Business Development Representative (BDR)

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Ottawa, ON, CAN
In-Office
Junior
Chemical • Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Develops new and incremental sales by prospecting target accounts, building customer relationships, conducting product demonstrations and sales presentations, generating leads, coordinating marketing efforts, preparing quotes and contracts, maintaining client records, and visiting customers. The role partners with sales representatives and stores to identify opportunities, promote products, and grow business. Requires up to 5% travel and occasional lifting of materials.
Summary Generated by Built In
Business Development Representatives initiate and manage relationships with customers and serve as the point of contact for the Company. This position is responsible for coordinating selling efforts to grow new and incremental sales with the target account list. This includes face to face calls with key customers, phone calls, and executing targeted selling events. The Business Development Rep is responsible for identifying target accounts by partnering with Sales Representatives on sales calls to help identify ways to deepen business relationships. Heavy prospecting is key in this position and the incumbent will be expected to add new accounts to the target account list and log all contacts and calls with target accounts. Responsibilities
  • Develop a strategy to grow sales and profits to key, opportunity, new and existing customers 
  • Effectively build relationships with customers by understanding and supporting their business
  • Conduct product demonstrations to support solutions for the customer
  • Develop working relationships with stores to achieve business goals
  • Generate leads
  • Help determine pricing schedules for quotes, promotions, and negotiations
  • Prepare weekly and monthly reports as required
  • Give sales presentations to a range of prospective clients
  • Coordinate sales efforts with marketing programs
  • Understand and promote company programs
  • Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders
  • Visit clients and potential clients to evaluate needs or promote products and services
  • Maintain client records
  • Answer client questions about terms, products, prices, and availability
Qualifications
This role requires up to 5% travel.
 
Minimum Requirements:
  • Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age 
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment
  • Must have a valid, unrestricted Driver’s License
  • Must have at least a High School diploma or a Certificate of Adult Education Completion (CAEC)
  • Must have at least one (1) year experience working in a retail, sales, or customer service position 
  • Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 70 lbs. on occasion
  • If internal to Sherwin-Williams, you must have received at least a “meets expectations” (3) rating on your most recent performance appraisal
  • If internal to Sherwin-Williams, you must have completed all HR Cloud eLearning courses required for your current position 
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Have at least one (1) year of work experience as an Assistant Store or Branch Operations Manager for Sherwin-Williams
  • Have previous work experience conducting outside sales calls
  • Have at least an associate degree's in business, sales, or marketing
  • Have previous work experience selling paint and paint-related products
  • Have work experience using timekeeping and/or customer relationship management (“CRM”) systems
  • Willingness to relocate for future job opportunities
  • Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in more than one language
About Us

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible

At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute-it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at https://www.benefitscentre.ca/sherwin/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.

Skills Required

  • At least 18 years of age
  • Legally authorized to work in the country of employment
  • Valid, unrestricted driver's license
  • High school diploma or Certificate of Adult Education Completion
  • At least one year of experience in retail, sales, or customer service
  • Ability to retrieve materials from shelves and floor stacks and lift up to 50 pounds frequently and 70 pounds occasionally, with or without reasonable accommodation
  • Internal candidates must have received at least a Meets Expectations rating on their most recent performance appraisal
  • Internal candidates must have completed required HR Cloud eLearning courses
  • At least one year of experience as an Assistant Store or Branch Operations Manager at Sherwin-Williams
  • Previous experience conducting outside sales calls
  • Associate degree in business, sales, or marketing
  • Previous experience selling paint and paint-related products
  • Experience using timekeeping or customer relationship management systems
  • Willingness to relocate for future opportunities
  • Ability to communicate in more than one language

Sherwin-Williams Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sherwin-Williams and has not been reviewed or approved by Sherwin-Williams.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage breadth is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision and related protections, with options like HSA/FSA, life, and disability included. Plan specifics are centralized in a dedicated benefits portal for clarity by role and location.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time away is positioned as a meaningful component of total rewards, including PTO, vacation, holidays and leave programs (such as parental leave). Schedules and accruals are outlined in plan summaries and can be strong for many full-time roles.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Education assistance via a Guild partnership and tuition reimbursement provide tangible upskilling pathways within the benefits package. Additional perks such as product discounts, wellness resources, and adoption assistance add lifestyle value.

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The Company
HQ: Cleveland, OH
39,076 Employees
Year Founded: 1866

What We Do

Our mission began more than 150 years ago in 1866 when Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams founded the company in Cleveland, Ohio. The duo went on to shape an industry and create a global legacy. That legacy continues on today as we look ahead and continue to innovate our future. With stores, distribution centers and facilities spanning the globe, we're able to deliver the best in paints, coatings and related products to the world. From our headquarters to our 130 distribution centers and more than 4,000 retail locations, we continue to grow in new and exciting ways.

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