Business Development Administrator

Sonepar Canada, Inc.; Surrey; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Health benefits

RRSP matching

Employee discounts

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Sonepar Canada, Inc. is seeking a proactive sales professional to drive business growth across the market.

You will identify project opportunities, qualify stakeholders, and maintain a healthy pipeline while collaborating with Sales and Projects teams to support quotations and orders. The role offers exposure to market intelligence, reporting, and cross-functional teamwork, with a focus on delivering value to customers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience with sales processes, quotations, and order processing.

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify project opportunities across markets.
• Maintain a healthy sales pipeline and provide market intelligence.
• Prepare, analyze, and present sales pipeline reports and dashboards.
• Support day-to-day sales activities including quotations and orders.
• Coordinate inquiries from the company website and provide admin support.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking & prioritization

Analytical & problem-solving

Leadership experience

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM software

Job description

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Texcan provides customers with high quality wire and cable products at the best value possible. As one of Canada’s largest distributor for over 45 years, we have built a reputation for going to great lengths for our customers. We supply solutions for a variety of different markets in residential, commercial, industrial and emerging green markets such as wind farms, solar energy, hydroelectric, water and waste treatments.

We are a proud member of the Sonepar Group, the world's largest privately-held electrical distributor. The Sonepar Group is present in more than 40 countries with over 45,000 employees. In Canada, we are represented by 6 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 110 locations with coverage in 9 provinces.

To explore and learn more about Sonepar opportunities, please visit www.career.sonepar.com

What's In It For You?

• You will be joining a market leader withover 40 years of experie…​ceseto help you elevate your potential.
• You will be working for theworld's #1privately held business to business distributor of electrical products and related solutions.
• Be part of anISO certifiedcompany with a strong a quality assurance program and new technologies which help you perform at your best.
• Attractive compensationwith benefits and “other perks” such as tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Referralprovides the opportunity to earn more while you work by referring one of the best you know.
• In-depth process and product trainingprovided by a mentored approach, product knowledge sessions hosted by the Product Manager and lunch and learn meetings.
• We house thelargest inventoryto better service our customers and deliver on sales commitments.

Scope of Position

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented professional to help drive business growth by identifying, qualifying, and tracking project opportunities across the market. In this role, you will work closely with our Sales and Projects teams to maintain a healthy pipeline of prospective business, conduct market research, engage with customers and stakeholders, and provide valuable insights through reporting and analysis. You will also support day-to-day sales activities, including quotations, and order processing.

Major Responsibilities

• Research and identify project opportunities through customer engagement, industry publications, news sources, databases, and online resources.
• Qualify leads by engaging with project stakeholders and decision-makers to understand project scope, timelines, and purchasing influences.
• Track and manage project opportunities, including location, status, key contacts, and revenue potential.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities to support business growth.
• Identify and execute action plans required to secure new business opportunities.
• Maintain accurate project and customer data within internal systems.
• Prepare, analyze, and present sales pipeline reports, dashboards, and project updates.
• Participate in regular Sales and Projects team meetings to review opportunities and provide market intelligence.
• Foster ongoing communication with Sales and Projects teams to ensure lead status and project updates are current.
• Identify opportunities for targeted product groups and track related quotations, orders, and business outcomes.
• Assist with the preparation and processing of sales quotations and customer orders.
• Respond to and coordinate incoming sales inquiries from the company website.
• Provide administrative and operational support to the Sales team as required.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Office experience (internship or co-op)
• Post-secondary degree or diploma.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office required.
• Post-secondary degree or diploma
• Previous office, internship, or co-op experience
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail
• Previous leadership or management experience is considered an asset
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• We offer a competitive salary, plus a full set of benefits, including:
• Flexible benefits program allowing you to choose from options that best fit you and your dependents’ needs. Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Spending Account & RRSP matching.
• Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and a career path.
• Regardless of your benefits program, you will receive company paid Life Insurance, and employee paid disability.

Sonepar places the planet and diversity and inclusion at the core of its vision driving our business ethos.

Today, Sonepar is the leading distributor of energy-efficient products, pioneering the energy transition and making sustainability a priority. At Sonepar, we firmly believe that every action is crucial in safeguarding the environment, driving our commitment to a more sustainable future. We have accelerated our own transition to efficient generation and use of electrical energy across our business and champion the innovation of sustainable solutions in the market.

This commitment is tangible in our detailed Global CSR report, to learn more please visit https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/sustainability.

Sonepar has been recognized as a Diversity Leader by the Financial Times’ 2024 Diversity Leaders ranking and was awarded GEEIS Certification in 2022. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming submissions from all candidates. We believe in creating a work environment where everyone can feel safe, use their voice, and know that they belong. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is a central focus of our global, strategic impact plan. We value diversity and inclusion in the workplace because it allows us to better meet the needs of the communities we serve. It helps us foster greater creativity, breadth of experience, and it’s essential to our success as an organization. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity, disability status, gender identity, veteran status or any other aspect which makes them unique are encouraged to apply.

For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.

Sonepar is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes submissions from all candidates. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request. If selected for an interview, please advise the Sonepar representative of your accommodation needs at that time. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their accessibility needs.