Posted 15 days ago
Technical sales specialist
@ Open Connection
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Overview
Open Connection is hiring a full-time technical sales specialist on site in an urban retail business. The role assesses client needs, recommends goods and services, handles sales transactions and contracts, and supports clients after sale. A college or non-university diploma and 1 to 2 years of experience are required, and the role supervises 3 to 4 people.
Responsibilities:
- Assess client needs and recommend goods or services
- Prepare sales contracts, quotes and orders
- Solicit new clients and promote sales to existing ones
- Provide after-sale support and troubleshoot equipment
- Supervise 3 to 4 technical sales specialists
Requirements summary:
- College, CEGEP or non-university diploma (1 to 2 years)
- 1 to 2 years of experience
- Excellent oral communication
- Client focus and strong interpersonal skills
- Organized, team player, flexible, takes initiative
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Sales |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Store |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
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Open Connection
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Urban area
- Retail business
Tasks
- Estimate costs of installing equipment
- Oversee the preparation of sales and orders
- Promote sales to existing clients
- Identify and solicit potential clients
- Assess client’s needs and resources to recommend the appropriate goods or services
- Conduct sales transactions
- Prepare and administer sales contracts
- Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties and delivery dates
- Provide input into product design where goods or services must be tailored to suit client's needs
- Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
- Reach to clients after sale or signed contracts to provide ongoing support
- Review and adapt information regarding product innovations, competitors and market conditions
- Provide clients with presentations on the benefits and uses of goods or services
- Resolve product and service related problems
- Troubleshoot problems related to equipment
- Advertise and/or promote products, sales or services
- Supervise activities of other technical sales specialists
- 3-4 people
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Positive attitude
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