Senior Sales Engineer

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Eaton’s ES AMER NAS division is currently seeking a Senior Sales Engineer. Candidates for this role must reside within 50 miles of our San Antonio, TX or Corpus Christi, TX location to be considered.

The primary function of the Residential Senior Sales Engineer is to sell assigned product lines to targeted customers in the residential and light commercial market areas, optimized for sales volume, product mix, and profit margin. The role will coordinate sales for the assigned customer and distributor base, manage all aspects of the customer relationship, and provide sales and technical assistance to distributors, contractors, end users, and electrical group personnel.

• Accurately and timely plan and specify interpretation, quotation, and technical support
• Communicate with customers, warehouse, and plants to facilitate problem resolution
• Collect, analyze, and utilize market intelligence regarding competitive products, customer needs, preferences, and buying habits
• Review and interpret customer needs on plans and specifications
• Provide timely solutions to customer issues by utilizing available resources or creating procedures for resolution
• Be aware of and respond to market conditions and competitive activities while communicating such information to product divisions
• Plan promotional events and presentations with distributor personnel to promote Eaton’s position, while developing a proven record of achieving assigned sales goals
• Prepare and present bids and quotations to customers using company price and delivery guidelines while using sound business judgment

• Excellent communication skills
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
• Knowledge of key customers within sales territories
• Time management, presentation, and planning skills
• Commands knowledge of Eaton electrical product and service capabilities and can assemble standard offerings to meet customer needs with occasional internal oversight
• Understanding of the sales process using sales techniques as evidenced by good customer relationships
• Skilled in Bid manager and Vista
• Demonstrated understanding of market trends, industry issues, and knowledge of competitors
• Effective interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Ability to leverage support personnel to meet customer and organizational needs
• Ability to travel up to 25%

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum three (3) years of electrical industry experience
• Valid driver’s license
• Preferred:
  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

The compensation range for this full‑time position includes base pay and target sales performance incentive, with a target total compensation range of $101,250 – $148,500.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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.

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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.