Channel Business Sales Manager

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İstanbul, Fatih, İstanbul, TUR
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Energy • Manufacturing
We make what matters work.
The Role
Lead Eaton’s channel sales business across Turkey, developing strategy and delivering revenue and profitability through electrical wholesalers, system integrators, OEMs, consultants, and end users. The role owns partner recruitment and development, complex project opportunities, budgets, forecasts, market analysis, and senior customer relationships. It collaborates with Marketing, Product Engineering, and Customer Support while shaping the country’s channel ecosystem and growth strategy.
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Build, scale, and lead Eaton’s channel growth across Turkey

At Eaton, we make what matters work. We are a global leader in energy-efficient electrical solutions, driven by a clear purpose: to shape a more sustainable future while creating real value for our customers, partners, and people. We operate with integrity, inclusivity, and a long-term mindset — and we are now strengthening our channel sales leadership in Turkey.

This is a pivotal, senior commercial role with clear ownership of Eaton’s channel business across Turkey. As Channel Business Sales Manager, you will lead growth through electrical wholesalers, system integrators, and large  OEM customers, shaping the go-to-market strategy for Eaton’s electrical portfolio including low-voltage switchgear, automation, drives, and soft starters.

Reporting directly to the Country Manager, you will have significant autonomy, visibility, and influence — responsible not only for delivering results, but for building a high-performing, future-ready channel ecosystem in a competitive and evolving market.

What you’ll do:
  • Own and execute the channel sales strategy for Eaton Electrical solutions in Turkey, driving sustainable growth and market expansion
  • Deliver ambitious revenue and profitability targets through electrical wholesalers, system integrators, and large OEM customers
  • Build, strengthen, and evolve the channel ecosystem, including identifying and onboarding strategic new partners
  • Act as a senior commercial interface to customers, consultants, and designers in specification-driven project environments
  • Lead complex opportunities end-to-end, working closely with Marketing, Product Engineering, and Customer Support
  • Own budgets, forecasts, and performance, ensuring disciplined execution and clear visibility to senior leadership
  • Continuously assess market trends, competitors, and growth opportunities to shape future strategy
Qualifications:
  • B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Engineering
  • 10+ years of experience in Electrical Distribution and Sales, with strong exposure to channel partner management
Skills:
  • Proven success in driving business growth through channel-based sales models
  • Solid understanding of electrical solutions and project-based selling
  • Experience working with end users, consultants, utilities, OEMs, and system integrators
  • Strong commercial and analytical skills, including budget ownership and forecasting
  • Experience leading or developing sales teams is an advantage
  • Fluency in Turkish and English is essential
What we offer:
  • Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with market and role impact
  • A senior, visible role with real influence on Turkey’s growth strategy
  • Opportunity to shape and build a channel organization, not just manage one
  • Long-term career development and internal mobility across Eaton
  • Ongoing learning and leadership development through Eaton University
  • A values-driven culture where ethics, inclusion, and sustainability truly matter

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Skills Required

  • B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Engineering
  • 10+ years of experience in electrical distribution and sales
  • Strong experience with channel partner management
  • Proven success driving business growth through channel-based sales models
  • Understanding of electrical solutions and project-based selling
  • Experience working with end users, consultants, utilities, OEMs, and system integrators
  • Strong commercial and analytical skills, including budget ownership and forecasting
  • Fluency in Turkish and English
  • Experience leading or developing sales teams

Eaton Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Eaton and has not been reviewed or approved by Eaton.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and company‑paid disability, with HSAs/HRAs and wellness programs enhancing access and support.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching alongside additional retirement contributions, with some sites also featuring pension and profit‑sharing components.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for all parents, childbirth leave via short‑term disability for birth mothers, adoption benefits, and subsidized backup care signal strong family‑focused support.

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The Company
HQ: Dublin, Dublin
93,749 Employees
Year Founded: 1911

What We Do

Planes. Hospitals. Factories. Data centers. Vehicles. The electrical grid. These are things people depend on every day. And the companies behind them depend on Eaton to solve some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet. Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 92,000 employees.

Why Work With Us

At Eaton, we make what matters work—creating exciting new power management technologies that keep the world moving every day. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals can reach their full potential—and where they help us reach ours.

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