Pilz Automation Safety Canada L.P. is currently seeking a Sales Professional for the Eastern GTA / Eastern ON territory, who is an enthusiastic and optimistic team player with a positive attitude. This position reports directly to the General Manager of Pilz Canada.
Duties and Responsibilities: (not limited to)
- Promote all Pilz products and services
- Develop a close relation to the customer
- Hold sales presentations at customer locations and trade shows
- Identify, quote, and sell the appropriate product, service or combination of both for the customer’s application
- Increase the sales within the assigned territory by an agreed upon percentage
- Travel within your territory as required to meet with customers
- Identify and develop new sales opportunities within your assigned region
- Work with the Distribution and SI partners in your territory
- Train the Distribution and SI partners on Pilz products
- Conduct quarterly review meetings with the Distribution partner
- Maintain the data contained within the CRM-tool
- Maintain the Sales pipeline
- Develop the annual sales projections for your territory
- Collect and communicate competitor information to the rest of the sales team
- Attend meetings in the new Canadian HQ in Mississauga
- Attend meetings in the US or other subsidiaries
- Attend meetings and training in German HQ
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or other technical degree (CET) or similar; 3-5 years experience in automation sales or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Intermediate Microsoft Office user
- Ability to speak to large groups of people
- Excellent organizational and planning skills
- A high level of autonomy
- Ability to accumulate and demonstrate technical knowledge
- Willingness to learn Pilz products and procedures
- Self-motivated, well-organized and team oriented
About Pilz:
Pilz Automation Safety L.P. is a leading, innovative automation technology company providing worldwide, customer-oriented solutions in the areas of safety for humans, machines and the environment. We develop environmentally-friendly products using ecological materials and energy-saving technologies. We are a trusted provider of safety services to leading national and international industrial companies. By providing viable solutions to the most complex safety issues, we help companies apply best manufacturing practices to optimize the availability and productivity of their plants worldwide. Pilz has a tradition as a family-run company stretching back over 70 years. More than 2,400 staff, each one of them an ambassador for safety, make sure that our customers and their staff can work safely and free from injury.
Interested candidates should email resumes/CVs and cover letters to Marie Gasteiger: