Eaton’s North American Sales Division is currently seeking a Lead OEM Outside Sales Engineer to join our team. Candidates for this role must reside within 50 miles of Houston, TX to be considered for this position. Relocation assistance will not be offered.

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 components sales for distribution and controls. 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.

A key focus for this position is setting a strategy for selling circuit protection, power distribution solutions, and control products to OEM customers, thereby driving market share growth in those categories.

In this function you will:

Develop and execute sales plans to meet performance expectations and requirements
Quote projects and negotiate correct required pricing
Prepare sales presentations to create product understanding and awareness
Build relationships with key customers to enhance long-term business prospects
Work with factories to resolve technical issues while working with customers to resolve quality issues
Canvas the market to gain insight and adjust to ever changing pricing and delivery requirements
Assist team to develop a coordinated sales effort while keeping management informed of market conditions
Obtain ongoing training in both functional and technical skills

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Minimum five (5) years of electrical industry sales/marketing and/or engineering experience
Possess a valid driver’s license
Relocation assistance is not available. Candidates must currently reside within a 50 mile radius of Houston, Texas 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
Three (3) years of OEM experience
Electrical product knowledge
Experience with preparing sales proposals that meet customer expectations
Experience utilizing value-added selling techniques
Experience working with Bidmanager, Saleforce, and Vista

Skills:

Position Criteria:

Possess excellent communication skills
Ability to respond to a variety of circumstances while continuing to demonstrate superior selling skills for important customer services and applications
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
Robust presentation, training and communications skills
Strong work ethic, competitiveness, willingness to learn and adept at building relationships
Ability to travel up to 25%

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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.

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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.

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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.

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