Regional Sales Manager - Canada

Trillium Flow Technologies; Calgary; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Trillium Flow Technologies is seeking a high-performing Regional Sales Manager to grow its Canadian channel partner network. You will report to the Director of Sales and drive strategic plans to maximize revenue, market share, and profitability across Canada.

Ideal candidates bring five years of sales leadership in industrial markets, strong technical sales skills, and a proven track record of expanding territory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, IT, marketing, business, or related field.
• Five+ years sales leadership experience in industrial markets.
• Proven revenue growth and market share expansion in territory.
• Strong technical sales, business development, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in complex sales cycles from identification to closing.

Responsibilities

• Develop regional sales plans aligned with revenue goals.
• Drive bookings growth and meet annual targets.
• Expand markets, opportunities, and customer relationships.
• Manage manufacturer reps and distributor channels.
• Handle prospecting, specification, proposals, negotiations, closing.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual forecasts.
• Collaborate with engineers, operations, supply chain, and leadership.
• Travel across Canada to meet partners and customers.

Skills

Sales leadership

Industrial sales

Forecasting

Channel partners

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Trillium Flow Technologies, founded on a legacy of premier products and services, provides mission-critical pumps and aftermarket services for core societal infrastructure that includes water and wastewater, power generation including nuclear power, food and beverage, oil and gas equipment and general industry. Trillium is very customer centric to meet specific needs, provides innovative engineering design with a global footprint that is focused on meeting our customers' original equipment and aftermarket needs.

Location: Home-office based in a major Canadian metropolitan area, preferably Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, or Calgary

Travel: Up to 50% throughout Canada, with periodic travel to Fresno, California

Employment Type: Full-time, Salaried

Compensation

• Base Salary: $115,000-$135,000 CAD
• Annual Bonus Target: Up to 30% of base salary, based on company and individual performance
• Total Target Cash Compensation: $149,500-$175,500 CAD

Compensation within the posted range will be determined based on relevant experience, qualifications, technical expertise, and geographic location.

About Trillium Flow Technologies

Trillium Flow Technologies provides innovative flow-control solutions that help customers address some of the world's most demanding industrial challenges. Building on a legacy of engineering excellence and a global presence, we provide reliable pumps and aftermarket services across critical industries, including our WEMCO® wastewater and FLOWAY® vertical turbine pump product lines. Join a team where your expertise, innovation, and commitment to customer success can make a meaningful impact.

Position Summary

Trillium Flow Technologies is seeking a high-performing Regional Sales Manager to manage and grow its channel partner network across Canada. Reporting to the Director of Sales, this position is responsible for developing and executing strategic sales plans that maximize revenue, market share, and profitability throughout the assigned territory. The Regional Sales Manager will identify new business opportunities, strengthen channel partnerships, support consulting engineers and end users, and drive sales performance through effective territory management and forecasting. This highly visible role requires strong technical sales knowledge, business development expertise, and the ability to build long-term relationships within industrial markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regional sales plans aligned with company revenue and profitability objectives.
• Drive bookings growth and achieve or exceed annual sales targets.
• Identify and develop new markets, business opportunities, and customer relationships.
• Manage and support manufacturer representatives and distributor channels to ensure effective territory coverage.
• Participate in all stages of the sales cycle, including prospecting, specification development, proposal preparation, negotiation, and closing.
• Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual sales forecasts.
• Analyze market intelligence, competitor activity, and regional trends to support sales strategy.
• Assist consulting engineers, channel partners, and customers with project design, specification reviews, and budgetary quotations.
• Prepare written proposals and negotiate agreements in accordance with company policies.
• Collaborate with Application Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and company leadership to support strategic alignment and customer satisfaction.
• Travel throughout Canada to meet with channel partners, customers, consulting engineers, and other key stakeholders.
• Comply with all applicable safety requirements and ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Marketing, Business, or a related field.

Experience and Skills

• Minimum of five years of sales leadership or sales management experience.
• Minimum of five years of sales experience within industrial or other core served markets.
• Demonstrated success growing revenue and market share within an assigned territory.
• Strong technical sales, business development, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience participating in complex sales cycles, from opportunity identification through negotiation and closing.
• Strong territory planning, sales forecasting, and market-analysis skills.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop productive relationships with channel partners, consulting engineers, end users, and internal stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel up to 50% throughout Canada and periodically to the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing manufacturer representatives and/or distributor networks.
• Experience selling vertical turbine pumps, wastewater or solids-handling pumps, rotating equipment, or related industrial products.
• Proven record of identifying new markets, developing customer relationships, and delivering measurable business growth.
• Familiarity with municipal water and wastewater applications.
• Experience supporting consulting engineers with product specifications, project design, and budgetary quotations.

What You'll Bring

• A customer-focused mindset and exceptional relationship-management skills.
• Strong technical judgment and a high level of ownership and accountability.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across all levels of Trillium Flow Technologies and its channel partner organizations.
• Strategic thinking combined with a practical, results-driven approach.
• Professional integrity and the ability to influence stakeholders at every level.

Work Environment

Personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, steel-toed footwear, and hearing protection, may be required when visiting manufacturing facilities, customer locations, or other industrial sites. Trillium Flow Technologies is committed to an inclusive workplace, including hiring and retaining diverse talent. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Trillium Flow is a background screening, drug-free workplace.