Associate Sales Representative

**Associate Sales Representative - Bilingual in French and English**

Intertek, a leading provider of ATIC (Assurance, Testing, Inspection, and Certification) Services, is looking for an **Associate Sales Representative **that is Bilingual (French and English) **to join our Electrical team to support the **Mississauga, ON area.**

Want to build something great with an incredible group of people? This is a fantastic opportunity to start or grow a versatile career, facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing on the Electrical Team By joining Intertek, your contributions will be valued as we continue to help the world _Build Back Ever Better. _

**About Intertek**

Intertek is a Nationally Recognized Testing Lab (NRTL) and trusted provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world's leading brands and companies and governments. Our dedicated professionals help ensure the quality, safety, and sustainability of electrical products used by people throughout the world.

Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 43,000 people in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers’ operations and supply chains. Intertek Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered consistently with precision, pace and passion, enabling our customers to power ahead safely to help bring cutting-edge technology to market quickly with assurance of safety/security, quality, and performance.

**About the Electrical Team**

Intertek's Electrical team provides assurance, testing, inspection, and certification for a variety of electric products, including appliances, consumer electronics, lighting, medical devices, information communications technology, HVACR, industrial, and energy transmission and distribution. Our dedicated professionals help ensure the quality, safety, and sustainability of electrical products used by people throughout the world.

**What will you be doing?**

The **Associate Sales Representative **is responsible for performing various inside sales duties and will be considered a stepping-stone to an outside sales position.

**Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities**

Listed examples are illustrative and representative of the tasks required of the **Associate Sales Representative **and are not intended to be complete or exclusive.
- Manage designated accounts, including client meetings.
- Manage inquiries, leads, and opportunities.
- Process and manage transactional quotes and orders in an efficient and effective manner.
- Provide prompt and accurate responses to quotation requests, leads and inquiries.
- Follow up on proposals and close business.
- Research and resolve account problems.
- Work closely with customers and operations to facilitate a superior customer experience.
- May perform client research, prospecting and networking.
- May provide marketing support for webinars, lunch and learns, open houses, technical seminars, etc.
- May prepare sales reports and forecasts.
- Enter sales activities into iConnect.
- May include limited travel, up to 25%.
- Perform other work as required.

**What Qualifications do you Need?**
- HS Diploma or GED and prior relevant experience, or the equivalent in terms of education; experience and/or training.
- Working knowledge and proficiency with MS Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- **Must be Bilingual (Fluent in French & English).**:

- Excellent prioritization, organization and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities.
- Must be detailed-oriented and able to effectively prioritize and organize workload, with efficient time management.
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively in verbal written and presentation formats.
- Must possess the fundamental technical and administrative skills required to perform the job duties.
- Must be customer-focused and quality driven.
- Ability to travel as business needs dictate up to 25%.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable driving record. (required)
- Physical dexterity/mobility to travel via car, airplane and to perform all clerical functions inherent to the position.
- Be aware of, and adhere to, safety practices and policies to ensure your own safety, as well as the safety of others who may be affected by your actions at work.
- Model Intertek’s 10X Energies at all times within the workplace, practicing business the right way.

**Preferred Requirements and Qualifications**
- Experience with CRM tools (MS Dynamics / Sales Force / other) is a plus.
- B2B sales experience is a plus.

**Our Value Proposition**

We offer a salary and benefits package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with company match, gene