Business Development Manager

Sonepar • Cambridge, ON

6d

About The Position

For over 50 years, Dixon Electric has been servicing the electrical industry with a combination of integrity, stability and trust. We take pride in our ability to provide customized solutions to exact specifications for each one of our clients, as a full line electrical distributor. Through the collaboration between Dixon Electric, our manufacturers, suppliers and our clientele, we have been able to create a synergistic environment that benefits all.
At Dixon, 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 6 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 110 locations with coverage in 9 provinces.
Why Join Us?

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.

Requirements

• 3-5 years experience working with pneumatics and automation applications, specifically food and beverage, packaging, automotive and pharmaceutical applications
• 3-5 years technical sales experience
• A post secondary education in Electrical, Automation, Mechatronics or relevant experience
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Working with engineers, technical staff and other influencers to drive and grow Festo specification at OEM’s, End Users, System’s Integrators, Panel / Machine Builder’s by being a trusted technical resource and establishing rapport.
• Initiate individual and joint sales with Account Managers from both Dixon and Festo
• Identify, implement and grow potential Festo VMI opportunities at both new and existing customers
• Collaborate with the team to provide the best technical solutions
• Develop new opportunities for Dixon’s Festo group
• Support product training for team and customer partners
• Act as first point of contact for technical troubleshooting support for sales team
• Ability to create custom bill of materials, based on customer requests and applications

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 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
• Career path
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Employee paid disability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree