Sirius Personnel is a Placement and Headhunting Agency that Specializes in Sales and Marketing Professionals in Canada. (www.siriuspersonnel.com)
  
Profile: Our client is a manufacturer of flooring products and have been selling into the education and A&D market and is looking for a specification sales representative to cover the province of Quebec. Your role will be to help influence the client's choice by way of working with A&D firms. We are looking for someone who is used to selling to the education market, dealing with RFPs and navigating the public system.

Territory: Province of Quebec
Workplace: Home office (local to Montreal or Quebec city)
Products/Services: Flooring
Salary: Base $80,000
Commissions/Bonus: $30,000 at 100% of plan paid quarterly
Car allowance: Car provided+ credit card
Expense’s reimbursement: All expenses reimbursed
Other Benefits:

• Full benefits program
• Retirement plan
• 3 weeks vacation

  
Functions: 

• Develop and execute a regional sales strategy for flooring solutions
• Identify and pursue new project opportunities within the education, recreation and institutional sectors
• Achieve and exceed annual sales and growth targets
• Increase our presence throughout Quebec through direct and partner channels 
• Build relationships with architects, designers and specifiers to secure product specifications
• Conduct product presentations, lunch & learns and technical seminars
• Track project pipelines and influence decision-makers from the early stages of projects
• Support and develop relationships with flooring distributors and specialized sports flooring contractors
• Maintain product knowledge

  
Requirements:
Development vs Maintenance: 50% vs 50%
Road vs Office:50% vs 50%
Languages: French and English (fully bilingual)
Education: DEC or equivalent experience
Training: Lots of online training provided
Overnight Travel:
Years of experience:3 to 7 years experience
Other requirements:
Transferable contacts: Experience selling into the education (Quebec government)
Transferable Knowledge: Knowledge and experience working with local A&D firms