Product Specialist
Req ID: 37273
Date: Apr 24, 2025
Location:Coquitlam, BC, CA, V3B 2P7
Brand: Gescan

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

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years of related experience required.
• Strong electrical product, market, and technical knowledge, with a focus on wire and cable, required.
• High School Diploma required.
• College/University Diploma required, with a focus on Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or Electrical preferred.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Up to 20% travel may be required.

• Develop and maintain vendor relationships.
• Conduct ongoing vendor evaluations and meetings.
• Address vendor-related inquiries from the business and vendor community.
• Handle product transitions, launches, and vendor returns.
• Determine category strategy, direction and roadmap, ensuring alignment with Supply Chain Strategy.
• Stay informed about available products and current market conditions.
• Identify product gaps within product categories.
• Source non-stock products to assist sales and project teams in quoting wire and cable business.
• Offer sales and technical support to sales and purchasing teams.
• Provide pricing expertise to sales and project teams for quoting wire and cable.
• Deliver and/or facilitate product training and support sales process for branches, new hires, sales, and purchasing teams.
• Collaborate with the Inventory Manager on inventory assortment changes, adjusting sales forecasts based on feedback from branches and vendors, and ensuring appropriate branch wire and cable stock levels.
• Partner with the Purchasing Manager on booking or bulk buy strategies to secure vendor production capacity and timely stock availability.
• Collaborate with the Director of Supply Chain, Vendor Relations, and Purchasing Manager to identify and onboard new vendors.
• Work with Sales Leadership to define the core vendor list by product.
• Other duties as required.