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Senior Outside Sales Engineer

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Eaton logoEaton · Bossier City, LA
$107K–$157K/yrFull-timeOn-siteToday
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Responsibilities

  • Position Overview:
  • 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 on both functional and technical skills

Requirements

  • Required (Basic) Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
  • Minimum three (3) years of electrical industry experience
  • Possess a valid driver's license
  • No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Minden, LA to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
  • 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 respond to a variety of 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 skills
  • Experience utilizing value-added selling techniques
  • Strong work ethic, competitiveness, willingness to learn and adept at building relationships
  • Experience working with Bidmanager and Vista
  • Ability to travel up to 25%
  • 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 $107,250 - $157,300.
  • Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
  • 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

Additional Information

Eaton's ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking a Senior Outside Sales Engineer. This role is a hybrid position that supports the Louisiana/southern Arkansas territory. This is a home-based position where candidates for this role must reside within 50 miles of our Minden, LA location to be considered for this position. Upon hire, one must be in the Grapevine, TX office a few days a week for onboarding and training and come to the office for occasional meetings.


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