Territory Manager

• Strategize: Compile reporting to highlight hits, misses, learning, competitive landscape, and strategic next steps; proactively identify opportunities to exceed expectations and position our clients as leaders in their space.
• Stand Out: Make your presence known at customer shows, conventions, and other industry-related activities.
• Consult: Influence the building materials industry; constantly networking to become a trusted advisor to existing and potential customers. Navigate when to defer to a client's request vs. when to guide a client to make better choices. Thrive on expert problem solving, determining solutions that execute favorable results. Engage and educate customers with insight and product knowledge via distributor/contractor meetings. Explain complex subject matters (e.g. pricing) to any audience and tactfully communicate both good & bad news.
• Build: Own, progress, and close the sales funnel, turning potential opportunities to closed wins, through value-selling the benefits of GAF products. Overcome objections and convert hurdles into growth opportunities.

Job SummaryCraving a new challenge? GAF is seeking a high-energy sales professional with a track record of building successful relationships and closing new business. The Territory Manager –Steep Slope Canada is responsible for the sale of the complete line of GAF residential roofing products. As Territory Manager, you will act as a liaison between GAF and our clients, making sure to keep both sides happy. We're here to help our customers build genuine relationships with their customers — the kinds of relationships that create powerful, active communities around our best-in-class brand. Essential Duties

• Ability to work with heights occasionally
• Sales experience in the building material industry
• Ability to routinely move about to accomplish tasks or to move from one work area to another
• The ability to have and maintain a driver’s license
• Ability to work independently on competing priorities
• Win: Display diplomacy and a mastered ability to build immediate rapport with anyone. Close the deal.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk and use hands to grasp, handle or feel objects, tools, and product samples routinely
• Ability to position self to bend, pull, and reach overhead and/or below shoulder level to perform filling functions,lifting, carrying, and moving of products/materials occasionally
• Ability to wear and work in PPE occasionally
• Frequent sitting, walking, and standing; occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing
• Ability to frequently and quickly converse with and convey information to others on the phone and in-person
• Ability to operate motor vehicle and safely traverse/navigate job sites in a constant state of alertness routinely
• 3+ years of sales experience or 1+ years of experience in building materials
• Multi-channel experience selling roofing materials to distributors, contractors, lumber dealers, two step, architects, property homeowners, retail, and Co-Ops
• Manual dexterity to routinely operate standard office equipment and keyboards
• Visual acuity including close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus routinely to view documents and computer screens, operate motor vehicles, perform visual inspections, etc.
• Ability to routinely work in a stationary position for long periods of time
• Must continuously have the ability to differentiate colors precisely
• Bilingual, English / French
• Ability to lift, carry, or otherwise move up to 50 lbs of products, materials, boxes, equipment, etc. occasionally
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel without assistance routinely
• CRM/Salesforce experience strongly preferred
• Bilingual is a plus
• Proficiency in Google Suite and MS Office suite
• Ability to travel in assigned territory
• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required
• Ability to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and ramps occasionally
• Persist: Display strong negotiating tactics by leveraging value propositions and pricing strategies.
• Ability to work in outdoor conditions including high/low temperatures, inclement weather, wind, dust, humidity, etc., frequently
• Bachelor’s Degree

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).

How We Protect What Matters Most:1. We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, prescription, dental, and vision for you and your family. 2. We also have Life, Disability and Portable benefit plans to protect your income and your beneficiaries. 3. The company provides for a robust RRSP plan. The company contributes 3% of your earnings. In addition, the company will match 66 ⅔% of your regular contributions. 4. Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program. 5. We're committed to fostering a culture that reflects our values to connect, empower, evolve, and inspire. We offer many opportunities for employees to connect with one another, including through our Employee Resource Groups who focus on education and allyship for all of our employees.