Latincouver (Vendor Specialist)

Organization Name: Latincouver
Opportunity Title: Vendor Specialist
Category: Fundraising & Sponsorship
Commitment: Less than 6 months
Start Date: March 20, 2019
End Date: May 31, 2019

Email: hrassistant2@latincouver.ca
Website: http://www.latincouver.ca
Details:

• Appropriate for youth (i.e., less than 18)Appropriate for volunteers aged between 18 and 55Appropriate for volunteers aged 55 and overFamily-oriented volunteeringAppropriate for court-ordered volunteers

Opportunity Description:

 

The Vendors Specialist is in charge of communicating with potential and existing vendors in order to identify both sales opportunities and find solutions for vendors’ problems. The person in this position is part of the sales team and reports to the sales team lead.

 

Job Summary and Key Responsibilities

Search all possible vendors reach them via email, or phone
Update the Vendors List on the drive
Create a speech and a model email to send them
Help the Sales Lead to develop a Vendors Package (Work closely with Graphic Design Team)
Prepare contracts for Food Vendor, Business Vendor and Non Profit Vendor
Work closely with Financial Team to take payment
Make sure that we are supplying all the needs for each vendor during the festival
Send them Thank You notes after the event
Record all the contracts, invoices and receipts of  payment on the Drive
Schedule meetings with all vendor before Carnaval and stay in touch with them until the event coming
Make sure of proper promotion of  vendors in our pages, posters, banners if part of agreement
Search for new business on a daily basis
Responsible for providing name tags for vendors before events
Providing information on the company services
Follow up on leads to generate new sales opportunity
Negotiate, prepare and manage proposals and contracts
Establish maintain and develop excellent and long lasting relationship with vendors

 

Skills

Proactive attitude and a passion for helping customers
Demonstrate good interpersonal skills
Have strong written and verbal communications skills in English
Ability to multitask and work towards deadlines
Strong problem solving skills and positive attitude
Ready to take sales calls from and to potential vendors
Ability to work as a team as well as independently on projects
Ability to work with flexibility energy and commitment
Previous experience in customer relations and/or sales is an asset
Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is an asset

 

Benefits

Expand your professional contacts
Gain valuable sales and customer relationship experience
Reference letter upon completion

 

How to Apply:

Send your resume to the email hrassistant2@latincouver.ca or fill out the application on our website and check out the many possibilities you can have with us:  http://www.latincouver.ca/be-a-volunteer/