person