Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Experience
5 years or more
Work setting
- Various locations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Estimate costs of installing equipment
- Prepare sales or other contracts
- Promote sales to existing clients
- Identify and solicit potential clients
- 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
- Deliver sales presentations
- Estimate costs of installing and maintaining equipment or service
- Conduct sales transactions
- Supervise activities of other sales representatives
- 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
- Review and adapt information regarding product innovations, competitors and market conditions
- Train customers' staff in the operation and maintenance of equipment
- Provide clients with presentations on the benefits and uses of goods or services
- Resolve product and service related problems
- Troubleshoot problems related to equipment
- Provide customer service
- Supervise activities of other technical sales specialists
Supervision
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
Experience and specialization
Sales experience
- Industrial equipment
Additional information
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Organized
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits