Vita Hiring for Ecommerce Sales Specialist at Sarnia, ON Full Time

About us

Vita

*We want to know what unique attributes you can bring to our team and what we may learn from your experience. Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter describing your current goals and why you’d make a great addition to this team. Any submissions without the requested information will be rejected.*

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*Who are we looking for?*

At Vita – we place the same amount of importance on the quality of work as we do to the quality of the person. This means that as important as it is to have a high-performing individual be a part of our team, we’re also looking for a person that equally contributes to a positive working environment and thrives on team collaboration.

We’re looking for a unique individual who is self-motivated, an excellent communicator, passionately takes notes and makes to-do lists, and has a bias to action.

The individual should anticipate an ever-changing day and be able to cope with and withstand adversity; be flexible and be able to prioritize all competing priorities. The individual must be a self-starter and self-manage on any set of tasks to help the sales team reach its full potential.

If immediate gratification is something important to you, this is not the team you are looking for. Ecommerce sales is about relationship building, proactively providing information to our vendors, and working towards the long term-success of our company.

This is a position with room for growth and flexibility around your skill set – it is our goal to help people find their sweet spots so they can contribute at the highest level to the team.

Our ideal candidate is someone with proven ecommerce experience working with retailers like Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, and Costco to help foster these relationships and find new opportunities for growth.

Who are we?

At Vita, we’re leaders in the design of outdoor garden products to help create beautiful outdoor spaces for our customers.

We are dedicated to bringing joy, creativity, and inspiration to peoples’ lives through our designs and products.

Every aspect of what we do has a purpose, from the selection of materials to our innovative designs and philanthropic endeavours. We love what we do and are passionate about our customers, products, and employees.

We are a small, tight-knit team looking for the perfect person to help us in our Sales Team! Nearly every e-commerce retailer with an outdoor category in North America sells our products. And we’re expanding – to the UK, Taiwan, Japan, Switzerland, Qatar, and more!

Since the early days, we’ve grown our business to a very successful category leader, but we still work to retain our original small-town values. We want the people who invest their hard-earned money in our products to have the best experience possible, from ordering and assembly through long-term ownership. See our existing products at: www.wearevita.com.

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*Duties: *

Immediately:

• Supporting the Sales team with product and information assistance for ecommerce and retail partners.
• Assist customer service team with email and phone inquiries – this is extremely important in learning about our products and how to make our customers happy

In Time:

• Manage a book of business of existing partnerships to maintain and grow the business – including:

• developing promotional activities

• increasing visibility of our products and brand through these retailers
• negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms, maintain proper product information, and find ways to grow the business
• apply key-learnings to grow revenue and increase profitability with new and existing accounts
• work to discover and research profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
• identify new product opportunities (brands, categories, items, etc.) that meet the Company’s goals

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*Qualifications: *

• Strong academic background
• Experience working in a similar eCommerce environment strongly preferred, Customer Service background is an asset
• Complete knowledge of MS Office with a strong emphasis on Excel, and strong computer program skills to be able to learn internal computer programs
• A self starter and bias to action. Whatever challenge you face, you find a way to solve it
• Ability to learn quickly; absorbing information and experiences and applying them
• Strong attention to detail; scrutinize your business and polish the customer experience
• Strong teamwork skills. Nothing big can be accomplished standing-alone in front of a computer. We are a TEAM above all else.

• Ability to work in an ambiguous environment where the daily tasks can change frequently. You are a fundamental building block to a growing team.

• Must be able to work on multiple projects with competing priorities
• Strong communications skills both internally and externally

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*Job Specs: *

• Successful applicants will start off training at Vita in a Customer Service role. This training will provide a vast amount of knowledge to be able to ensure the candidate can successfully perform their duties in their Sales role.
• Option for working from home, from the office located in Sarnia, or a blend of both.
• Hours are 8AM-5PM EST
• The position starts with a 6-month probationary period, with the offer of a full-time position if expectations are met.
• Vita offers competitive wages, benefits package options after the probationary period and qualification for profit sharing (after one year of full-time employment)

We look forward to hearing from you and why this position may be a good fit. We will review all submissions closely and inform you of any questions. Thank you.

Expected start date: 2021-09-13

Application deadline: 2021-09-13

Expected start date: 2021-09-13

Vita provided the following inclusive hiring information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

• Women-led organization
• Inclusive of minority and disadvantaged groups
• LGBTQ+ friendly workplace
• Age-inclusive

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $20.00-$25.00 per hour

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• RRSP match
• Store discount
• Vision care
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• sales: 1 year (preferred)

Work remotely:

• Yes