Customer Connections Specialist

Location: Calgary Office, 5 days/week in office.

Vacancy Type: 1-year contract.

Salary: Starting Salary Opportunity: $77,600+;
Bonus: Target $19,400.

Support marketing and sales integration between national office and region on:

• Brand Solutions and activations by channel – Retail and On Premise, key accounts
• Channel Solutions (on-premise, retail, community and on premise key accounts)
• Regional Planning and execution related to key insights driven from understanding our brands, customers and consumers
• Understand the root of the function of the trade team is to better equip and empower our sales teams with the right trade programs and tools, at the right time in the right way

Develop and implement brand & pricing programs for regional execution across the Prairies:

• Bring to market brand programs in the West on time and on budget
• Meet multiple and changing timelines and regulatory requirements

Execute with excellence through:

• Work closely with multiple stakeholder groups to ensure timely, efficient and organized execution of key trade deliverables across all channels
• Work closely with the sale team on gathering input and execution for all brand and marketing programs. Ensure regular in market travel, feedback and strong understanding of the market place
• A passion for our brands, our consumers and seeking to understand how we can better improve our trade activities to drive the business and connect in the right way with our key stakeholders

Annual planning:

• Allocate resources and communicate market program strategy and implementation to sales ( Right customers, right choices, right programs / POC planning)
• Manage annual gameplan activities on a regular basis

• University Degree in Business or related field preferred
• Multi functional experience (Sales/Marketing, Regional Business Unit/)
• Ability to work both independently & as part of high performance cross-functional teams
• Strong communication & priority setting skills
• Understanding of Industry regulatory environment
• Project Management & Organizational skills
• Negotiation skills
• Passionate about our brands and consumers

• Health benefits plan, including competitive coverage for medical, dental, mental health, life, and disability insurance, that can be flexed to fit your needs.
• Additional flex credits for healthcare or wellness spending accounts
• Retirement plan with a generous company-matching contribution, and low-fee RRSP & TFSA savings opportunities to help you secure your financial future.
• Personalized support through an inclusive family-forming benefit, and generous financial support/top-ups for parental leave
• Access to many wellbeing resources, including Employee & Family Assistance Program support, Webinars, and more.
• An annual allotment of Beer and Beyond-Beer products for employees!

At Labatt Breweries of Canada, we are an equal opportunities employer, and we are committed to maintaining a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment for every person – regardless of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, neurodivergence, or disability status.

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