TERRITORY: Eastern Ontario, Trois Rivieres, Quebec City and Atlantic Canada
WHAT DO WE DO?
We create solutions for the people who keep our world flowing.
For over 80 years, John Brooks Company has been solving fluid handling challenges for customers in various industries/markets across Canada by providing a diverse selection of engineered products and innovative system designs, focusing on customized solutions consisting of filtration, pump, spray, and valve products.
THE ROLE
The Technical Sales Representative-Outside Sales is responsible for providing field technical sales support to customers of John Brooks Company in various markets and industries. The incumbent will be responsible for consultative field sales activities – both generating and closing sales opportunities, necessary to maintain and grow business for Filtration, Compressed Air Purification and Dryer, and Heat Exchanger product lines. Our Technical Sales Representatives are responsible for overall customer satisfaction, while meeting or exceeding the territory sales and profitability targets.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for providing top quality field technical sales support to customers for filtration products and systems
Prospect and generate sales opportunities and leads
Establish and maintain professional business relations with new and existing customers
Service existing customers as well as new territory growth
Visit customers to review products & applications, evaluate and recommend custom filtration solutions to suit individual customer needs
CRM management
Participate in joint calls with managements, suppliers, and other division representatives
Continuous learning/ supplier/ factory/ virtual
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential:
Post-secondary degree/ diploma in a technical field
Excellent communication skills in both English and French
Minimum 1-3 years’ outside sales experience – industrial filtration products; preferred
3-4 years’ experience with industrial system review and calculations
A hunter mindset with a strong technical aptitude and a general understanding of industrial processes
Must demonstrate interpersonal savvy in order to build and maintain relationships
Excellent time management, communication, and problem-solving skills
Advanced computer skills; proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word etc.)
Strong presentation skills and experience preparing professional PowerPoint decks
Valid Driver’s License
Demonstrated alignment with John Brooks values; customer first, ownership/accountability, respect, performance excellent, integrity and innovation
Desirable:
Working knowledge of industry products, systems and applications
Working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software systems
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Fast-paced environment in a dynamic competitive industry
Daily customer and inter-departmental/branch communication via telephone calls, faxes, emails, and virtual meetings
Exposure to deadlines, multiple demands and priorities, multi-tasking, and interruptions
Day travel to customer & supplier sites
Long distance travel to customer & supplier sites, overnight travel as required – approx. 10%
Ability to lift 50lbs, on occasion
Canadian founded and owned, John Brooks Company has doubled in size in the last 7 years to over 200 employees across the country. Since 1938, we have worked hard to build & nurture an entrepreneurial environment, where creative thought and initiative are encouraged; this is a place where your ideas matter! If you have a strong work-ethic, passion, and determination, we’ll provide the tools you need for success. We will help you grow so that we can continue growing.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
FUN FACTS
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidate’s request.
What We Do
John Brooks Company is an innovative company that combines fresh ideas and over 85 years of solving fluid-handling challenges for our customers, and we love doing it. We are a team of Spraying, Pumping, Filtering, Valve, and Systems application experts who solve any and all municipal and industrial application challenges across Canada.
We are thankful to have had relationships with many of our customers and suppliers that span decades; this is a testament to how we conduct business throughout our organization. We have evolved, and we will continue to re-engineer ourselves in the future as we help our customers tackle various challenges.
Since 1938, respect has been the cornerstone of what John Brooks Company is about. We have a culture that respects all stakeholders, whether they are suppliers, customers, or our employees. We work hard to foster an entrepreneurial environment where decision-making, creative thought, and initiative are rewarded; this is a place where your ideas matter.
This positive but challenging work environment has allowed us to employ many passionate and skilled employees over our 85-year history; our average employee tenure is over 11 years. We have a number of employees whose first job was with John Brooks Company and years later retired with us.
When you join John Brooks Company, you are connecting with a team that is committed to your success. You will be supported by our ownership, our management team and your co-workers. Many of our most tenured employees are also our most motivated and committed employees, and we believe this speaks volumes about what it’s like to work at John Brooks Company.
Dynablast, MDA Filtration, ML Gatewood, ASL Roteq, and Motech Distribution are all divisions of John Brooks Company.
