Area Manager, Food and Beverage (Ontario)

Location: Ontario, Canada; remote from a home office with travel up to 50% of the time

Salary: $84,160–$112,210 plus discretionary bonuses

Company

hirify.global produces specialty chemicals, water treatment solutions, process aids, functional additives, cleaners and disinfectants, and monitoring and control systems for water-intensive industries.

What you will do

• Lead, support, and develop approximately 4–6 sales representatives against sales, gross profit, technical, equipment, and service targets.
• Partner with the sales team to achieve district goals and budget commitments.
• Coach team members, provide constructive feedback, and support performance planning and development.
• Ensure alignment with systems, policies, regulatory requirements, and business processes.
• Identify efficiency and cost-management opportunities and drive value for customers and prospects.
• Collaborate with customers, key account managers, QA, operations, and food safety teams as a technical and commercial partner.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience across food and beverage segments, including dairy, brewing, beverages, processed foods, pharma, and beef, pork, or poultry processing.
• Practical knowledge of Cleaning & Sanitizing, water treatment, food safety, chemistry applications, microbiology, and equipment dosing applications and installations.
• University or college degree and B2B sales experience; specialty chemical sales experience is preferred.
• 2–3 years of experience leading or managing a sales team.
• Fully bilingual in French and English.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce, Workday, Tableau, Microsoft Office 365, and AI tools including Copilot and ChatGPT.

Culture & Benefits

• Health and wellness benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off, sick time, and floating holidays.
• Defined contribution pension plan.
• Continuous professional development and growth opportunities.
• Company car, laptop, and phone.
• Flexibility to work from home during non-travel periods.