ABOUT US:

With over 60 years of industry experience, Gescan has 29 branches located across Western Canada. At Gescan, 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 9 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 110 locations with coverage in 8 provinces.
To explore and learn more about Sonepar opportunities, please visit www.career.sonepar.com

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• High School Diploma required.
• Post Secondary courses in Sales and/or Marketing preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office required.

EXPERIENCE

• 3 years related experience.
• Product knowledge or industry experience preferred.

• Contacting current customers and identifying new products and potential up-selling.
• Responding to and processing incoming calls and orders.
• Opening new accounts.
• Developing customer base and sales leads by making cold and warm calls.
• Entering orders into system.
• Maintaining knowledge base on current products and learning about new products.
• Identify product(s) the customer requires that may not be stocked by the Company and sourcing the product(s).
• Providing pricing quotations, follow-up on quotes and Technical support on products.
• Purchasing for direct orders and do counter Sales.
• Shipping & Receiving - daily verify orders and fill-in if the shipper/receiver is absent.
• Responsible for Credits/Debits, Returns and Troubleshooting freight problems, expediting, etc.
• Responding to inquiries and closing orders.
• Other duties as required.