Data Communications Specialist

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ABOUT US:

Sonepar Canada is an independent family-owned company with global market leadership in the business-to-business distribution of electrical, industrial and safety products and related solutions. In Canada, we are represented by 9 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 100+ locations with coverage in 8 provinces.
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.
To explore and learn more about Sonepar opportunities, please visit www.career.sonepar.com

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• High School Diploma required.
• University/College Diploma preferred; Technical Diploma an asset.
• Vendor Certification or training on Data and Communications an asset
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office

EXPERIENCE

• 5 years related experience required.
• 2 years proven knowledge of data and communications products and applications
• 2 years’ experience in the Electrical or related Trade industry.

• Develops and identifies relationships with relevant customers, prepare quotes,
• Meet customer expectations or job schedules by entering and managing orders to arrive on-time
• Managing ICT customer account list and the ICT product category as required
• Quote, negotiate and book Po’s with various customers
• Review project specifications and coordinate(admin) Data & Communications portion of project
• Support inventory initiatives by creating ‘ship and debits’ to move projects through inventory
• Meet and work with the agents and manufacturers to gain more loyalty for their offerings
• Find product solutions that satisfy customer needs and coordinate with Branch or Projects teams
• Perform product layouts and provide the customer with the best option for the project that they are working on
• Other duties as required