ABOUT US:

With over 60 years of industry experience, Gescan has 26 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 7 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 110 locations with coverage in 9 provinces.
To explore and learn more about Sonepar opportunities, please visit www.career.sonepar.com

What’s In It For You?

• 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.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• High School Diploma required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office required.

EXPERIENCE

• 1-3 years of related experience.
• Product knowledge or industry experience preferred.
• Experience using inventory software preferred.

• Contacting current customers and identifying new products and potential up-selling.
• Responding to and processing incoming calls, orders and opening new accounts.
• Developing customer base and sales leads by making cold and warm calls.
• 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 and follow-up on quotes.
• Purchasing (direct orders), Credits/Debits and Returns - as required. .
• Counter Sales (where applicable).
• Shipping & Receiving - daily verify orders and fill-in if the shipper/receiver is absent (where applicable).
• Providing basic technical support on products and product information.
• Troubleshooting (freight problems, expediting, etc), responding to inquiries and closing orders.
• Other duties as required.