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Eaton Corporation
Sales Account Manager
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What they do
An Account Manager manages client accounts for a company. Develops and maintains communication with company clients, promotes sales and services, and works to resolve problems Accounts may be for product sales, advertising or marketing services or financial services such as banking.
$69,223 / year median in Michigan
-6% projected decline
Job Description
Eaton's
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division is currently seeking a Sales Account Manager-Mobility . This is a hybrid work opportunity based out of our Southfield, MI campus. Eaton announced, on June 11, 2026, the intent to combine its Mobility Group (including both the Vehicle and eMobility segments) with a new company. We expect to complete this process by the end of the first half of 2027. The compensation and benefits that will initially be offered for this position are based on Eaton's plans, programs and practices. If you are offered and accept this position and are actively employed by the Mobility Group when the transaction closes, the new company will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time. ## What you'll do:- Manages all commercial aspects for assigned product in NA, including program quoting and negotiation, commercial warranty claims, commercial impacts to program scope changes, and all other commercial and pricing activities associated with the accounts.
- Articulates clear understanding of current/future targets for relevant product market shares, competitive positioning, pricing strategies and standard profits which achieve Eaton's expectations. Benchmarks with other internal or external sales departments to assure best practices are utilized.
- Develops (in consensus with product managers) and deploys comprehensive pricing strategies which are market driven, based on value provided, and the competitive landscape. The pricing strategies, which will include an analytical approach, must support Eaton's long-term financial targets, and provide "globally consistent pricing" to avoid region to region "self-competition".
- Relentlessly monitors market dynamics (global and regional) including customer and competitor developments and recommends strategies to counteract these pressures to management.
- Provides customer interface strategy (points of contacts, frequency) and builds strong rapport with key customers' decision-makers. Visit's customers, attends conferences regularly for seeking new opportunities, supporting existing pursuits and building customer relationships.
- Takes ownership of total customer satisfaction for assigned products.
Qualifications:
Required Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum 4 years sales, program management or similar commercial experience with automotive OEMs and/or Tier I suppliers
- Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.
STEM OPT
plans, F-1 toH-1B, H-1B
cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.- No relocation is available for this position.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business and/or Engineering
- Ability to plan and manage execution of business plans
- Experience in technical sales or program management supporting highly engineered products ##
Additional Information:
- Ability to think and act strategically
- Excellent interpersonal communication and planning skills
- Demonstrated ability to leverage resources and achieve results in a matrix environment Well-developed financial and analytical skillset that includes ability to work with ERP systems, standard costs, financial models, track and negotiate impacts of scope changes, economics, facilitate development of contractual agreements, lead negotiations etc.
- Demonstrated ability to deal with large amounts of data, manage as needed and consolidate and report critical summaries of the data.
- Evidence of leadership skills with the ability to develop strong relationships, align with regional business goals, think strategically, adapt to change and develop strategies are critical to this role
- Travel 25% All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.