Sales and Business Development Associate

**_Salary $150K/year OTE (50/50 split)_**

**Location**: Vaughan, Ontario (Onsite)

**Position Type**: Full-Time (10-25% travel across North America)

**About our client**: Our client designs, engineers, and manufactures high quality safety and infrastructure tools for natural gas utilities, water distribution infrastructure, and diversified construction contractors primarily across North America. Founded in 1982, our client has taken great pride in providing quality products and service to our many customers across the globe. Our client’s modern manufacturing facility incorporates the latest CNC technology to their engineered products deliver the highest level of performance and long service life.

**About You**:You're not just a salesperson; you're a dynamic hunter with an unwavering passion for discovering new opportunities. Your mission? To turn prospects into partners and build lasting relationships.

Your toolkit includes charisma, resilience, and an innate ability to captivate audiences. You're scrappy, street-smart, and ready to hunt for the next big deal. You're not afraid to chart your course through uncharted territories. In the world of sales and business development, you are the trailblazer, the negotiator, the motivator, and the problem-solver. You relish the challenges, and you make things happen, because mediocrity is not in your vocabulary.

If you're ready to take the water and underground construction tool industries by storm, write your own success story, and be a part of an industry-leading team, we want to hear from you. Your dynamic spirit and relentless pursuit of success will find a home with our client.

**Expected Outcomes**:
**1. New Customers**:
a) Initiate contact with leads, respond to inquiries, and engage in effective communication to promote products or services.

b) Meet or exceed defined sales targets and quotas within the assigned territory or market segment in year one.

c) Maintain a well-organized sales pipeline, track progress, and report on key performance metrics. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of customer interactions, sales activities, and deals in the CRM system; and

d) Prepare and deliver compelling sales presentations to showcase our infrastructure tools and their benefits to potential clients.

**2. Existing Customers**:
a) Identify opportunities to resell, cross-sell, and upsell products and services to existing customers.

b) Build and nurture strong relationships with existing customers ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty.

c) Act as a liaison between customers and our product development team. Gather and relay customer feedback, suggestions, and concerns to help improve our products; and

d) Identify potential partnerships and alliances that can expand our market reach and enhance our product offerings.

**3. Become an Expert**:
a) Attend relevant industry events, trade shows, and conferences to represent the company and expand your network.

b) Keep up to date with industry regulations, standards, and competitive landscape to adapt sales strategies accordingly.

c) Conduct research to identify potential customers, industry trends, and emerging opportunities in the water and underground construction sectors; and

d) Prepare regular sales reports, performance analysis, and insights to the management team.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field (preferred).
- Proven experience in sales and business development with tooling & equipment sales or in the water, or infrastructure industries.
- Willingness and ability to travel across North America.

**Total Compensation**:

- Competitive base salary and commission structure.
- Monthly car allowance.
- Health and dental insurance.
- Retirement savings benefit (5% company matching).
- Three (3) weeks paid time off year.
- Opportunity for exponential growth as you join Footage’s growth story in the water and underground construction industries.