Outside Sales Representative

Gescan; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

RRSP matching

Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Gescan, with over 60 years in the industry and 29 branches across Western Canada, seeks a sales-focused professional to grow existing relationships and develop new accounts in the Winnipeg area. You will schedule client meetings, review product needs, and drive opportunities with vendors, while keeping customers informed on changes and pricing.

You will open new accounts, attend trade shows, and introduce new product releases, liaising between customers and the company to ensure smooth service

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Post secondary courses in Sales/Marketing are an asset.
• Product knowledge or industry experience is an asset.
• 1–3 years related experience.
• Competitive salary plus full benefits.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling appointments and visiting existing customers to review product needs and determine opportunities.
• Organizing and attending joint sales calls with Vendors.
• Opening new accounts.
• Continuously updating customers on product changes and modifications.
• Providing solutions to customers’ problems.
• Attending Trade Shows and Conferences (if applicable).
• Product introduction of new releases.
• Liaising between customers and the company for up-to-date status of service, pricing and new product release launches.
• Preparing reports for marketing and sales and keeping expense accounts.
• Performing maintenance and updating of customers’ accounts, including contact names for future sales.
• Keeping up to date on new products, services, procedures and tools by attending training and departmental meetings
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Relationship-building

Negotiation

Prospecting

Account management

Education

High School Diploma

Sales/Marketing courses

Job description

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 7 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 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 Position:

Responsible for generating sales with existing customers and developing opportunities with new customers within assigned territory.

Major Responsibilities:

• Scheduling appointments and visiting existing customers to review product needs and determining other opportunities.
• Organizing and attending joint sales calls with Vendors.
• Opening new accounts.
• Continuously updating customers on product changes and modifications.
• Providing solutions to customers’ problems.
• Attending Trade Shows and Conferences (if applicable).
• Product introduction of new releases.
• Liaising between customers and the company for up-to-date status of service, pricing and new product release launches.
• Preparing reports for marketing and sales and keeping expense accounts.
• Performing maintenance and updating of customers’ accounts, including contact names for future sales.
• Keeping up to date on new products, services, procedures and tools by attending training and departmental meetings
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma required.
• Post Secondary courses in Sales and/ or marketing an asset.
• Product knowledge or industry experience an asset.
• 1-3 years related experience.
• 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.

Social Media:

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. 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.