Manager of Sales

Burckhardt Compression

$100K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Administration, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least 5 years of industrial B2B sales experience, preferably with large reciprocating compressors.
  • Proven track record in developing sales strategies and building customer relationships.
  • Ability to link technical solutions to customer needs and financial outcomes.
  • Experience in mentoring and leading sales teams, emphasizing accountability.
  • Strong business judgment and a professional demeanor.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

  • Set a strategic growth plan for the Canadian market based on analysis of current landscape and opportunities.
  • Own and manage the annual sales budget, focusing on profitability and market share.
  • Strengthen existing customer ties while identifying and developing new business prospects.
  • Lead by pursuing strategic opportunities, preparing and presenting sales quotes, and negotiating effectively.
  • Build and maintain strategic customer partnerships with regular engagement and follow-up.
  • Develop a high-performing sales team through accountability and skill enhancement.
  • Ensure commercial discipline in maintaining CRM data and improving sales forecasting.
  • Facilitate clear communication between customers and internal stakeholders throughout the sales process.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead and shape sales strategy in a complex industrial market.
  • Work with a high-performing, accountable team in a supportive environment.
  • Access to ongoing training and development to enhance technical credibility.
  • Engagement with knowledgeable industry professionals.
  • Opportunity to strengthen long-term customer relationships.
Full Job Description
Are you ready to lead growth where relationships, technical credibility and result all matter?

You will have the opportunity to shape Burckhardt Compression's Canadian sales approach, strengthen long-term partnerships, expand business with existing and new customers, and help the team win in a complex industrial market.

You'll be at your best here if....
  • You're both strategic and hands-on.
  • You are curious about the customer's business.
  • You create momentum.
  • You play to win the right way.


The opportunity:

Reporting to the Head of Serv, you will lead sales and business development for BCCA. You will be accountable for the annual sales plan and budget, market growth, sales profitability, customer strategy, opportunity quality, and the development and performance of the Canadian sales team.

What you'll lead:
  • Set the growth strategy. Assess the Canadian market, customer base, competitive landscape, market share, SWOT, and emerging activity involving large reciprocating compressors. Translate that insight into a focused annual sales plan.
  • Deliver the numbers. Own annualsales budgets and targets for order intake, invoiced sales, profitability, market share, and priority customers.
  • Grow existing and new business. Strengthen BCCA customer relationships, identify new prospects, and develop opportunities involving BCCA and other brand compressors.
  • Lead from the front. Personally pursue strategic opportunities, prepare and present quotes and field service estimates, negotiate effectively, and move the right opportunities forward.
  • Build strategic customer partnerships. Visit customer suites regularly, understand operational priorities, follow through after the sale, and act quickly on risks, concerns and opportunities.
  • Develop a high-performing sales team. You'll be walking into a high-performing team. We want that to continue through accountability, strengthen capability and help achieve more ambitious goals.
  • Create commercial discipline. Keep the CRM information current, lead weekly reviews, monitor actions and open issues, assess wins and loses, improve forecast quality, and ensure field service processes are completed on time.
  • Connect customers and the organization. Ensure clear communication among customers, sales, field service, and internal stakeholders, including purchase orders, briefings, debriefings, change orders and documentation.
  • Stay technically credible. Maintain strong knowledge of assigned products and services and continue learning so customers and the team can rely on your judgement.


What you'll bring:
  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Administration, an Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Certificate or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least 5 years successful business-to-business industrial sales experience. Experience selling or services large reciprocating compressors is a strong asset.
  • Demonstrated success developing sales strategies, prospecting, qualifying opportunities, forecasting, negotiating, and building relationships with customer decision-makers and influencers.
  • The ability to connect technical solutions to customer needs, commercial value, profitability, and return on investment.
  • Experience leading, mentoring, and developing sales professionals and creating accountability for results.
  • Strong business judgement, integrity, reliability, maturity, and a professional presence.
  • Excellent listening, presentation, written communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Comfort managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving, results-driven environment without losing attention to detail.
  • Working knowledge of CRM systems, MS Office, and CoPilot.


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