Sales Support Manager – Bids & Tenders

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About the role

  • Sales Support Manager leading bids, proposals, market research, and competitive intelligence for WM Canada’s environmental services business. Managing proposal writers and supporting sales strategy.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, write, and edit sales proposals, presentations, and marketing support material
  • Review RFPs and RFIs, develop proposal task lists, write responses, track proposal development, manage pricing, and produce marketing collateral
  • Serve as liaison with sales teams and recommend communications, needs, and strategies
  • Administer the proposal writing team, including mentoring and guiding two marketing analysts and an intern
  • Manage the proposal writing process and module program and improve process efficiency
  • Create and maintain market and competitive intelligence on customer and competitor initiatives and service capabilities
  • Provide internal and external communications support, including newsletters and surveys
  • Locate and manage market research data sources and resources
  • Perform market research to increase quality prospects, shorten sales cycles, and improve close rates
  • Identify market trends and assist in formulating customer value propositions
  • Translate opportunity and customer needs into new solutions and recommended sales approaches
  • Lead sales workshops to develop account strategies and action plans
  • Assist with planning and equipping trade show events
  • Participate in special projects and perform other assigned duties

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Sales, Marketing, Advertising, Business Administration, Communications or similar area of study, or High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 4 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree
  • 5 years related work experience in addition to the education requirement
  • Knowledge of the waste industry, waste industry technologies and market, and sustainability trends in business
  • Ability to develop, write, and edit sales proposals, presentations, and marketing support material
  • Experience reviewing RFPs and RFIs, developing proposal task lists, writing responses, tracking proposal development, pricing, and producing marketing collateral
  • Ability to conduct opportunity-based market research and manage research data sources
  • Ability to create and maintain market and competitive intelligence
  • Ability to develop competitive sales plans and value propositions
  • Ability to collaborate with sales teams, managers, and senior leaders across functional areas
  • Ability to use standard office equipment and computers

Benefits

  • Competitive total compensation package
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Stock purchase plan
  • Company matching on a RRSP
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid personal days
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Employee share ownership opportunities
  • Wellbeing support programs
  • Hybrid work with an option to work remotely one day per week

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

$90,000 - $110,000 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

HybridKitchenerCanada

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