Inside Sales Representative

About Us:

With over 60 years of industry experience, Gescan has 29 branches located across Western Canada. At Gescan, we leverage our strong global resource base, our local expertise, and our family-oriented values to deliver the best service to our customers and suppliers.

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 9 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 110 locations with coverage in 8 provinces.

What’s In It For You?

• You will be joining a market leader with over 40 years of experience to help you elevate your potential.
• You will be working for the world's #1 privately held business to business distributor of electrical products and related solutions.
• A chance to get involved in the forever growing electrical industry.
• We house the largest inventory to better service our customers and deliver on sales commitments.
• An opportunity for career development across many business departments within our organization.

Scope of the Position:

Responsible for developing and maintaining positive customer relationships and ensuring that customers are satisfied with regard to order taking, product, pricing, deliveries and overall service.

Major Responsibilities:

• Contacting current customers and identifying new products and potential up-selling.
• Responding to and processing incoming calls and orders.
• Opening new accounts.
• Developing customer base and sales leads by making cold and warm calls.
• Entering orders into system.
• Maintaining knowledge base on current products and learning about new products.
• Identifying product(s) the customer requires that may not be stocked by the Company and sourcing the product(s).
• Providing pricing quotations, following up on quotes and offering technical support on products.
• Purchasing for direct orders and performing counter sales.
• Shipping & Receiving - daily verification of orders and filling in if the shipper/receiver is absent.
• Responsible for credits/debits, returns, troubleshooting freight problems, expediting, etc.
• Responding to inquiries and closing orders.
• Other duties as required.

Education & Training:

• High School Diploma required.
• Post Secondary courses in Sales and/or Marketing preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office required.

Experience:

• 3 years related experience.
• Product knowledge or industry experience preferred.

We are very thankful for your interest in joining the team; however, only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

Sonepar is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes submissions from all candidates.

More information on Gescan:

Website: www.Gescan.com
Twitter: @gescanwest
Facebook: Gescan Canada
LinkedIn: Gescan
YouTube: GescanTV