Careers

WATERAX is a tight-knit team, a range of professionals who share the goal
of providing wildland firefighters with the tools they need to succeed.

Parts and service specialist

Type of position: Salaried, full time Salary: To be discussed, based on experience Competitive benefits

About WATERAX

Trusted by wildland firefighters around the world, WATERAX sets the industry standard by developing innovative portable fire pumps and water-handling equipment designed to withstand demanding applications and rugged environments. With a time-tested legacy of reliability, WATERAX carries on its mission to place powerful, precision-engineered pumps into the hands of the men and women who need to move water to protect our lives and communities from the ravages of wildfires.

Job Description

Reporting to the Director of Sales & Marketing, the role of the Parts & Service Specialist, is to support customer needs and fulfill them by helping them select the best parts and/or accessory solutions. They are responsible for answering customer questions about our pumps and equipment related to parts and collaborates with customers and vendors to maintain proper parts inventory. The Parts & Product Specialist is proficient in the use of the parts catalog and online genuine parts store, this person is also responsible for making sure these tools are up to date by keeping current on new products and product updates.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Develop expertise on genuine spare parts portfolio and service requirements;
  • Proficient in the use of parts catalog;
  • Collaborate with engineering on documentation related to spare parts (release parts updates);
  • Update item data in ERP system;
  • Help maintain parts catalogs, price schedules, and other technical information and bulletins;
  • Oversee e-shop inventory, adding and removing items, optimizing online offering;
  • Keep current on new products and product updates;
  • Provide technical parts support with customers and sales team;
  • Send quotes, sales orders, order acknowledgements for spare parts;
  • Collaborate with customers and vendors to maintain inventory and assist in selecting required parts;
  • Builds and maintains positive customer and manufacturer relationships to strengthen customer loyalty, improve service level on order deliveries;
  • Resolves customer complaints or concerns in a timely manner and always looks for ways to better serve our customers;
  • Uses his/her firsthand product use expertise to provide customers with the best WATERAX product solution suitable to their needs;
  • Share sales and product insights and feedback with product management team to facilitate new features and updates;
  • Performs other related duties as assigned by management;
  • Adhere to all WATERAX policies and procedures pursuant to sales administration processes and guidelines;
  • Adhere to WATERAX guidelines and policies in matters of ethics and code of conduct

Education & Experience

  • Understanding of WATERAX products, services and capabilities. Must demonstrate ability to understand our products and mechanical concepts and to successfully communicate them to customers and sales channel partners;
  • Work experience in, and technical knowledge of, WATERAX products, applications and targeted industries;
  • Proficient in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
  • College/Cegep Degree or equivalent;
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience;
  • Valid driver license;

Skills & Competencies

  • Excellent and effective oral and written communication abilities in English / French. Spanish is an asset;
  • Highly professional and positive attitude and ability to deliver customer-focused service;
  • Strong listening skills and patience to work with customers and understand their needs;
  • Energetic and able to adapt to a fast-paced environment where priorities change quickly, and multi-tasking is a must;
  • Exceptional organizational skills, detailed oriented, methodical and accurate;
  • Natural curiosity and passion for excellence, improvement and problem solving;
  • Customer Service Skills: Able to courteously interact with clients to ensure positive customer experience;
  • Innovative, creative and decisive;
  • A positive attitude and professional appearance along with the ability to thrive in a small company environment and build strong relationships with coworkers, customers and partners;
  • Must be persistent, action-oriented, results-driven and self-motivated;
  • Ability to manage several projects simultaneously, delivering high quality work;
  • Excellent people skills, including experience working with a variety of cross functional and international stakeholders;
  • Diplomacy and tact in interpersonal relationships;
  • Team spirit;