Executive Sales Engineer

What you’ll do:

Position Overview:

The Executive Sales Engineer has responsibility to achieve an assigned sales quota consistent with expectations of a seasoned professional sales engineer. This position has the primary responsibility to manage and coordinate the sales effort within the customer/distributor base assigned, which includes in-person customer visits.

In this function you will:

• Prepare and present bids and quotations to customers using company price and delivery guidelines, and use sound business judgment to enhance margins
• Support total quality efforts by providing timely and accurate information for order entry, elevating quality issues to attention of management
• Ensure that accurate information flows to and from customer
• Implement new product programs as needed
• Collect, analyze and utilize market intelligence regarding competitive products, customer needs, preferences and buying habits
• Provide necessary reports requested by management in a timely manner

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum seven (7) years of electrical industry sales/marketing and or engineering experience
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Fenton, MO to be considered. Active‑Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• 10+ years of electrical industry sales experience

Position Criteria:

• Possess excellent communication skills
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
• Possess a strong work ethic, great interpersonal skills, competitiveness and willingness to learn, as well as be adept at building relationships
• Knowledge of power distribution and control products, possess market knowledge & have established customer relationships within the market area
• Time management, presentation/training skills & planning skills
• Experience in value-added selling
• Possesses strong teamwork interpersonal skills
• 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 $143,250 - $210,100. Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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