Title: Inside Sales Specialist – Technical, AI or Computer Science Background (Mandarin Specking)
Location: Richmond, BC (Office-Based)

About Precise Pipe
Precise Pipe manufactures and distributes seamless and welded carbon steel pipe. We are obsessed with customer satisfaction, exceptional quality, rapid supply and tailored solutions. With over 60 years of expertise, we are a North American leader in steel pipe solutions, supported by our own mills and a global inventory network.

Our North American operations serve upstream and downstream oil and gas markets with OCTG, transmission, tailings and facility line pipes. We also supply low-alloy pipes and pipe derivative products such as frac sleeves, perforating guns and setting tools. Beyond energy, our non-oil and gas divisions focus on galvanized products and OEM parts.

Why This Role Is Different
We are building our own internal AI system to improve how the business runs across multiple functions. Team members who combine technical skills with a real interest in the commercial side of the business have already helped us get strong results, and we want more people like them.

This role combines day-to-day inside sales with hands-on work on AI development, automation and business process improvement. You will serve customers, learn how an industrial business works from the inside, and apply your technical skills to practical problems you see every day.

Key Responsibilities

Inside Sales

- Respond to customer inquiries and turn them into accurate, competitive quotations.
- Work with pricing, costs and margins to support profitable quotes.
- Communicate clearly and promptly with customers, Outside Sales and internal teams.
- Identify new business opportunities within existing accounts.

AI, Automation and Business Improvement

- Spot inefficiencies in quoting, order handling and other workflows.
- Propose practical solutions and work with our AI/IT team to implement them.
- Contribute directly where your skills fit, for example coding, integrations, workflow automation, data analysis or system implementation.




- Help test, refine and roll out improvements to our internal AI system.
- Measure the impact of improvements on speed, accuracy and win rate.

What We’re Looking For

- Technical foundation: Experience in AI, software, engineering, systems development, data analysis or automation. You can point to things you have personally built, coded, integrated or implemented.
- Commercial understanding: You understand customer requirements, specifications, quotations, pricing, costs, margins and business opportunities, or you are eager to learn them quickly.
- Communication and follow-through: You communicate clearly with customers, pay close attention to detail, and take ownership of inquiries and orders.
- Improvement mindset: You notice what slows a business down, suggest practical fixes and see them through.
- Interest in the combined role: You genuinely want to do inside sales while also contributing to broader business improvement. This role is not purely technical.

Backgrounds We’d Love to Hear From

- Technical Inside Sales
- Sales or Solutions Engineer
- Applications Engineer
- Technical Account Manager
- Business Analyst
- Implementation Consultant
- Commercially focused Product Manager
- Engineers or software/AI professionals with a demonstrated interest in business

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Commerce, Business or a related field.
- 1–5 years of experience in a technical, commercial, client-facing or analyst role.
- A background in industrial products, energy, construction materials, manufacturing, logistics or B2B technology is an asset.
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.




- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Experience with Python, SQL, APIs, automation tools or BI tools is a strong asset.
- An additional language, such as Mandarin, is an asset for supporting global communication.

Career Development Path
We invest in growth. This role is the entry point to a clear progression:

Itemizer → Researcher → Technical Estimator → Commercial Analyst

At each stage you take on more responsibility for quoting, market intelligence and commercial strategy. Throughout, you will have opportunities to shape our AI and business improvement initiatives.

Personal Attributes

- Curious about how industrial businesses work and win customers.
- Practical problem-solver who prefers working solutions to perfect theories.
- Detail-oriented and dependable with customer commitments.
- Self-motivated, organized, and thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Compensation & Benefits

- Salary range: CA$65,000 – CA$90,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
- Final salary is confirmed after successful completion of the probationary period.
- Full company benefits from the start of employment.
- Paid vacation provided annually in line with company policy.

Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full time

Pay: $65,000.00-$90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Paid time off

Application question(s):

- Share your LinkedIn profile url?
- Total how many years of experience do you have?
- Describe a project or system you personally built or contributed to technically. What was your specific role?
- Describe your experience working with customers, quotes, pricing or other commercial work.
- Share one measurable business improvement you helped deliver, such as time saved, revenue gained or errors reduced.
- Why are you interested in a role that combines inside sales with AI and systems improvement?
- Technical Qualification?

Language:

- Mandarin (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Inside Sales Specialist – Technical, AI or Computer Science Background (Mandarin Speaking) (Vancouver)
🏢 Precise Pipe
📍 Vancouver