Job descriptionAcara Solutions is seeking an Experienced Technical Sales Leader to join our client in Cambridge, ON.
Responsibilities
The Technical Sales Leader is a growth‑focused, technically capable sales professional responsible for expanding the client’s Engineered Products presence beyond nuclear, focusing on industrial processing and engineered equipment solutions.
Open new markets, develop long‑term customer relationships, and grow into broader leadership responsibilities across AEP.
Focus on industrial and chemical processing markets, including chemical processing, non‑nuclear energy, water & wastewater, hydrogen, and advanced manufacturing.
Blend business development, technical sales, and estimating, providing a pathway to expanded responsibility across multiple AEP facilities and product lines.
Grow AEP’s industrial processing revenue through new customer acquisition and deeper penetration of existing accounts.
Establish AEP as a preferred supplier of engineered tanks, vessels, pressure equipment, and complex fabrications.
Develop a diversified sales pipeline that reduces reliance on nuclear programs while complementing them.
Build personal technical and commercial expertise across AEP’s full portfolio.
Develop and execute sales strategies focused on industrial processing markets, including tanks, vessels, autoclaves, and mechanical systems.
Identify, qualify, and pursue new customers and projects aligned with AEP’s fabrication capabilities.
Segment markets and prioritize opportunities based on margin, repeat potential, and strategic fit.
Build and maintain a healthy opportunity funnel with accurate forecasting.
Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers, translating process requirements into engineered solutions.
Lead customer meetings, plant tours, and technical reviews.
Strengthen long‑term relationships with EPCs, OEMs, and end users.
Support repeat business through proactive account development.
Develop a strong working understanding of AEP’s estimating methodologies, cost drivers, and pricing models.
Collaborate closely with estimating, engineering, and operations teams to ensure bids are competitive and executable.
Challenge assumptions and provide market intelligence to support competitive pricing decisions.
Ensure customer requirements, scope clarity, and commercial risks are well understood before bid submission.
Work closely with Operations and Engineering to align sales commitments with production capability.
Partner with marketing to develop sales tools, presentations, and market messaging.
Provide market feedback to support continuous improvement and new product development.
Support cross‑selling opportunities between facilities (Cambridge North, Cambridge South, Stratford, Woodstock).
Develop toward broader commercial or leadership roles as the business grows.
Qualifications Required Skills
Associate Degree in Engineering or Business.
Minimum 5 years of technical or engineered‑product sales experience.
Preferred Skills
Experience in industrial processing, pressure equipment, or custom fabrication.
Good technical aptitude with tanks, vessels, pressure equipment, and mechanical fabrications.
Proven ability to prospect, qualify, and close complex sales.
Commercial judgment and understanding of manufacturing economics.
Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
Comfortable working independently while collaborating with internal teams.
Compensation & Benefits
Pay:
$80k – $100k / year.
Hours:
hours per week.
Length:
Direct placement.
Additional Information Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race / Color / Gender / Religion / National Origin / Disability / Veteran.
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