Careers
What makes Big Erics a great place to work?
Our Employees and our Customers!
As a company, we are constantly taking on new challenges and 2020 has certainly thrown its challenges at businesses’ both within the Atlantic region and the world over. Big Erics is proud to be a leading distributor of supplies, equipment and industrial chemicals for the food service, janitorial, sanitation, confectionary, and manufacturing sectors in Atlantic Canada, celebrating 75 years in business in the fall of 2020!
Our leadership team has been focused on attracting and retaining the best talent in the region. With our continuous evolution, we are looking for new members to join our team.
We are focused on creating a culture that fosters continuous learning and striving to do better every day. We do this by remembering our Corporate Mission, Vision and Values.
Vision
To be North America's most respected source for priceless expertise and quality food service and cleaning products.
Mission
Deliver the right solution every time.
To Our Employees
We will continually invest in and support our people, suppliers and processes so we can deliver trusted expertise, quality products and innovative end to end solutions for our customers.
Benefits & Perks:
We offer a comprehensive Benefits Package through Medavie Blue Cross which includes:
- Health & Dental Coverage
- Life & Dependent Life Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Travel
- LTD
- Matched contribution (4%) to pension after one year.
- Employee Discount
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
Plus there are many other ‘perks’ to be taken advantage of in connection with our memberships with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, St. John's Board of Trade and Medavie Blue Cross Care to name a few.
Current Career Opportunities:
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Program Manager
Location: BIG ERICS Dartmouth NS
The Program Manager in Big Erics will work with multiple teams within the organization and be responsible to develop and roll out Selling Programs. These programs will be used by our inside and outside sales teams to increase sales and profitability through careful design and analytics.
About Big Erics Inc
Big Erics is excited to mark the milestone of 75 years in business this Fall 2020!
With commercial/retail locations in Halifax, St. John's, and sales reps throughout the region, Big Erics is one of Atlantic Canada's leading distributor of supplies, equipment and industrial chemicals for the food service, janitorial, sanitation, confectionary, and manufacturing sectors. Our experienced team is committed to providing quality products, value-added services and the latest innovations to support our customers' success.
Some key elements of the role, include:
- Works with manufacturers and procurement to build & implement annual sales programs
- Use analytics to assist the Sales team to better understand opportunities & risks in respective territories regarding sales, gross profit, and customer product mix
- Analytics will include but not be limited to Sales (by Category, territory, province, or Region), Gross Profit (by category, territory, province or region), Market Analytics (Indexing and Penetrations).
- Analysis data to identify gaps, draw conclusions and devise a plan to address opportunities
- Understand customer base
- Manage customer contracts
Ideal candidate needs:
- Strong analytical skills for using the data to devise a multi-level strategy for implementation.
- Previous sales experience and hands-on experience with SAP is an asset.
- Proficiency in Excel is a must.
- Basic analytical capabilities such as Regression Analysis and Load Factoring.
- Collaborative approach to work with strong communication and skills.
- Experience developing and assisting with the delivery of sales programs and client-focused solutions.
- Ability to manage overlapping multiple projects from inception to completion.
- Post secondary education plus 3-5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
This full-time salaried position will work out of the Dartmouth office with limited travel requirements.
Applications should be sent via email to: humanresources@bigerics.com.
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Sales Associate
Location: BIG ERICS Dartmouth NS
Through exceptional customer service the Sales Associate guides the customer in their sales experience by providing detailed product and pricing information in a professional, attentive and courteous manner for 100% satisfaction.
2 opportunities; 1 Full-time (37.5 hrs per week) & 1 Part-time (24 to 30 hrs per week). The Dartmouth Storeroom is currently opened Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. Hours may expand to include Saturdays.
About Big Erics Inc
Big Erics is excited to mark the milestone of 75 years in business this Fall 2020!
With commercial/retail locations in Halifax, St. John's, and sales reps throughout the region, Big Erics is one of Atlantic Canada's leading distributor of supplies, equipment and industrial chemicals for the food service, janitorial, sanitation, confectionary, and manufacturing sectors. Our experienced team is committed to providing quality products, value-added services and the latest innovations to support our customers' success.
Some key elements of the role, include:
- Provide walk in or call in customers with detailed product, pricing information, and may include demonstration of product
- Assist with special customer orders
- Merchandise products in showroom as per planogram
- Maintain Showroom to Big Erics expectations (displays, stocking, dusting, price tags)
- Finding codes and prices for products
- Assist Manager with inventory rotation
- Daily Cycle Counting
- Participate in year-end inventory process
- Check status of existing Purchase Order
- Monitor open orders to ensure customer expectations are met
Ideal candidate needs:
- Ability to interact and communicate with all customers to ensure the highest standard of customer service is met
- Maintain composure while dealing with multiple and possibly conflicting items
- Initiative to see what needs to be done and act on the tasks
- Previous sales experience at an intermediate level
- Product knowledge of our representative manufacturers would be an asset
- Experience managing the expectations that arise during a customer/sales relationship
- General computer acumen (email, word, excel)
- Knowledge of SAP would be advantageous
Applications should be sent via email to: humanresources@bigerics.com.
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