Description
Technical sales specialists, wholesale trade, sell a range of technical goods and services, such as scientific, agricultural and industrial products, electricity, telecommunications services and computer services, to governments and to commercial and industrial establishments in domestic and international localities. They are employed by establishments that produce or provide technical goods and services, such as pharmaceutical companies, industrial equipment manufacturing companies, grain elevators, computer services firms, engineering firms and hydroelectric companies, or they may be self-employed technical sales specialists/agents who contract their services to other companies. Technical sales specialists who are supervisors are included in this unit group.
Profile(s)
- Enterprising
- Investigative
- Social
Each profession is associated with a combination of three initial letters corresponding to one of the six RIASEC profiles. Profile combinations are determined based on skills, fields of interest and certain personality traits.
Main tasks
- Promote sales to existing clients
- Identify and solicit potential clients
- Assess clients' needs and resources and recommend the appropriate goods or services
- Provide input into product design where goods or services must be tailored to suit clients' needs
- Develop reports and proposals as part of sales presentation to illustrate benefits from use of good or service
- Estimate costs of installing and maintaining equipment or service
- Prepare and administer sales contracts
- Consult with clients after sale to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support
- Troubleshoot technical problems related to equipment
- May train customers' staff in the operation and maintenance of equipment
- May conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce
- May supervise the activities of other technical staff and sales specialists.
Training
Diploma of College Studies (DCS)
Farm management and technology
Description of the Farm management and technology program
To register for Farm management and technology:
- Collège d'Alma (French only)
- Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon (French only)
- Cégep de Matane (French only)
- Cégep Lionel Groulx (French only)
- Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Joliette (French only)
- Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (French only)
- Cégep de Sherbrooke (French only)
- Cégep de Victoriaville (French only)
- Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, campus de La Pocatière (French only)
- Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, campus de Saint-Hyacinthe (French only)
- Macdonald Campus – McGill University (www.mcgill.ca/macdonald)
Technologie des productions animales
Description of the Technologie des productions animales program (French only)
To register for Technologie des productions animales:
- Cégep à distance
- Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, campus de La Pocatière (French only)
- Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, campus de Saint-Hyacinthe (French only)
Paysage et commercialisation en horticulture ornementale
Description of the Paysage et commercialisation en horticulture ornementale program (French only)
To register for Paysage et commercialisation en horticulture ornementale:
- Cégep à distance
- Cégep Montmorency (French only)
- Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, campus de Saint-Hyacinthe (French only)
Technologie du génie agromécanique
Description of the Technologie du génie agromécanique program (French only)
To register for Technologie du génie agromécanique: Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, campus de Saint-Hyacinthe (French only)
Techniques de procédés industriels
Description of the Techniques de procédés industriels program (French only)
To register for Techniques de procédés industriels:
- Cégep de Jonquière (French only)
- Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon (French only)
- Cégep de Maisonneuve (French only)
- Cégep de Trois-Rivières (French only)
More information
More information on this job on IMT online
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This trade is in highest demand in these regions:
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
- Mauricie
- Estrie
- Île-de-Montréal
- Outaouais
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Côte-Nord et Nord-du-Québec
- Chaudière-Appalaches
- Laval
- Lanaudière
- Laurentides
- Montérégie
- Centre-du-Québec
- Grande région de Montréal