Technical Sales Representative

Description:

Maple Leaf Foods Inc., a global food company with over 100 years of heritage and a vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, is seeking a Technical Sales Representative – Poultry to join its team in New Hamburg, ON. This role is critical in managing a defined territory, achieving sales and procurement objectives, and delivering value-added technical services to poultry producers. The position requires a blend of sales acumen, technical poultry knowledge, and customer relationship management skills to ensure both company goals and producer needs are met.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively manage a poultry sales territory to meet or exceed annual business objectives.

• Maintain and grow sales volume of day-old chicks and procurement volumes of live chickens.

• Act as the primary point of contact for customers, ensuring needs are met while aligning with internal operational capacities.

• Provide technical on-farm service support to producers, ensuring product quality and compliance with Maple Leaf’s standards, including Raised Without Antibiotics (RWA) and On-Farm Animal Welfare Initiatives.

• Execute and manage chick ordering processes, ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment.

• Resolve customer complaints and sales claims in a professional and values-driven manner.

• Ensure daily execution aligns with regulatory protocols, producer agreements, and company standards.

• Build strong relationships with Ontario feed mill representatives and other industry stakeholders.

• Apply a Six Sigma approach to identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities.

• Demonstrate and embody Maple Leaf’s Leadership Edge Values, including doing what’s right, transparency, accountability, and high performance.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Post-secondary education or degree in Agriculture, Business, Science, or related field (equivalent work experience may be considered).

• 1–3 years of experience in a sales environment, preferably in agriculture or food production.

• Proven technical knowledge of poultry production and on-farm practices is a strong asset.

• Strong sales, negotiation, and relationship management skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Analytical thinker with strong time management, organizational, and multitasking abilities.

• Self-motivated, independent, and enthusiastic, with a results-oriented mindset.

• Strong computer literacy, including Microsoft Office applications.

Compensation & Benefits:
Maple Leaf Foods offers a competitive salary and total rewards package, including:

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits (including mental health and well-being programs) starting on Day 1.

• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching, effective from Day 1.

• Tuition reimbursement program to support continued education, training, and certifications.

• Paid volunteer days (up to 2 annually) to support community causes.

• Learning & development opportunities including workshops, speaker series, and leadership programs.

• Inclusive and diverse work culture, fostering professional growth and innovation.

About Maple Leaf Foods Inc.:
Maple Leaf Foods is a carbon-neutral company and one of the few food producers in Canada with science-based environmental targets. With more than 13,500 employees across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, Maple Leaf operates iconic brands like Maple Leaf®, Schneiders®, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.®. The company is deeply committed to sustainability, food safety, humane animal care, and community support, aiming to raise the good in food for generations to come.