Business Development Specialist

Canon has been at the forefront of digital imaging solutions for more than 80 years. We’ve established a diverse culture that’s made us a respected and successful industry leader. Canon’s corporate philosophy is Kyosei: all people, regardless of race, religion, or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future. We have been recognized by Forbes as one of Canada’s best employers for diversity.

Each year, we demonstrate our ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability by participating in programs that support this philosophy and our Environmental Charter. Since 2019, Canon Canada has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers, an award that recognizes employers leading the way in creating a culture of environmental awareness

We’ve adopted to the new world of work by introducing various workstyles to compliment our philosophy of belonging. We have high expectations of ourselves - and of you. We expect you to be self-motivated and driven and to contribute from Day 1. We want your career with us to be a journey, and we provide the tools to help you succeed and have a valuable role in Canon’s story.

We offer **comprehensive health and wellness benefits, learning and development opportunities, recognition programs, and other perks**.

Come and join our team and reap the rewards as we work to take Canon to the next level

**Business Development Specialist**
- Are you an ambitious self-starter?
- Can you handle rejection?
- Do you enjoy meeting new people?
- Do you want to help business streamline their processes and increase efficiency?

If you have the skills to face challenges head-on and want the freedom to achieve personal and professional success, this may be the role for you

**Key Responsibilities**
- Selling Canon office equipment products and solutions to base and non-base small to medium sized business accounts while generating new customers in an assigned geographical territory
- Calling on perspective customers, providing product information and demonstrations while creating proposals that speak to customer needs
- Performing all direct sales functions in a business to business, customer facing environment
- Meeting and exceeding monthly, quarterly and annual sales quotas
- Providing ROI (Return on Investment) solutions to both existing and new customers; increasing efficiencies in workflow, reducing cost and improving quality of print documents and document management processes
- Expanding Canon’s wallet share within base accounts
- Driving customer satisfaction through solution-based relationships
- Providing clients with the highest levels of customer service throughout the entire sales life cycle

**To Succeed, You Will Need**:

- A strong desire to win, achieve goals and to be rewarded based on results
- An entrepreneurial background, even having operated a business while attending school
- An ability to build new business in a predominately customer facing environment
- Cold calling and new business generation skills
- A dynamic personality with an ability to influence and persuade internal and external stakeholders

**We offer**:

- Best in class training programs
- Guaranteed base salaries, allowances, commissions and bonuses
- Generous health and dental benefits including a leading Retirement Savings Program
- Exceptional career potential

**Why Join?**

**REMOTE WORK**
- This position offers a Virtual work schedule. You will be 100% remote and not required to report to the office unless there is a specific business need (work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs)

**BENEFITS**
- Comprehensive health coverage plan that includes medical, dental, and vision
- Life insurance, disability, and wellness programs
- Vacation, Paid Personal Time, and Sick days
- Matching RRSP contribution & Profit-Sharing Program
- Tuition Assistance Program for professional continuing education
- Discounts on Canon products, retailers, memberships, and more

**EMPLOYEE PERKS**
- Employee referral program
- Inspire Program, online peer-to-peer recognition for redeemable points on hundreds of products
- Community involvement

**COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS**
- Canon is committed to the health and safety of our employees, customers and communities.

Join our team and reap the rewards as we work to take Canon to the next level

Since 1973, Canon Canada has been the leading provider of consumer, business, and professional digital imaging innovation. Headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, with additional offices across the country, we are committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty and provide 100% Canadian-based service and support for every product we distribute.

To learn more about Canon, visit careers.canon.ca