Technical Sales Representative- Commercial

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in over 100 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. Sika employs more than 25,000 people and generated sales of CHF 8.1 billion in fiscal 2019. At the end of 2019 Sika won the Swiss Technology Award for a groundbreaking new adhesive technology.

**Exciting Challenges**
- As a Technical Sales Representative, you’ll be visiting our customers, wherever they’re busy working, to find out how we can help them. You could find yourself on construction sites and nuclear plants or in offices and warehouses. Ours is a model of professional consultative selling, and it’s a really hands-on job. It means rolling up your sleeves to demonstrate some of the most pioneering products in the industry, while selling our state-of-the-art products for the construction industry. Far from traditional cold calling, it’s about building relationships with warm and responsive customers, and helping them find the most innovative and cost-efficient solutions for their needs.
- What does the role involve? Day to day, you’ll report to your Regional Sales Manager, who will also be there to help you manage your career. Calling on a network of contractors as well as distribution network partners. Responding to contractors, architects, engineers and designers on their technical needs.
- What do we offer? We’ll give you everything you need to excel in your role and one-to-one coaching. You’ll enjoy a rare combination of autonomy and camaraderie, as you’ll manage your own book of business while being part of a friendly professional team. We’ll give you lots of responsibilities, including your own portfolio of customers and these might be trades experts, project managers, or company leaders. From there, we’ll trust you to do whatever it takes to deliver outstanding results. Go the extra mile and we’ll reward you with unrivaled support with a team of business developers and technical support experts.
- Why should you apply? We have an excellent mix of people and some of our best Technical Sales Representatives joined us with a minimum level construction experience. Success at Sika is down to teamwork and ability, no matter what your background.

**We Need Your Skills**
- What you need is:

- Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
- At least two years prior sales experience.
- Ability to thrive both independently and in a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop engaged customer relationships and effectively implement strategic concepts.
- Excellent time and territory management skills.
- Must be persuasive, sales driven, customer focused and a team player.
- Proficient computer skills including MS Office Suite and smartphones.
- Must maintain a professional business appearance in accordance with Sika dress policy at all times.
- Career advancement may require domestic and/or global mobility.

Vehicle/ Driver’s License Requirements:

- Company vehicle provided.
- Must have valid driver’s license and comply with Sika Fleet Safety Policy requirements.
- Technical Sales Representatives has responsibility for prudent care and protection of company assets.

**Building Trust Every Day**
- Working at Sika can open up many exciting possibilities and offers employees the opportunity to collaborate with people from all over the world.
- Many of our employees describe their working relationships at Sika as friendly, personable and sincere. We call this the Sika Spirit.
- For such a large company, we have a surprisingly flat hierarchy with direct decision-making processes and decentralized organizational units.
- We firmly believe that the diversity of our workforce is a key contributing factor to our success story.

**Additional Location(s)**
- Alberta

**Job Category**
- Sales / Order Processing

**Job ID**
- 12103BR