Business Development Manager

Business Development ManagerFor 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.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.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.Benefits & PerksWe offer a competitive salary, plus a full set of benefits, including: 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, and a career path. Regardless of your benefits program, you will receive company paid Life Insurance, and employee paid disability. Please note that, whilst not expected, the company may pay at a rate outside of the range for this role where appropriate. Actual compensation commensurate with the candidate's experience, education, internal parity, role complexity, role level, and other relevant factors. The advertised salary range relates to Ontario and is provided in accordance with the Ontario Pay Transparency Act. We recognize however that salaries are often driven by market forces in the local area where a candidate is based and accordingly the salary range may not apply outside of Ontario.