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 Opportunities
Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager - Dartmouth
Our leadership team is focused on attracting and retaining the best talent in the region. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, we are currently looking for a permanent full time Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager currently working in a hybrid work situation, a mix of remote and onsite at our Dartmouth office (work may return to 100% onsite in the future). We are centrally located in Burnside, have free on-site parking, offer a competitive salary, group benefits plan, pension plan, and an employee purchasing discount.
If you have up to date knowledge of accounting practices and are a highly analytical, organized and detail focused problem solver that goes the extra mile, please join our team.
What you’ll be doing:
- Planning, setting up, posting and/or reviewing appropriate ledger entries and reconciliations within the accounting system (SAP).
- Preparing financial information and analysis for the overall business including relevant information for other managers and departments to aid in financial awareness and tactical planning.
- Examining accounting records and preparing financial statements, general ledgers, account reconciliations, tax compliance and report; researching accounting issues for compliance
- Developing and maintaining cost finding, reporting and internal control procedures; preparing and maintaining a monthly closing schedule and reconciliation schedule
- Providing business analysis to support our sales and inventory targets by reviewing and analyzing all account variances to budget and prior year; loading company budgets into SAP
- Completing and distributing KPI report and other accounting reports; month end posting all GL journal entries and excel consolidation of Big Erics income statements and balance sheet
- Preparing timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements; maintaining the general ledger system; assisting with regulatory reporting as applicable
- Preparing bank reconciliations; reviewing cycle counts conducted by operations
- Participating in the year-end financial statement preparations and budgeting processes
- Reviewing and approving sale orders and obtaining payment where required
- Other duties to be assigned commensurate with experience, capacity and performance
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related discipline
- Accounting designation (CMA, CPA, CGA or CA), and a minimum of 5 years experience or equivalent combination of experience and education
- Experience in preparing closing and financial statements from start to finish
- Experience in a sales organization or high transactional type business would be an asset
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) skills in a major operational and accounting system
- Strong computer skills at an intermediate or higher level (Microsoft Suite, Ceridian, SAP/ERP systems); superior excel skills
- Motivated professional that can be a contributing team player and self sufficient to carry projects and initiatives to completion while working successfully with different departments and levels within the organization
- Demonstrated high degree of integrity, trust, discretion and sound judgment in the handling of confidential information
- Utilizing effective communication strategies with dealing with all stakeholders
- Strong mathematical, analytical and organizational skills with a focus on details and an ability to multi-task and prioritize to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to build relationships and offer superior customer service to internal and external customers
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and provide proof of full vaccination
To apply for this position, please follow this link; https://bit.ly/30E0XYi, and answer all of the questions and complete your questionnaire on or before Friday December 31, 2021.
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Territory Manager (Outside Sales Representative)
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.
Our leadership team is focused on attracting and retaining the best talent in the region. With our continuous evolution, we are currently looking for a permanent full time Territory Manager (Outside Sales Representative) in Halifax Regional Municipality in a hybrid work situation (a mix of remote and onsite). We offer a base salary plus commission, complete with group health & benefits package, pension contribution and vehicle allowance + mileage.
If you are an outgoing, high energy problem solver that goes the extra mile to satisfy clients’ needs, please join our team.
What you’ll be doing:
- Building new relationships by identifying and pursuing new customers; conducting cold calls for potential leads
- Become an expert on our products & services to provide customers with solutions that will help their business success
- Become a trusted partner to our customers by providing exceptional service
- Meet and exceed budgeted sales and profit targets
- Using our internal systems to enter orders, create quotes, follow-up on orders and track delivery
Requirements:
- Must have sales experience, ideally at least five years of outside sales experience with a track record of success; managing existing business accounts as well as developing long-term relationships with new clients
- Experience in the restaurant service industry, food equipment/janitorial industry is considered an asset.
- Have an entrepreneurial mindset and ability to work independently and bring new idea to the table
- A professional with strong customer service and superior communication skills
- An optimistic attitude with the ability to stay positive in difficult situations
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and knowledge of SAP would be an asset
- Valid drivers’ license with a ‘clean’ record
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and provide proof of full vaccination
- Willingness to learn!
To apply for this position please follow this link; https://bit.ly/30XKFt9, and answer all of the questions and complete your questionnaire on or before Friday December 3, 2021.
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Sales Associate – St. John’s NL
Our leadership team is focused on attracting and retaining the best talent in the region. With our continuous evolution, we are currently looking for a permanent part time Sales Associate in our St. John’s Retail Store who is available to work approximately 15 to 37.5 hours per week. Our retail store is currently open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. We offer a starting hourly wage of $16/hour, on-site parking, and a store discount.
If you offer exceptional customer service and guide a customer by providing detailed product and pricing information in a professional, attentive, and courteous manner, please join our team.
What you’ll be doing:
- Creating a welcoming environment by greeting all customers as they walk through the doors
- Providing walk in or call in customers with detailed product, pricing information, and may include demonstration of product
- Driving sales through engagement of customers, suggestive selling and sharing product knowledge
- Providing outstanding customer service and handling the processing of payments for purchases
- Maintaining consistent merchandise of the products in store as per the planogram
- Maintaining store to Big Erics expectations (displays, stocking, dusting, price tags)
- Assisting with special customer orders, finding codes and prices for products
- Assisting with inventory rotation and daily cycle counting
- Monitoring open orders to ensure customer expectations are met
- Keeping knowledge up to date of all collections, product information, promotions and programs at all times
Requirements:
- Must have retail sales experience, ideally at least 2 years of retail sales
- High school diploma or GED
- Flexible availabilities Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30am – 5:00pm
- Enthusiastic, friendly, and energetic with a genuine desire to provide outstanding service
- Proficient in verbal and written English language
- Maintain composure while dealing with multiple tasks, while being attentive to customers and remaining flexible to the needs of the business
- Initiative to see what needs to be done and act on the tasks
- Good computer skills using Microsoft suite (email, word, excel)
- Knowledge of SAP would be an asset
- Product knowledge of restaurant/baking/cooking equipment, janitorial/cleaning products would be an asset
- Adhere to all the Health & Safety procedures
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and provide proof of full vaccination
To apply for this position please follow the link: https://bit.ly/3ocMhs1 and answer all of the questions and complete your questionnaire on or before Tuesday December 7, 2021.