The Opportunity

Responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational direction to drive growth, profitability, and long-term success of the division. This role ensures alignment with the company’s overall business strategy, builds strong manufacturer partnerships, and empowers the Valves & Actuation team to deliver superior service, quality, and customer satisfaction.

The Role

• Develop, communicate, and execute the Valves & Actuation growth strategy, ensuring sustainable revenue growth and profitability. Fully accountable for divisional P&L management, including budgeting, forecasting, and delivering against financial targets.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with manufacturers and OEMs, ensuring alignment on product offerings, quality standards, and competitive positioning.

• Provide clear direction, coaching, and leadership to the Valves & Actuation team and Technical Sales Specialists (TSS), ensuring accountability, clear roles and responsibilities, structured training programs, performance management, and development.

• Partner with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Support teams to identify opportunities, drive business performance, and deliver customer value.

• Champion the promotion and sale of Valves & Actuation product lines, working closely with sales teams to drive market penetration, customer adoption, and revenue targets.

• Drive a culture of follow-through and measurable results by managing; KPIs – achieving growth, sales, and operational performance metrics, Quality – strict adherence to Tundra’s Quality Program and OEM standards, Warranty – proactive management to minimize claims and ensure customer satisfaction.

• Oversee operations metrics, and customer service initiatives that maximize efficiency, predict performance, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

The Candidate

Education: College diploma or post-secondary education required; Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field preferred.

Work Experience: 7–10 years of progressive leadership experience in valve service, product support, supply chain, or related industrial operations.

Knowledge: Strong understanding of valve technologies; proven ability to manage a division including quoting, sales execution, and P&L accountability; advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

The Company

Our BIG goal is to be the most trusted supplier of industrial process equipment in Western Canada – and we believe that we have the best people, manufacturing partners, products, and capabilities to get us there! We aim to live each day by our Tundra/Wajax Core Values of 'Learning Matters', 'Safety, No Shortcuts', 'Teamwork, and 'Give Back'.

Tundra offers a total compensation package that includes competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, learning and development, as well as some unique additional perks.

Highlights include:

• Competitive health and dental benefits with 100% employer paid premiums (no waiting period for eligibility).

• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with 3.5% of total compensation matched by employer (no waiting period for eligibility).

• Health Spending Account.

• Wajax led e-learning, and product training through industry leading manufacturers.

• Exclusive discounts through Wajax with a variety of manufacturers and service providers such as Ford, GM, Chrysler, Dell, TELUS, group mortgage rates, home & auto insurance program, pet insurance, footwear & workwear, fitness membership, perkopolis, and more.

• Philanthropic focus in the communities with charities such as Kids Cancer Care Foundation, The Ride to Conquer Cancer, and Canadian Blood Services.

• Award-Winning Health and Wellness Program.

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