Wire + Cable Product Manager | Gerrie Electric Wholesale Limited
Gerrie Electric is one of the largest independent electrical distributors with twenty-four key locations in Ontario and over 400 employees. We are a proud family owned, Canadian company and are headquartered in Burlington, ON. We are proud to be a Platinum Club winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. Having been in business since 1957, we are an established and well-respected company in the industry.
Culture
Our core purpose is passionately helping customers be more successful by delivering exceptional experiences. We strive for an inspiring culture and integrity in all that we do.
Our success is powered by our people. We invest in the training & development of our employees and encourage career growth across all areas. We celebrate success and show recognition for a job well done.
We believe a more diverse and inclusive environment brings strength to our organization, helps our customers to succeed and creates a significant competitive edge.
What you'll be doing
The Wire & Cable Product Product Manager (PM) will be primarily responsible for growing and supporting our wire and cable business across all branches. You will also:
Support Gerrie or Bramtor branch resources to grow their overall wire and cable business
Provide technical, application and sales support as required. This may be provided directly or in co-operation with our wire and cable suppliers
Generate or assist in the generation of product quotations or proposals as required by customers or branch resources. Branches normally generate these quotations but the PM would provide market information, if requested, to assist in winning business
Perform joint sales calls with our Account Managers or Branch Managers to provide technical, application or sales support
Assist branch sales resources in pricing levels to ensure profitable and successful projects or quotations
Explore and evaluate new wire and cable related product opportunities to expand our product and services offering. Present these opportunities to President, CMO/EVPS and Purchasing Manager for approval
Conduct surveys or face-to face meetings with customers to obtain insight on their requirements and utilize this data to prepare a proposal on how you would see Gerrie increase its sales of these products. This proposal would be presented to the CMO/EVPS for review
Provide or recommend technical, application or sales training to educate Gerrie staff on wire and cable products. This could be delivered directly by the PM or indirectly by an appropriate supplier
Remain current on changes to products or code changes and educate our sales resources to ensure we offer these to our customers and grow our business.
Assist in yearly wire and cable supplier planning meetings with CMO/EVPS as required
Assist in supplier sales and marketing related meetings with CMO/EVPS or purchasing manager as required
Assist and/or related promotions or proactive marketing activities in co-ordination with the CMO/EVPS and our marketing department
Provide market pricing information to our pricing department or purchasing department to ensure we have acceptable market level pricing
Provide suggestions on inventory levels and type of products to be stocked to enable Gerrie to grow our business and better support customers. These suggestions would be directed to our purchasing manager or CMO/EVPS
Advise sales force and purchasing manager directly of special supplier project or customer net into stock pricing to ensure success on other customer specific opportunities (or improving our normal into stock costs)
What you bring to the table
10+ years in wire and cable distribution industry
Sales or Branch management experience
Knowledge of electrical codes related to wire, cable and their installation
Must be computer literate
Business planning/or marketing program development experience would be as asset
Don’t have all of these qualifications? Feel free to send in your resume, we can train you on what you need to know or there might be another role that fits better.
We believe in taking care of our people
Major medical + dental coverage for yourself and your dependents (flex plan options available)
Employee Assistance Program
Global travel coverage
Pension plan with contribution matching
Training, development and career growth opportunities
Tuition re-imbursement program
Promote from within culture
A diverse and inclusive workplace
Caring and nurturing environment
Words that our employees use to describe us
Inclusive, team-oriented, motivating, happy, forward thinking, innovative, successful
*Flexible interview options are available!