Sales Administrative Assistant

Why do we need you ?

On September 1st, 2023, Saint-Gobain completed the acquisition of Building Products of Canada Corp. ("BP Canada"). With this acquisition, Saint-Gobain takes a logical step to reinforce its leadership in light and sustainable construction in the Canadian market. With Building Products of Canada, Saint-Gobain will be well positioned to better serve Canadian customers, to whom it will bring a broader innovative and sustainable range of solutions.

In support of this acquisition "BP Canada", has an exciting career opportunity for a Remote Sales Administrative Assistant in Québec.

Essential Duties

• Conduct clerical duties, including filing, answering phone calls, responding to emails and provide administrative support for the Sales team.
• Place orders and process any general needed sales materials.
• Prepare presentations as well as travel and meeting arrangements ex: booking rooms, meeting room setup, organizing meals, arranging transportation, etc.
• Prepare and oversee Customer reporting as well as Customer proposal presentations.
• Process Customer deal agreements (CDA)
• Verify and audit hours to adjust accordingly and communicate any discrepancies.
• Submit hourly bi-weekly payroll file to Centralized Payroll Services for processing; including vacation, banked time and payroll adjustments as required.
• Facilitate employee change notices.
• Any other additional duties
  
  

Is this job for you ?

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Business Administration or similar
• Proven experience as an office administrator, office assistant or relevant role
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience
• Professional attitude with sincerity and enthusiasm reflecting our Vision, Mission, Values, Objectives and commitment to our customers.
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Proficiency in various software applications are a must, in particular, Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Kronos and Peoplesoft
• Attention to detail, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, flexible, dependable, and team player.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Confidentiality due to sensitive nature of business information
• Bilingualism required as you will be asked to collaborate with colleagues across Canada
  
  

To make sure nothing is forgotten

Building Products of Canada is a leading roofing and exterior building products player in Canada. It has a leading position in asphalt shingle roofing in Canada and offers a comprehensive range of exterior building products including wood fiber insulation panels and acoustic panels. It sells through more than 1,200 points of sale across home center retailers and specialty distribution channels.

WHY WORK WITH US?

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.