Sales Administrator

Great Lakes Floral, established in 2003, is a wholesale distributor of quality potted plants and a division of Schenck Farms and Greenhouses, located in St. Catharines. Great Lakes Floral’s primary goal is providing floral retailers, such as garden centers, interior plant-scapers and grocery chains in Eastern Canada and the Mid-West to North East of the USA, with excellent product and service.

Our sales managers are looking for administrative support in a team-work environment. Wholesaling floral product requires detailed coordination between suppliers and customers and because of our growth and market potential, we have a new vacancy in the position of Sales Administrator. This job offers the potential to work in a hybrid model if and when desired. As our Sales Administrator you will work with our sales managers, suppliers and customers and assist in brightening people’s lives with plants and flowers!

Apply today!

Please send your application and resume to our HR Coordinator Sid Krull: humanresources@schenckfarms.com

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Permanent

35 hours per week

On site (hybrid possibilities can be discussed)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Sales Administrator is responsible for accurate, detailed and timely data entry of sales order confirmations and associated purchase orders; for efficient, friendly and professional communication with Great Lakes Floral’s sales managers and with outside suppliers of floral product; and the preparation of customs related documentation for the export of plant material from Canada to the USA.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

• Contribute toward a constructive work environment through excellent interpersonal, team building skills and open communication
• Communicate with suppliers about inventory availability
• Data entry for sales orders to customers
• Data entry of purchase orders to suppliers
• Review and ensure the appropriate data, i.e. products, quantities, pricing, barcoding is entered into our ERP system, accurately and timely
• Administer seasonal pre-booked orders and credits.
• Collaborate with the sales team to streamline ordering from suppliers
• Complete invoices
• Prepare proper documentation for all local and cross-border shipments
• More sales responsibilities may be added

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated capacity to work with significant independence
• Strong service oriented
• Post-secondary education
• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills -verbal and written including phone calls, emails & MS Office (Word, Excel & Outlook)
• Administrative experience (in floral industry is not required but would be an asset)
• Experience with ERP systems is an asset
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Critical eye for details
• Comfortable with time pressures and deadlines

REMUNERATION

· A competitive hourly wage that matches your qualifications and potential, and considers the labor market and the position

· Paid bi-weekly

· 2 weeks paid vacation

· Unpaid extra (summer) time off can be discussed

CAREER GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Schenck Farms & Greenhouses owns and operates multiple divisions (Great Lakes Floral is one of them). The organization is growing and planning for the future with “next generation” management. As such, every individual proving to be competent and committed will have ample opportunity to thrive and grow in a career within the organization. We can only develop our business if our employees are given the chance to develop with us.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Ability to Commute:

• St. Catharines, ON L2R 6P9 (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in St. Catharines, ON L2R 6P9

Application deadline: 2024-03-22