Director - Vancouver, BC

Director

Intertek is searching for an Director to join our Caleb Brett team in our Vancouver, British Columbia office. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career with Caleb Brett!

The Director is responsible for leading the Canadian team on the strategic development of the business, identifying, developing plans, and executing on new areas for growth.

What you’ll do:

Listed examples are illustrative and representative of the tasks required of this position and are not intended to be complete or exclusive. Duties may include the following:

• Define and develop the commercial strategy for growth in Canada. Working with the Canadian P&L managers, together with the global business line leader for Caleb Brett, to implement the key strategy for sustainable future growth.

• Identify market segmentation strategies to drive opportunities to win competitor business, grow new market share, and maintain and diversify service offering.

• Create the openings and execute new sales strategies for the business line.

• Review current commercial pricing practices and implement a system to ensure a consistent approach to pricing projects, bids and tenders.

• Assist in reviewing the commercial viability of service offerings; bids, tenders, contracts, and supply in partnership with internal functions.

• Input the marketing and promotional strategy for the business line, and provide subject matter expertise at conferences, join/ maintain influential presence on associated committees and working groups.

• Foster effective and constructive communication across all of the stakeholders described above in support of the strategy which has been set.

• Collect, analyze and counter competitor activity across the sector.

• Perform other duties as required.

What it takes to be successful in this role:

• Demonstrable industry experience (10+ years) within the petroleum / chemicals trade sector.

• Thorough knowledge of related industry standards and guidelines

• Strongly networked in the industry in Canada.

• Proven ability to set and implement a strategy for quantum revenue growth and optimized market positioning of an organization.

• Experience in providing technical outsourcing solutions.

• Strong commercial acumen.

• Exceptional negotiation skills.

• Contractual awareness.

• Change leadership and strong networking skills.

• Advanced business development sales skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to persuade and influence.

• Multi-cultural sensitivity.

• Inspirational and visionary leader with ability to coach for results.

• Innovative mind-set.

• Organized and analytical.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and French.

• Model Intertek’s 10X Energies at all times within the work place, practicing business the right way
• Be aware of, and adhere to, safety practices and policies to ensure your own safety, as well as the safety of others who may be affected by your actions at work
• Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities and demanding deadlines
• Must be detailed-oriented and able to effectively prioritize and organize workload, with efficient time management
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively in verbal written and presentation formats
• Must possess the fundamental technical and administrative skills required to perform the job duties

• Must be customer focused and quality driven

• Ability to travel as business needs dictate

Salary & Benefits Information

When working with Intertek, you can expect salary and benefit package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with company match, generous vacation/sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more. Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid holidays.

Intertek’s Commitment

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers’ expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Our Culture of Total Quality Assurance

Intertek promotes a culture where motivated, customer-oriented employees can flourish, experience professional fulfillment, and reach their highest potential. At Intertek, we exercise our spirit of innovation, the passion of our people and our unmatched customer commitment to realize our purpose of making the world an ever better, safer, and more sustainable place for all.

A career with Intertek offers rewarding opportunities to help companies around the world develop products that are used safely by millions of people every day. Intertek is the trusted advisor to many of the world’s leading brands, companies, and governments, and has earned a reputation for accuracy, reliability, integrity, and technical competence. Working at Intertek means joining a global network of state-of-the-art facilities and passionate people who deliver superior customer service with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

We Value Diversity

Intertek’s network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

*Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.