Business Development Specialist
Develop and execute strategic business plans to increase market share for electrical products like switchgear and power panels. Collaborate with consulting engineers and end-users to provide technical application assistance and drive specification preferences.
- Hybrid
- Oakville, ON
- Posted Aug 14, 2026
- Apply by Sep 13, 2026
- 1 position
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Job summary
Change the future with us. We are looking for dedicated and talented people who tackle ever-changing challenges, customer needs, and questions from colleagues with clever concepts and creativity. We embrace change and work with curious minds re-inventing the future of work. Join us and let us focus together on what’s truly important: making lives better with new ideas and the latest technology around the world. Why you’ll love working for Siemens! Freedom and a healthy work- life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces. Solve the world’s most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects. Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment. Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale. Competitive total rewards package. Profit sharing available. Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle. Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community. Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events. Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them! Employee perks and discounts. Diversity and inclusivity focused. Siemens is proud to be an eight-time award winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers 2026 and Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2026. What will you do? Supports the sales organization of the assigned organizational unit in developing strategic and midterm business strategies, structures, and processes, focusing options to exploit best market opportunities. Drive Siemens specification preference to Consulting Engineers. Develops alternative recommendations for very complex customer specifications and/or processes to meet customer needs and improve over-all productivity. Guide’s investigations and analysis of very complex field problems. Develops explanations and clarifies information to enable proper interpretation and evaluation of very complex specifications, performance characteristics or other technical data. Independently performs advanced areas of work for the professional field. Applies advanced skills to resolve complex problems not covered by existing procedures or practices independently. Displays a high level of critical thinking in bringing successful resolution to high-impact, complex, and/or cross-functional problems. Will work directly with Consulting Engineers, Contractors and End User as well as dealing with multiple factories for various Siemens products. Responsible for business development of the following products, but not limited to: Switchgear, Switchboards, Power panels, Breakers, Load centres, Power Monitoring and Bus Ducts Develops strategic business plans to support market share objectives and retrofit business. Drives business development with assigned key accounts markets Displays a high level of critical thinking in bringing a successful resolution to high impact and complex problems Provides marketing advice to ensure overall market effectiveness. Provides advance and comprehensive technical application assistance in key sales situations Participates in and influences standards by participating in appropriate industry organizations Deliver the highest degree of customer satisfaction in alignment with our Siemens brand. Will perform on-site bid review meetings and travel to various sites when needed Territory: Province of Ontario and Atlantic What will you need to succeed? Bachelor’s in electrical engineering or CET or a related field, bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is a strong asset Ideally 5 years of successful experience in the directly related field of electrical engineering sales, preferably with PEng in ON. Minimum 5 years of related experience. Must be proficient with requirements of CSA, CEC, Local Authority Jurisdiction in Ontario and Atlantic provinces Hydro Utilities companies; 5 + years of related experience. Knowledge about medium voltage systems (MVS) is an asset. Must know how to read Single Line Diagram and perform CDE's on specifications; 5 + years of related experience. 5 + years’ experience with custom switchboard and switchgear design. Demonstrates and applies advanced knowledge of concepts practices and procedures for description above including experience with CRM and management information tools Bilingual in both English & French considered an asset Asset: Member of Provincial licensing in engineering in other provinces Highly motivating personable team player with a Can-Do attitude High standards of performance are expected to align with customer expectations matching our strong Siemens brand Desired Skills: Knowledge of AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Adobe and Visio. [Salary is commensurate with experience, and ranges between $ 90,000.00 CAD - $ 120,000.00 CAD, excluding bonus and benefits. In addition to base salary, this role includes eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus up to 18% of base salary, based on Company performance metrics.] About Us. We share our ideas and champion the people behind them. Siemens Canada is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility and healthcare. The company’s purpose is to create technology with purpose, transforming the everyday, for everyone, since 1912 in Canada. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more liveable, and transportation more sustainable. A leader in industrial AI, Siemens leverages its deep domain know-how to apply AI – including generative AI – to real-world applications, making AI accessible and impactful for customers across diverse industries. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a leading global medical technology provider pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. In fiscal 2025, which ended September 30, 2025, Siemens Canada generated revenues of approx. $2.3 billion CAD. The company has approximately 4,600 employees from coast-to-coast and 38 office and production facilities across Canada. To learn more about Siemens Canada, visit our website at www.siemens.ca While we appreciate all applications we receive, we advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Canada
What you’ll do
Develop and execute strategic business plans to increase market share for electrical products like switchgear and power panels. Collaborate with consulting engineers and end-users to provide technical application assistance and drive specification preferences.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with at least 5 years of experience in electrical engineering sales. Must be proficient in CSA, CEC, and local authority jurisdictions in Ontario and Atlantic provinces.
Benefits
• Flexible work environment • Flex hours • Telecommuting • Digital workspaces • Mentorship programs • Competitive total rewards package • Profit sharing • Vacation entitlement • Employee perks and discounts
Listed skills
- Microsoft OfficePreferred
Other relevant skills
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- Business Development
- Electrical Engineering Sales
- Strategic Planning
- Technical Application Assistance
- CRM
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe
- Visio
- Single Line Diagram Analysis
- Custom Switchboard Design
- Switchgear Design
- Market Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Customer Relationship Management
- Technical Specification Analysis
Job areas
- Sales
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Energy
- Consulting
Additional details
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum experience
- 5+ years
- Apply by
- Sep 13, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
