Outside Sales Engineer (42931)
Outside Sales Engineer (42931)
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Job Description
Eatons ES AMER NASdivision is currently seeking anOutside Sales is a hybrid-based position and candidates for this role must reside within 50 miles of our Windsor CT location to be considered for the position. Relocation assistance will be offered for successful applicants who live outside of this location.
What youll do:
Position Overview:
The primary function of the Sales Engineer is to sell assigned product lines to targeted customers in targeted market areas. This position will be responsible to achieve the assigned sales goal consistent with the expectations of a thoroughly seasoned professional sales engineer for the assigned product categories while under little supervision. It will be an expectation to optimize sales volume product mix and profit margin while increasing sales in the marketplace. This position will need to coordinate sales for the assigned customer and distributor base. It has the responsibility to manage all aspects of the customer relationship providing sales and technical assistance with distributors customers end users and specifiers.
The primary functions include providing sales and technical assistance with distributors contractors end users and electrical group personnel; provide timely and accurate information for order entry while elevating quality issues to attention of management and ensuring that accurate information flows to market intelligence data on competitive products customer needs preference and buying habits; support distributor inventories and inventory turns by recommending specific products and levels to be stocked and provide necessary reports and surveys requested in a timely manner.
In this function you will:
- Accurately and timely plan and specify interpretation quotation and technical support
- Communicate with customers warehouse and plants to facilitate problem resolution
- Collect analyze and utilize market intelligence regarding competitive products customer needs preferences and buying habit
- Review and interpret customer needs on plans and specifications
- Provide facility timely solutions to customer issues by utilizing available resources or creating procedure for resolution
- Be aware of and responsive to market conditions and competitive activities while communicating such information to product divisions
- Plan promotional events and presentations with distributor personnel to promote Eatons position while developing a proven record of achieving assigned sales goals
- Prepare and present bids and quotations to customers using company price and delivery guidelines while using sound business judgment
Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum one (1) year of experience within the electrical industry
- Possess a valid drivers license
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
Skills:
Position Criteria:
- Possess excellent communication skills
- Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
- Time management presentation and planning skills
- Knowledge of Eaton electrical product and service capabilities
- Possess an understanding of the sales process using sales techniques as evidenced by good customer relationships
- Knowledge of Bidmanager and Vista
- Demonstrated an understanding of market trends industry issues and knowledge of competitors
- Effective interpersonal and teamwork skills
- Ability to leverage support personnel to meet customer and organizational needs
- Ability to travel up to 25%
The compensation range for this full-time position includes base pay and target sales performance incentive. This position has a target total compensation range of $81750.00 - $119900.00.
Base salaries are based upon candidate skills experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicants race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability marital status genetic information protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.
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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Employment Type
Full Time
