District Sales Manager - Independent Channels, Vancouver Island

Description

Position Overview:

Supported by the Regional Manager, the District Sales Manager (DSM) is responsible for the day-to-day program execution within Vancouver Island at a variety of national retailers (Walmart, Best Buy, Apple, etc.) and independent TELUS/Koodo dealers. This includes driving overall sales across all brands within the TELUS family (TELUS, Koodo, Koodo Prepaid, mobility and home services) while ensuring partners are provided with world-class support and service.

Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with partners through exceptional responsiveness and quality training
• Educate channel partners on the TELUS and Koodo value propositions, ensuring top-of-mind awareness of key products and services
• Leverage data to devise overall district strategy and action plans to efficiently service assigned partner locations, ultimately leading to the achievement of sales targets
• Anticipate and respond to challenges encountered by channel partners; appropriately escalate unresolved issues to cross-functional partners
• Represent the TELUS family of brands in the district and communities served; provide market-specific guidance to internal stakeholders, including gathering and reporting on competitive information

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Exceptional people skills: this is a relationship-based role
• An analytical approach: we leverage data and numbers as part of our overall decision-making process
• Ability to prioritize: each day brings with it a new set of priorities. We are looking for someone who can regularly prioritize and work effectively with minimal supervision
• The ability to travel and provide own transportation
• Located in, or willing to relocate or regularly commute to, Vancouver Island
• Comfortable with a flexible and mobile work style:
  • Working from a home-based office
  • Flexible to work evenings and weekends when required

Preferred Professional Designation/Certification & Experience:

• Sales experience including business development, relationship management, achieving sales targets, and selling products through independent channels to the end consumer (retail and/or dealer)
• College or university degree in Business or related discipline is an asset

Note: Please consider applying even if you do not have all of the preferred experience listed above! Consider transferable skills that may make you successful in this role.