Specification Sales Engineer, Life Safety

Eaton Electrical; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Specification Sales Engineer for the Life Safety division to drive sales for Life Safety, Fire Alarms and PAVA in Saudi Arabia. The role is onsite in Jeddah with responsibilities spanning strategic sales planning, quotations, and technical support for projects.

Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial engineering and at least seven years of sales experience in electrical systems, with strong knowledge of emergency lighting or safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial engineering
• 7 years of sales and marketing experience in electrical systems

Responsibilities

• Drive and achieve sales plans for Life Safety, Fire Alarms and PAVA for KSA.
• Develop annual and long-term action plans to meet growth targets and ensure timely quotations.
• Provide technical backup and commissioning support for ongoing projects.
• Manage project design and execution for profitability and handover.
• Coordinate with local authorities for certifications and approvals.

Skills

Direct selling

Life safety systems

Electrical knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial engineering

Job description

Specification Sales Engineer Life Safety Division- Jeddah

Location: RIYADH, Riyad, SAU, 12482

Department: Sales

Work Location: onsite

JOB LOCATION: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (HOME OFFICE)

Join Eaton, a global leader where equality and inclusivity are at the heart of our mission. Here, everyone is valued and belongs. Be part of a team that delivers cutting-edge, energy-efficient solutions, making a tangible impact on the world. We empower our customers to manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical energy more effectively, safely, and sustainably. At Eaton, we’re dedicated to enhancing quality of life and protecting the environment with our innovative energy management technologies and services.

We're on an ambitious growth journey towards doubling our sales across EMEA by 2030 - and we're looking for people who want to help shape that success.

What you’ll do:

A Spec Sales Engineer you will drive & achieve sales plans for Life Safety, Fire Alarms and PAVA for KSA .

• Develop and execute sales & marketing plans and programs, both, short and long term to ensure the profit growth and expansion of products and or/ services. This embraces strategies covering the introduction of the new product line, and both incremental growth within the presently established markets, together with market development in targeting growth region.
• Develop annual and long term action plans, designed to ensure that Eaton targets for growth in the assigned territories are met.
  Ensure timely, accurate quotations of the project quotes in assigned areas.
• Prepare accurate and timely sales analysis on a monthly/weekly basis to provide management with information relating to Sales results and forecasts.
• Provide technical backup to ensure client design approval is secured along with commissioning support (as required) for the ongoing projects and the installed base in the region of concern.
• Effectively manage the design and implementation of the projects to ensure maximum profitability, smooth completion and handover.
• Liaise with the Local Authorities to ensure relevant certification and local approvals required for Eaton products.
• Maintain effective customer relations with Consultants, Contactors and End users to ensure and achieve the desired market position for the products.
• Provide advice and guidance to the management regarding product requirements for the target markets with the objective of securing maximum market share and sustainable market growth.
• Undertake Distributor management to ensure client satisfaction and the outgoing serviceability of safety critical equipment.
• To communicate and connect other Eaton divisions in order to support and deliver cross selling within Eaton divisions in the assigned territory.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree Ideally Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial engineering
• 7 years experience in Sales and Marketing of Electrical Systems

Skills:

• Candidate must posses good direct selling skills in KSA
• Technical knowledge in Emergency Lighting or Safety Systems is required
• Electrical products instrumentation knowledge
  

What we offer:

• Excellent working environment – safety and ethics are important for us
• Culture & Values – we are more than the products we invent and produce – the way we do business is just as important. At Eaton, our values and culture define who we are – both individuallyand as an organization – and direct our activities every day
• Learning & Development - we invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities, made available through Eaton University

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