Lead Sales Engineer at Eaton USA

Pensacola, Florida, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Jun, 26

Salary

181500.0

Posted On

07 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sales Planning, Customer Base Management, Electrical Distribution, Engineering Services, Sales Presentations, Pricing Negotiation, Technical Issue Resolution, Quality Issue Resolution, Application Guidance, Technical Assistance, Relationship Building, Bidmanager, VISTA, Technical Knowledge Application, Project Specification Comprehension, Value Added Selling

Industry

electrical;Appliances;and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

Eaton’s North American Sales division is currently seeking a Lead Sales Engineer to join their team. This position is based in Pensacola, FL and focuses on power distribution solutions. This exciting opportunity provides responsibility for developing and executing sales plans, managing an assigned customer base, and delivering electrical distribution and engineering services solutions in the local market. It also offers the chance to prepare sales presentations, negotiate pricing, and collaborate with factories and customers to resolve technical and quality issues. What you’ll do: The primary function of the Lead Sales Engineer is to market and sell Eaton’s products and services to obtain orders that are profitable to Eaton. The position is expected to achieve electrical distribution and engineering services solutions sales results. This will be expected in the geographic market region consistent with the expectations of seasoned sales professionals. The primary responsibility is to manage the assigned customer base, to increase sales in the local marketplace, application guidance and technical assistance to assigned customers. This position is expected to develop, grow, and maintain relationships with Eaton employees, specifiers, and customers including Eaton Authorized Distributors. The primary functions include: understanding Eaton’s support structure available to sales, including EatonCare; understanding Eaton proprietary systems and software including Bidmanager and VISTA; applying technical knowledge for all products that are involved with the sales assignment; comprehension of project specifications and drawings; ability to gain confidence of customers and become a trusted source of information about Eaton offerings. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you • You will develop and execute sales plans to meet performance expectations and requirements • You will quote projects and negotiate correct required pricing • You will prepare sales presentations to create product understanding and awareness • You will build relationships with key customers to enhance long-term business prospects • You will work with factories to resolve technical issues while working with customers to resolve quality issues • You will canvas the market to gain insight and adjust to ever changing pricing and delivery requirements • You will assist the team to develop a coordinated sales effort while keeping management informed of market conditions • You will obtain ongoing training on both functional and technical skills. Qualifications: Required (Basic) Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree with five (5) years in a technical or commercial field, Associate’s degree with seven (7) years in a technical or commercial field or a high school diploma with nine (9) years in a technical or commercial field will be considered. • Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license • No relocation, must currently reside within 50 miles of Pensacola, FL to be considered. No relocation, must currently reside within 50 miles of Pensacola, FL to be considered. • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc. Preferred Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Position Success Criteria: • Ability to respond to a variety of challenging circumstances while continuing to demonstrate superior selling skills for important customer services and applications • Electrical product knowledge • Ability to provide technical solutions built around customer needs • Skilled in time management • Possess negotiating skills while understanding and using techniques needed to close orders • Experience with preparing sales proposals that meet customer expectations • Robust presentation, training and communications skills • Experience utilizing Value Added selling techniques • Strong work ethic, communications skills, competitiveness, willingness to learn and adept at building relationships • Experience working with Bidmanager and Vista 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 $123,750 - $181,500. 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 applicant's 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. Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws. You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number. 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.

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Responsibilities

The primary function is to market and sell Eaton’s products and services to obtain profitable orders, achieving electrical distribution and engineering services solutions sales results within the assigned geographic market region. This involves managing the customer base, increasing local sales, and providing application guidance and technical assistance to assigned customers.