WAGO Canada, Inc is seeking an individual to coordinate sales and marketing activities to existing distribution and OEMS in the Greater Ontario Area. This position requires a highly motivated and organized self-starter who can quickly develop and maintain knowledge of WAGO products and solutions. WAGO offers a dynamic culture, competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package including Medical and Dental, company-paid insurance plans-life, AD&D, short-term disability and long-term disability, and a retirement plan. Experience Required

• Four-year technical degree or a two-year associate’s degree or industry experience

• Sales experience in electrical, automation or related field, in addition to working with distribution, preferred

• Proficient with a computer and Windows based applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Develop and implement effective sales plans across a geographic territory as defined by management.

• Meet/exceed Regional sales quota of WAGO products as established by management.

• Make direct OEM/MRO sales calls, joint calls with Representatives and Distributors on a regular basis to achieve defined quotas.

• Provide forecasts and budget updates to management as required.

• Follow-up on all leads and quotations within assigned territory and/or account portfolio.

• Provide timely expense reporting, sales call activity and opportunity tracking.

• Deliver presentations and hands-on demonstrations of WAGO products, applications, and technology for the purpose of product sales.

• Independently and/or in conjunction with management, develop and implement effective Mutual Action Plans with assigned distributor locations.

• Conduct training sessions at authorized distributors, system integrators and customer sites.

• Work independently or in conjunction with management to plan, document, measure and grow assigned distributor locations.

• Where applicable, work with Strategic Accounts / Vertical Market Sales Team and WAGO Marketing to implement global/national account strategies to achieve program objectives.

• Become proficient on all control cabinet, machine mounted and industrial networking applications and corresponding solutions, to the point of being considered a consultant by the market.

• Be aware of competition and market trends as related to territory and industry.

• Coordinate trade shows and conferences.

• Must be able to travel via airplane.

• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to operate an automobile for up to six hours at a time.

• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs (sample, demos, literature).

• Must be able to travel overnight 0-30% as dictated by assigned territory.

• Travel to corporate headquarters and areas outside of territory will also be required on a periodic basis.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.  Additional job-related duties may be assigned as required.