Sales Engineer- Connectors

Your Job

The Molex Sales Team is looking for a talented and driven Technical Sales Engineer to manage a Quebec-based territory with the primary objective of growing profitable revenue for Molex via demand creation and effective maintenance of existing business. This position will be the primary interface to the purchasing and engineering/development resources within the account base.

This person will be responsible for educating customers on the value Molex brings in the marketplace and how Molex differentiates itself within that market. Ideally, Molex would like a candidate with an interest/passion for technology and a willingness to learn new products and applications to best service the engineering designs in the territory. The position is based in the Quebec/Montreal area and may require limited travel out of the province. The position will call on accounts in the Aerospace and Defense Markets as well as transportation. consumer, medical, industrial, and other trending markets.

Our Team

Molex LLC is a manufacturer of electronic, electrical, and fiber optic connectivity systems. The breadth of our product offering serves a variety of industries including data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. Molex makes a connected world possible and is dedicated to supporting products that improve people’s lives. 

What You Will Do

• Understand customer applications, discuss needs, and offer solutions to customers utilizing the entire Molex portfolio of products.
• Maintain and expand professional business relationships within assigned accounts.
• Build a strong, steady pipeline of demand creation activities to fuel continuous territory growth measurable by Salesforce performance to targets.
• Maintain account profiles, contact lists, and Salesforce opportunity trackers.
• Travel locally 50% and regionally 10-20%

Skills & Abilities 

• Self-motivate and prioritize workload with minimal direct supervision.
• Effectively build strategic customer and distributor relationships across a broad span of roles to maximize Molex’s ability to win business.
• Understand customer needs and effectively sell solutions both to the customer and to the business unit
• Organization, attention to detail, and timely follow-through
• Build relationships and network through strong interpersonal skills.
• Communicate effectively remotely and face-to-face.
• Strong team cooperation skills 

 Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• A bachelor’s degree in business or a technical discipline
• Experiences in outside sales, field application engineering, or product/project management
• Willingness to travel locally 50% and regionally 10-20%
• Bilingual communication skills in French and English

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience within the Aerospace & Defense industry
• Residence in the Québec/Montreal area
• Experience in the electronics industry and/or manufacturing sector
• Experience collaborating with distribution partners