Product Specialist - Belts & Chain

The Timken Company; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturing firm is seeking a Territory Manager based in Ontario, Canada, to provide sales and technical support to customers. The ideal candidate will have 5 to 10 years of industrial sales experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Responsibilities include managing a customer base, improving market share, and facilitating interactions across various departments. This role requires fluency in English and a solid understanding of industrial products.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of experience in Industrial Direct Sales.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Manages customer base within assigned territory and achieves sales targets.
• Increases market share using innovation for competitive advantage.
• Facilitates customer interaction across different functional areas.
• Executes customer-based sales plan as per directives.

Skills

Industrial sales experience

Mechanical aptitude

Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Your Career Begins at Timken
If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken. Our associates make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

Position Location: Ontario, Canada

Based out of Ontario, the Territory Managerwill provide sales and technical support for all belts & chainproducts to an assigned customer base located inOntario and Manitoba, Canada. Thesuccessful candidate must befluent inEnglish(written and spoken). Preference will be given to applicants who have industrial sales experience and a degree or diploma inMechanical Engineering.

Position Purpose:

• Influence customer purchasing decisions to maximize market share using Timken Belts, Diamond & Drivesacross the full portfolio ofproducts and services.
  • Direct focus on Timken's Industrial MotionBelts & Chain products
• Understandand leveragethe Timken value proposition focusingon eliminating price as an objection when delivering new products or projects.
• Providetechnical support and expertise in areas required to support customers in the Industrial Distribution channel and develop new OE partners.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manages customer base within assigned territory: Makes targeted number of customer calls and attains sales targets. Identify and establish new business.
• Market share improvements: Increasemarket share usinginnovation to improve competitive advantage.
• Facilitates customer interaction : Coordinates with Marketing, Customer Service, Customer Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and other functional areas on complex system analysis, in theselection of non-standard part types.
• Sales Plan Execution: Based on MPT Sales Managerdirectives and collaborative forecasts, this position executes the customer-based sales plan including sales, won/lost business, new business attainment.

Technical and Functional Skills:

• Working knowledge of industrial belt & chainproducts and their applications
• Mechanical aptitude and industry awareness (mining, paper, forestry)
• Expertise in Microsoft suite including Outlook, Excel, Word,and PowerPoint,
• Working knowledge of Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Training and or experience in the development of customer relationships and partnerships,
• Strong written and verbal communications skills,

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 to 10years of experiencein Industrial Direct Sales
• Ba's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field is preferred

Only permanent residents or citizens of Canada will be considered for this position.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.