Solenis

Area Manager, Food and Beverage (Ontario)

Solenis$84K — $112K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Ontario, CA
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University or college degree with B2B sales experience; specialty chemical sales preferred.
  • 2-3 years managing or leading a sales team.
  • Practical experience in all F&B market segments including dairy, beverage, and processed foods.
  • Strong knowledge of chemistry applications and food safety practices.
  • Bilingual in French and English, with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a sales team of 4-6 representatives to meet sales and profit goals.
  • Partner with the team to achieve district sales targets and budget commitments.
  • Coach team members through guidance and constructive feedback.
  • Ensure compliance with systems, policies, and regulations.
  • Identify process improvement and cost management opportunities.
  • Support performance planning and development discussions.
  • Collaborate with key customers and account managers for strategic execution.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits plan.
  • Continuous professional development opportunities for growth.
  • Paid time off, sick time, and floating holidays available.
  • Defined contribution pension plan for retirement savings.
  • Company vehicle, laptop, and phone provided.
  • Flexibility to work from home during non-travel periods.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Area Manager to join our Ontario, Canada Team!

What You'll Do
  • Lead, support, and develop a team of roughly 4-6 sales representatives to achieve targeted total sales, gross profit, technical, equipment & service programs.
  • Partner with your team to deliver on district sales goals and budget commitments.
  • Coach and mentor others by providing clear guidance and constructive feedback to strengthen commercial, technical, and business capabilities.
  • Foster consistency by ensuring alignment with systems, policies, and regulatory requirements.
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, manage costs, continuously strengthen business processes and drive value at customers and prospects
  • Implement and support performance planning and development conversations.
  • Collaborate closely with key customers, large/local accounts, and Key Account Managers, with clearly defined plans and shared accountability for execution.
  • Serve as a trusted technical and commercial partner to customer QA, operations, and food safety teams.
  • This is a remote position based from a home office, requiring travel up to 50% of the time.


Required Technical Expertise (Mandatory)
  • This role requires hands-on, practical experience within all market segments of F&B including, dairy, brewing, beverage, processed foods, pharma and intervention applications in beef, pork and/or poultry processing.
  • In addition to knowledge of Cleaning & Sanitizing (C&S), Water Treatment, and Food Safety, qualified candidates must have real-world experience with chemistry applications, food safety & microbiology, and equipment dosing applications and installations
  • Excellent working knowledge of SFDC (Salesforce), Workday, Tableau (data mining software), Microsoft Office 365 Platform and AI tools such as Copilot, ChatGPT


What You'll Bring
  • A university or college degree and experience selling in a B2B environment (specialty chemical sales preferred), with 2-3 years of experience leading or managing a sales team.
  • A commitment to continuous learning and ongoing development of commercial and technical expertise.
  • Fully bilingual in French and English
  • The ability to translate strategic priorities into clear, achievable actions and responsibilities.
  • A collaborative mindset and a genuine desire to contribute to team success.
  • Strong relationship-building skills across customer organizations and internal partners.
  • Alignment with our company vision and values, with the ability to clearly communicate and reinforce them with your team.
  • A flexible, inclusive leadership style that motivates others and supports high performance.
  • Comfort using data and insights to make thoughtful, informed decisions.
  • A focus on setting clear expectations while creating opportunities for team members to grow and build skills that support both current and future success.


Perks!
  • Competitive health + wellness benefit plan
  • Continuous professional development with many opportunities for growth!
  • Recharge with PTO, Sick Time and Floating Holidays
  • Competitive Salary and Sales Incentive Plan
  • Company Defined Contribution Pension Plan
  • Company Car, Laptop, Phone
  • The successful candidate will have the flexibility to work from home during non-travel periods.


We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you.

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include health, dental, vision and a defined contribution pension plan, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.

The expected compensation range for this position is between $84,160.00 and 112,210.00 plus discretionary bonuses. The exact compensation may vary based on your skills, experience and other factors permitted by law.
Regulatory Disclosure

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

We do not use artificial intelligence or automated decision-making tools to screen, assess, or select applicants.

About Solenis

Solenis is a global producer of specialty chemicals for water-intensive industries. The company provides process and water treatment chemistries to various industries, including pulp, paper, oil and gas, chemical processing, mining, biorefining, power and municipal markets. Solenis has more than 5,200 employees and 41 manufacturing facilities, which are strategically located to support its global customer base.
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