Business Development Manager - Industrial Key Account Sales

With over 115 years of experience, Westlund a division of EMCO Corporation is a leading national wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC, waterworks, and industrial products to the construction industry. We provide quality and cutting-edge products that help support residential, commercial and infrastructure initiatives across Canada.

At Westlund, we are committed to providing sustainable solutions to our customers and communities in which we live and serve. Our talented and passionate team members are the key to our success. We empower our team members to act like owners and make a difference within our business through striving for innovation and providing excellence in customer service.

We offer a fun, fast-paced and dynamic workplace. We work as a team, share core values, and support each other’s growth and development. As our teammate, you will have the opportunity to continually develop your skills through ongoing training, have the opportunity to be innovative and try new things, and work alongside passionate colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are a team of enthusiastic individuals who are dedicated to meeting and exceeding the needs of the customers we serve.

Why Join Our Team?

Westlund/EMCO Corporation is one of Canada’s largest integrated wholesale distributors of plumbing, HVAC, waterworks, and industrial products for the construction industry. We have endless opportunities for you to grow and develop in your career and a culture that prides itself in supporting you every step of the way!

In addition, we will offer you:

• Great mentors and on-the-job training
• Growth potential with competitive salary, benefits, and profit sharing
• A career with a solid, stable company with strong core values
• Participation in our pension plan with employer contributions
• Work-life harmony

Salary - $75,000-$90,000 + Participation in the Westlund Profit Sharing program.

We are looking for eager and enthusiastic person who would like to join the challenging position of Business Development Manager focusing on Industrial Valves & Major Projects. This is an exciting opportunity for the person with the right mix of motivation, technical knowledge and sales ability to help grow the business.

As an Business Development Manager, you will develop lasting, ethical customer relationships to maximize the profitable sales for each customer in an effort to grow profit sharing at the Profit Centre. You will become an integral part of each account, understanding the customer’s business and needs, ensuring our role as their primary supplier.

Additional duties will include:

• Visit customer offices, shops, and job sites to assess the customer’s business, understand their needs and to develop and maintain strong relationships in order to generate and close profitable sales
• Prospect and identify new customers including EPCMs, National Construction Accounts, and Large MRO facilities.
• Lead and own the sales process including producing sales call reports, quarterly business reviews territory planning and growth targets
• Analyze customer data, develop, and execute strategies to profitably grow market share while meeting and exceeding targets.
• Investigate and resolve customer issues.
• Support local Profit Centre activities.
• Travel within the Alberta territory and elsewhere as required up to 70%.
• Perform other tasks as requested.

• College and/or University degree
• A minimum of 5 Years Industrial and/or Key Account Sales experience.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driver’s abstract
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software
• Outstanding customer service and verbal communication skills
• Driven to continually identify and pursue new customers and to profitably increase market share of each assigned customer
• Ability to gain comprehensive knowledge of product and value-added services
• Excellent relationship building skills with customers, vendors, and teammates
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining tight deadlines with multiple projects
• Ability to learn and operate the applicable software system used to process orders.

Preferred Skills:

• Previous experience with or knowledge of valves, industrial PVF, or other relevant industrial sales experience.

EMCO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a discrimination, harassment, and barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. EMCO is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. We welcome applications from all minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, neurodiversity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.