Eaton’s ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking an Inside Sales Engineer. This is a hybrid-based role and candidates must reside within 50 miles of one of the following locations to be considered for the position: Boothwyn, PA; Franklin, MA; Hanover, MD; Moon Township, PA or Mountainside, NJ.
Position Overview:
The primary function of an Inside Sales Engineer (ISE) role will be to support management, outside sales engineers and internal/external customers in providing effective solutions to challenging problems involving technical, service, and commercial issues in the Eaton Electrical Sales Division. Responsibilities include but are not limited to closing orders based upon expertise developed in selling skills and technical knowledge, selling abilities to position Eaton Electrical into preferred position in market and customer activity, providing technical knowledge regarding products/services, negotiating & pricing industrial and construction projects. This role also sells assigned product lines to targeted customers in designated geography or industry with the objective of optimizing sales volume, product mix, and profit margin. The ISE provides technical product support for distributors and other duties that may be assigned by the Area Sales Manager.
The inside sales engineer is to act as a technical and commercial resource to field sales, customers and distributors for quotations and project management of power distribution, power protection and power equipment maintenance; including electrical solutions from complex custom industrial and commercial assembly applications to residential components. The ISE serves the needs of many customer market segments including commercial construction, industrial, machinery OEM's, panel builder, electrical OEM's, residential and utility.
The primary functions include accurate and timely planning and specification interpretation, quotation and technical support; communication with customers, warehouse and plants to facilitate problem resolution; proactive identification of sales potential and follow up to secure orders.
In this function you will:
• Review and interpret customer needs on plans and specifications; determine the minimum bill of material, most competitive price level and shipment cycle within the market segment pertaining to each specific negotiation
• Proactively facilitate timely solutions to customer issues by utilizing available resources or creating procedures for resolution
• Coordinate warranty and non-warranty repairs and returns, which include shipping issues or service requests
• Project manage small to medium projects on as needed basis
• Establish and maintain the highest possible commercial relations with present and potential customers (internal and external) by effectively employing the highest level of skills about the art of salesmanship, application engineering, product knowledge, knowledge of customers business and organization and knowledge of Eaton product lines strategic plans for sales grow
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum one (1) year of work experience
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Boothwyn, PA; Franklin, MA; Hanover, MD; Moon Township, PA or Mountainside, NJ to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience or exposure to a manufacturing organization or electrical distributors
• Electrical experience with low to medium voltage systems
• Commercial experience
• Sales and/or marketing experience
Position Criteria:
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to travel up to 10%
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
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 $61,300 - $121,700.
Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- At least one year of work experience
- Valid driver's license
- Currently reside within 50 miles of Boothwyn, PA; Franklin, MA; Hanover, MD; Moon Township, PA; or Mountainside, NJ, unless exempt as an active-duty military service member
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
- Experience or exposure to a manufacturing organization or electrical distributors
- Electrical experience with low-to-medium voltage systems
- Commercial experience
- Sales or marketing experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in the United States without current or future corporate sponsorship
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
- Ability to travel up to 10%
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