Technical Sales Specialist

Second Plumbing and Heating Ltd.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government of Alberta is seeking a Technical Sales Specialist in Wholesale Trade to assess client needs, promote goods and services, and support clients from initial contact through post-sale follow-up. This role emphasizes troubleshooting, negotiations, and tailored solutions.

Candidates should have strong communication, organization, and reliability; five years+ experience; ability to train customers' staff; and proficiency in conducting sales transactions and drafting contracts in a

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in technical sales or related field.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to train customers' staff and support post-sale activities.

Responsibilities

• Assess client's needs and resources to recommend the appropriate goods or services
• Develop reports and proposals to illustrate benefits from use of goods or services
• Conduct sales transactions
• Prepare and administer sales contracts
• Conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce
• Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties and delivery dates
• Provide input into product design where goods or services must be tailored to suit client's needs
• Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
• Reach to clients after sale or signed contracts to provide ongoing support
• Provide clients with presentations on the benefits and uses of goods or services
• Troubleshoot problems related to equipment
• Estimate costs of installing and maintaining equipment or service

Skills

Client focus

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Flexibility

Education

5 years or more

Job description

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• Assess client's needs and resources to recommend the appropriate goods or services
• Develop reports and proposals to illustrate benefits from use of good or service
• Conduct sales transactions
• Prepare and administer sales contracts
• Conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce
• Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties and delivery dates
• Provide input into product design where goods or services must be tailored to suit client's needs
• Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
• Reach to clients after sale or signed contracts to provide ongoing support
• Provide clients with presentations on the benefits and uses of goods or services
• Troubleshoot problems related to equipment
• Estimate costs of installing and maintaining equipment or service

Equipment and machinery experience

HVAC

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Flexibility

Employment terms options

Morning

Experience

5 years or more

Employment terms options

Day

Support for youths

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

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Technical Sales Specialists - Wholesale Trade

OBJECTIVE

Interest in troubleshooting technical problems related to equipment; may train customers' staff in the operation and maintenance of equipment

SOCIAL

Interest in persuading to promote sales to existing clients; may supervise the activities of other technical sales specialists

innovative

Interest in analyzing information to identify and solicit potential clients, and to consult with clients after sale to resolve problems and provide ongoing support

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Typical ability expectations for this job

Do you have a huge contact list on your phone? Are you confident and persistent? Do you have strong communication and negotiation skills? Then you may want to sell yourself on a career as a technical sales representative.