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Eaton
Inside Sales Engineer
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What they do
An Inside Sales Engineer provides technical expertise and phone support as part of a sales team. Provides support for sales presentations including technical information about scientific or advanced technology products. Responds to technical questions from customers or buyers. May assist with solving technical problems after products are purchased or installed.
$99,314 / year median in Tennessee
+17% projected growth
Job Description
Eaton's North America Sales division is currently seeking a Inside Sales Engineer within 50 miles of Louisville, TN or Nashville, TN. What you'll do: The primary function of the 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 NAS 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 in addition to 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. Serve the needs of many customer market segments including: Commercial Construction, Industrial, and Residential. The primary functions include; accurate and timely plan 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. Essential job tasks include but are not limited to: 1) 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; 2) Proactively facilitate timely solutions to customer issues by utilizing available resources or creating procedures for resolution; 3) Coordinate warranty and non-warranty repairs and returns, which include shipping issues or service requests; 4) Project manage small to medium projects on as needed basis; 5) Establish and maintain the highest possible commercial relations with present and potential customers (internal and external) by effectively employing the highest level of skills with regard to the art of salesmanship, application engineering, product knowledge, knowledge of customers business and organization and knowledge of Eaton product lines strategic plans for sales growth.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum 3 years of experience within the electrical industry is required
- 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 benefit is being offered for this position.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
- Inside sales experience within the electrical industry
- Experience or exposure to a manufacturing organization
Skills:
POSITION CRITERIA
- Electrical product knowledge (low to medium voltage Systems)
- Commercial/customer facing experience
- Sales and/or marketing experience
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
- Strong communication skills All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.