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The focus of the National Business Development Manager is to drive profitable revenue growth, expand market presence, and lead the refinement and execution of sales and marketing initiatives specific to the Drains & Siteworks product portfolio in Canada. This position works closely with Canadian Area Sales Managers (ASMs), master distributors, specifying engineers, key customers, and internal cross-functional teams to ensure customer satisfaction and sustainable business growth for the Drains & Siteworks brands.
Responsibilities
Drive Growth & Market Expansion
- Identify, develop, and commercialize new business opportunities across target segments, applications, and customers aligned to the Drains & Siteworks value proposition, with a focus on profitable revenue growth.
- Expand share within existing accounts while supporting and executing a national specification strategy to increase product adoption across the commercial and institutional plumbing markets.
- Conduct ongoing analysis of market conditions, competitors, and pricing dynamics to identify growth opportunities and optimize positioning aligned with manufacturing and supply capabilities.
- Support and participate in tradeshows, industry events, and specification seminars to strengthen brand visibility and engagement.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for Drains & Siteworks products, owning the engineering/specification channel and driving technical acceptance through consultative engagement, education, and product advocacy.
Training & Continuous Improvement
- Design and deliver targeted training programs for internal teams, distributors, engineers, contractors, and customers in partnership with ASMs and product specialists.
- Capture and translate customer and market feedback into actionable insights to inform product development, competitive positioning, and service enhancements.
- Own and lead the national rollout of new products, ensuring strong go-to-market execution, cross-functional alignment, and rapid adoption across channels.
Commercial Excellence
- Partner with operations, engineering, finance, and product management to align on pricing strategies, demand planning, forecasts, and inventory management to ensure reliable service and customer satisfaction.
- Own and lead the national rollout of new products, ensuring strong go-to-market execution, cross-functional alignment, and rapid adoption across channels.
- Collaborate with ASMs, rep agencies, and master distributors to develop and execute market growth plans targeting wholesalers, engineers, contractors, and key specification influencers.
Experience and Skill Required
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma, preferably in marketing, business management, or a technical field (equivalent experience and/or education will be considered)
- 7+ years of proven sales/business development or technical sales experience within the plumbing, mechanical, or waterworks industries, with strong knowledge of drainage and interceptor products preferred.
- Engineering or skilled trades background considered an asset.
- Demonstrated success in developing strategic customer relationships and managing market development initiatives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present to a range of audiences including contractors, engineers, distributors, and senior leadership.
- Strong business acumen, analytical capability, and strategic thinking skills.
- Experience in building and executing territory business plans, marketing initiatives, and product launch programs.
- Self-motivated, collaborative team player with excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Willing to travel a minimum of 50% of the time to support business growth initiatives, customer engagement, and industry events. Periodic travel to the United States is also required for corporate meetings, training and customer events.
Leadership Competencies
- Customer Focused/Driven.
- Sense of Urgency.
- Organized and analytical.
- Motivated and determined.
- Action oriented.
- Ensures Accountability.
- Results and solutions driven.
Total Rewards and Benefits
- • Competitive Salary and Bonus eligible
- • Defined Contribution Pension Plan
- • Educational Reimbursement
- • Employee Assistance Program
- • Extended Health Care Insurance
- • Dental Insurance
- • Vision Insurance
- • Long-Term Disability Insurance
- • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- • Life Insurance
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
- Competitive vacation policy
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Annual Bonus Eligibility
- Educational Reimbursement
- DCPP with eligible matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan – purchase company stock at a discount!
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Zurn Elkay is an equal opportunity employer who provides an inclusive and diverse work environment. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or diploma (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years sales/business development or technical sales experience in plumbing, mechanical, or waterworks industries
- Demonstrated success developing strategic customer relationships and market development initiatives
- Experience building and executing territory business plans, marketing initiatives, and product launch programs
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Strong business acumen, analytical capability, and strategic thinking
- Willingness to travel a minimum of 50% including periodic US travel
- Strong knowledge of drainage and interceptor products
- Engineering or skilled trades background
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for many professional and technical roles, with role-specific ranges and clear bands visible in external postings. Market-aligned base pay combined with bonuses and recognition programs strengthens perceived fairness.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a generous company match, plus access to equity through stock grants and an employee stock purchase plan, enhances long-term rewards. These elements are consistently highlighted alongside the core benefits package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A broad mix—wellness programs, paid volunteer time, charitable gift matching, tuition reimbursement, and development opportunities—expands total rewards beyond base pay. This breadth provides lifestyle value across health, community, and learning.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Insights
What We Do
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions supplies the industry’s widest range of clean water solutions for drinking water, hygiene and sustainable water management. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Zurn Elkay works with customers around the globe to deliver products and systems that enhance and ensure water quality, safety, hygiene, flow control and conservation. From healthcare to hospitality, education to retail and residential to office facilities, we pride ourselves on meeting specialized needs for every market, focusing on quality, reliability, quick installation and easy maintenance. Our values of Continuous Improvement, Integrity in Everything We Do, Customer First, Culture of Winning, and Total Associate Engagement serve as our drive to achieve world-class safety, quality, delivery, cost and growth now and in the future. In everything we do, we are sustainably inspired. We work to make our communities better with volunteerism and philanthropy, and support diversity, equity and inclusion inside and outside our walls. We seek to uphold our promise to the planet every day by providing sustainable water management solutions
