Project Specialist

Posted 3 Days Ago
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Ottawa, ON
Junior
eCommerce • Retail • Sales
The Role
The Project Specialist manages job site releases, liaises with customers, reconciles accounts, coordinates projects, and oversees documentation and pricing.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Wolseley Canada, our leading-edge is the knowledge and insight found in every corner of our organization. Here, you’ll build strong relationships and support critical industries that touch the lives of Canadians. Every day, we show up with intention and pride; in ourselves, our associates, and our customers. You’ll have a solid foundation to try new things, uncover new possibilities, challenge yourself, and grow your career. Does this sound like somewhere you’d like to be?

Wolseley Canada is the leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial products in the country and working here means, a network of possibilities, a place you are valued and a higher standard.

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What’s in it for you?

  • Regular business hours Monday to Friday.
  • Career development and training opportunities
  • Life insurance, disability and wellness program
  • Retirement savings programs including RRSP
  • Paid vacation and sick time and day off on your birthday!
  • Bonus programs that include annual performance and profit sharing
  • Employee discounts on top brands of plumbing and HVAC/R products
  • Education reimbursement for employees
  • Employee referral program
  • Safety shoe reimbursement

What you will do:

  • Manage all job site releases - liaising with customers and warehouse to ensure timely deliveries
  • Creating/Updating trackers for all current jobs
  • Reconciling contract and account balances and quantities
  • Attending, as required, meetings affecting projects
  • Conduct project kick-offs with customers and internal teams to start projects
  • Work with customer on management of long-lead time items
  • Provide reporting as needed with customers, project control sheets
  • Create project change orders as changes are initiated by customers
  • Co-ordinate with Credit to handle denunciation, liens for projects
  • Co-ordinate with Supply Chain on the management of out of stocks and backorders to deliver project materials.
  • Managing Pricing and Special Price Agreements for jobs
  • Managing Returns and Claims to reduce and resolve liabilities for project closure
  • Prepare close out documents for projects as required.

What you will bring:

  • 2+ years’ experience in Mechanical Wholesale in a customer and/or vendor facing role
  • Awareness of Credit Management dependencies and impact on projects
  • Strong Communication Skills, especially in dealing with customers, vendors, and internal teams, both written and verbal
  • Customer focus and service mindset
  • High attention to detail and high degree of persistence
  • Balancing timing, cost, and service excellence
  • Problem solving
  • Strong learning acumen
  • General computer skills including Excel required, knowledge of Syntax AS400 system and ACCEO would be an asset
  • Highly organized in prioritizing work and multitasking on a regular basis

Each resume submitted gets individually reviewed by our team and retained for 24 months if other new and exciting opportunities arise that match your skills and qualifications.

Please note: This position requires the result of a satisfactory criminal record check.  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position.

Top Skills

Acceo
Excel
Syntax As400
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The Company
Burlington, Ontario
1,356 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Wolseley Canada is the country’s leading national distributor of plumbing, HVAC/R and PVF products.
With a network of over 220 branches coast-to-coast, and a national team of sales and service specialists,
the Wolseley team is known for their knowledge and expertise that customers have come to rely on for their ever-changing needs.

Wolseley has Canada’s largest inventory of leading brand faucets and fixtures, relationships with the best vendors and brands in the business, and the most robust eCommerce platform in the industry.

These key advantages make Wolseley the professional’s choice across the country.

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