Inside Sales Representative – Automotive

Pay: CA$50,000–CA$85,000 per year
Work Location: In person – Etobicoke, Ontario

About Venture Steel

Venture Steel has emerged as a leading flat-rolled metal processor and distributor focused on providing industry-leading service across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Our strong service culture, modern processing equipment, and proprietary SSCM software platform enable us to provide customers with exceptional service and visibility throughout the order process.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an Inside Sales Representative – Automotive to join our sales team.

The Inside Sales Representative is responsible for managing and developing customer accounts, building strong customer relationships, preparing quotations, coordinating orders from quote through delivery, and supporting the achievement of sales and margin objectives.

Working closely with Account Managers and internal operational teams, this position serves as a key commercial contact for customers and plays an important role in identifying opportunities, resolving issues, and delivering an exceptional customer experience.

This opportunity is well suited to someone with strong commercial aptitude who wants to build a career in industrial sales, as well as an experienced sales professional with directly relevant steel, metals, manufacturing, or automotive experience.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop, manage, and maintain strong day-to-day relationships with assigned customer accounts.
- Manage customer requirements from quotation through order fulfilment and delivery, ensuring commitments are understood and executed.
- Prepare quotations and support pricing decisions while considering customer requirements, market conditions, volume, and margin objectives.
- Proactively follow up on quotations, customer inquiries, and potential sales opportunities.
- Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts, expand product offerings, and develop additional business.
- Monitor account activity, sales volumes, pricing, and performance against established objectives.
- Work closely with Account Managers to support account strategies, customer negotiations, and commercial initiatives.
- Process customer orders accurately and efficiently from initiation through completion.
- Resolve customer issues by coordinating with Purchasing, Scheduling, Production, Shipping, Quality, Logistics, and Finance.




- Maintain accurate customer, pricing, quotation, and order information within company systems.
- Provide customer and market feedback to the sales team and management, including competitive activity, pricing trends, and emerging opportunities.
- Support new account setup and customer onboarding.
- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of Venture Steel's products, processing capabilities, customer applications, and the automotive steel market.

Experience

- Previous experience in inside sales, account management, customer service, or another commercial role within manufacturing, metals, industrial distribution, or the automotive sector is preferred.
- Experience within the steel service centre, flat-rolled steel, or automotive supply industry is considered a strong asset.
- Experience managing customer accounts, including quoting, pricing, order management, and commercial issue resolution, is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience developing customer relationships, identifying sales opportunities, and contributing to sales and margin objectives is an asset.
- We are open to developing candidates with strong commercial aptitude; however, candidates considered toward the top of the posted compensation range will be expected to bring significant directly relevant industry experience, established product knowledge, and a demonstrated track record of sales performance.

Education

- Post-secondary education in business, sales, supply chain, or a related field is preferred.
- A combination of education and directly relevant industry experience will also be considered.

Knowledge & Skills

- Strong commercial and customer-service orientation with the ability to develop long-term customer relationships.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Robust understanding of the sales process, including quoting, pricing, order management, customer follow-up, and account development.
- Ability to identify customer needs and translate them into sales opportunities.




- Strong analytical and mathematical skills with the ability to understand pricing, margins, volumes, and sales performance.
- Strong negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy when managing customer, pricing, and order information.
- Ability to manage multiple customer priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with a strong sense of urgency.
- Ability to analyze sales activity and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of flat-rolled steel products, specifications, processing capabilities, and automotive customer requirements is considered a strong asset.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is CA$50,000–CA$85,000 per year.

Compensation within the range will be determined based on the successful candidate's experience, directly relevant industry knowledge, product knowledge, demonstrated sales performance, and overall qualifications.

Candidates at the upper end of the range would be expected to bring significant directly relevant experience within the steel service centre, flat-rolled steel, automotive supply, or a closely related market.

Benefits

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- On-site parking
- Vision care

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Venture Steel Inc., we respect diversity and treat one another in ways that are fair, courteous, and compassionate, recognizing everyone's contributions. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to establishing a qualified workforce that is reflective of the diverse population we serve.

Venture Steel Inc. is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process if required due to disability. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

We encourage applications from all qualified individuals; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Pay: $55,000.00-$85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- On-site parking
- Vision care

Experience:

- Manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Inside Sales Representative – Automotive (Canada)
🏢 Venture Steel
📍 Canada