Outside Sales Engineer at Eaton in Chandler, Arizona, USA, 85226

Job description

• Eaton’s North American Sales division is currently seeking an Outside Sales Engineer to join our team. This position is located in Chandler, AZ and will focus on electrical power distribution solutions within the residential and light commercial markets. This is an excellent opportunity for a driven sales professional who thrives working independently, takes ownership of their territory and customer relationships, and enjoys being part of a collaborative team. You’ll be supported by a tenured group, strong training and development opportunities, and the benefits of onsite local manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• • You will accurate and timely plan and specify interpretation, quotation, and technical support
• • You will communicate with customers, warehouse, and plants to facilitate problem resolution
• • You will collect, analyze, and utilize market intelligence regarding competitive products, customer needs, preferences, and buying habit
• • You will review and interpret customer needs on plans and specifications
• • You will provide facility timely solutions to customer issues by utilizing available resources or creating procedure for resolution
• • You will be aware of and responsive to market conditions and competitive activities while communicating such information to product divisions
• • You will plan promotional events and presentations with distributor personnel to promote Eaton’s position, while developing a proven record of achieving assigned sales goals
• • You will prepare and present bids and quotations to customers using company price and delivery guidelines while using sound business judgment.

Requirements

• • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• • Minimum one (1) year of experience within the electrical industry or customer facing technical sales
• • Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license
• • No relocation assistance will be provided for this role. Candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Chandler, AZ. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
• • 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.
• • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Skills

Required

• Knowledge of Bidmanager and Vista

Benefits

• 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.
• Eaton strives to provide benefits and programs that are competitive and focused on employee well-being. These programs are offered across the United States and Puerto Rico, but specific programs and options available may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic locations, date of hire, employment type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
• 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 $84,750 - $124,300.
• Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.