Posted 15 days ago
District Sales Representative - Western Region (BC & Alberta)
@ Festo SE & Co. KG
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Festo Inc. is hiring two District Sales Representatives for its Western Region, covering British Columbia and Alberta, based in Vancouver. The role uncovers and secures new business, manages key accounts and budgets, and travels up to 50% of the time. The posting states a base salary of $100,000 to $120,000 plus a variable incentive plan.
Pay:
$100,000–$120,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Identify top territory accounts and revenue potential
- Set and achieve annual sales budget through account development
- Maintain existing accounts and develop target accounts
- Analyze customer needs and build account management plans
- Research applications and build business plans
Requirements summary:
- Technical degree in engineering or mechatronics, or similar
- Five years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, automation or electrical/electronics
- Knowledge of industry customer and market structure
- Proficiency in MS Office, CRM, SharePoint and Business Objects
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · successfactors
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-30
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-01
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Sales |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Travel | air: moderate · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Client sites, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Business engineering, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Mechatronics |
| Perks mentioned | Performance bonus |
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Festo SE & Co. KG
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Welcome at Festo - one of the world’s leading supplier of automation technology and technical education
Full company description
Festo is a global player and an independent family-owned company with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. Festo has set standards in industrial automation technology and technical education ever since its establishment, thereby making a contribution to sustainable development of the environment, the economy and society. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000 customers of factory and process automation in over 35 industries. The LifeTech sector with medical technology and laboratory automation is becoming increasingly important. The products and services are available in 176 countries. With about 20,700 employees in over 250 branch offices in 61 countries worldwide, Festo achieved a turnover of around €3.36 billion in 2021. Each year around 7% of this turnover is invested in research and development. In this learning company, 1.5 % of turnover is invested in basic and further training. Festo Didactic SE is a leading provider of technical education and training and offers its customers worldwide comprehensive digital and physical learning solutions in the industrial environment. Imprint: https://corp.festo.com/en/imprint/index.html Data privacy: https://www.festo.com/dataprivacy
- LinkedIn followers
- 520,562
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 9,021
- Reported office locations
- Ruiter Strasse 82, Esslingen, 73734, DE
- Business categories
- Training
- Industrial Automation
- Machinery Manufacturing
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- Festo
- Festo SE & Co. KG
- Specialties
- Automation: Pneumatic and electric drive technology for factory and process automation and Didactic: Training in industrial automation
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Festo is a global player and an independent family-owned company with headquarters in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. Festo has set standards in industrial automation technology and technical education ever since its establishment, thereby making a contribution to sustainable development of the environment, the economy and society. The company supplies pneumatic and electrical automation technology to 300,000…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automation Machinery Manufacturing |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Esslingen |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1925 |
| Specialties | Automation: Pneumatic and electric drive technology for factory and process automation and Didactic: Training in industrial automation |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
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District Sales Representative – Western Region (BC)
British Columbia & Alberta, Canada
Reports to: District Sales Manager
Number of Positions: 2
Summary: This position will be responsible for uncovering and securing new opportunities and business in the Western Region.
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Travel: Up to 50%
Responsibilities:
- Probe and identify the top territory accounts and their revenue potential
- Establish an annual sales budget and achieve the budget through account development
- Maintain strong relationships with existing accounts and develop target accounts
- Analyze customer needs and develop an account management plan
- Conduct in-depth research on various applications and develop a viable business plan to support them
- Segmentation of different applications versus clientele
- Communicate customer feedback and requirements to internal departments
- Responsible for customer relationship management to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction
- Timely completion of all sales administration
Minimum Requirements
- Technical Degree, Masters or similar preferable in one of the following disciplines: business engineering, mechanical, electrical, or electronic engineering or mechatronics
- MS-Office, CRM tools, Share Point, Business Object
- 5 years relevant experience
- Specific knowledge in the Pneumatic, hydraulics, automation, electrical or electronic
- Knowledge of customer and market structure of Industry Segment, Industry Cluster
Compensation: Base salary ranges from $100,000 to $120,000 annually. In addition, the successful candidate will be eligible for a variable incentive plan. At 100% target achievement, total annual compensation is expected to be approximately $145,000 - 165,000.
This is a summary of the position profile only and it intended to summarize the position requirements.
FESTO INC. IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. ALL EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL EMPLOYMENT LAWS.
Reference code: 14654
IPE Level: F3-II
Country: Canada (CA)
City: Vancouver
Company: Festo Inc.
Hiring Manager: Daniel (Dan) McRae
Department: RN-CSI - Sales Western CA, RN-CSI
HR contact person: Monique Mahabir, [email protected]
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