September 29, 2014 (Peterborough, ON) – Shimano Canada, a leader in the Canadian cycling industry, is seeking an enthusiastic, proactive, self-motivated, problem solver to join our Peterborough, Ontario based inside sales team. We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record who is willing to go the extra mile to ensure our sales teams are receiving outstanding sales and customer service for our Shimano Cycling softgoods and Pearl iZUMi brand of cycling and running apparel.

Sales Coordinator
The successful candidate will have excellent organization and communication skills.  We are seeking a proactive, self-motivated, problem solver who is detail oriented and willing to go the extra mile to ensure we are meeting our wholesale domestic goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

– Provide world class customer service for all Independent Bicycle Dealers, Key Accounts, and Outside Sales Team
– JD Edwards System maintenance, costing and pricing
– Key account and custom sales management
– B2B (business to business online ordering site) Administration
– Salesman sample coordination
– Creation of sales collateral and forms in Microsoft Excel
– Maintaining sales trackers
– Assisting in inventory management and control
– Sales support for inside and outside teams

Additional Qualifications:

– Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
– 2 – 3 years’ experience preferably in the cycling/running industry in inside/outside sales or customer service
– Knowledge of JD Edwards and/or basic inventory and sales order management systems
– Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Applications and windows environment including intermediate/advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
– Must have a strong customer focus and an ability to establish and develop strong relationships with retailers.
– Strong presentation, negotiation and problem solving abilities
– A leader as well as a team player

If you are interested in this opportunity and feel you meet the qualifications we require, we would like to hear from you. Please submit your resume and salary expectations by e-mail to jobs@shimano.com by October 12th, 2014. Please make reference in the subject header of the email “Sales Coordinator”.