Specification Sales Engineer Life Safety Division- Jeddah

Eaton Group; Riyad Al Khabra; Remote; SAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Sales & Marketing professional to develop and execute plans for growth in electrical systems. You will support client designs, coordinate certifications, and manage distributors to maximize market share.

The role focuses on strategic expansion across the region with emphasis on long-term profit growth and cross-division collaboration within Eaton.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering.
• 7 years experience in Sales and Marketing of Electrical Systems.
• Knowledge of electrical products instrumentation knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sales and marketing plans to grow profits and expand products/services.
• Prepare timely quotations and sales analyses for management.
• Provide technical backup to ensure client design approval and commissioning support.
• Liaise with local authorities to secure relevant certifications and approvals.
• Manage distributors to ensure client satisfaction and serviceability of safety critical equipment.
• Coordinate cross-selling with other Eaton divisions in the assigned territory.

Skills

Direct selling skills

Emergency lighting knowledge

Electrical instrumentation knowledge

Education

Bachelors degree in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering

Job description

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:

• 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 individually and 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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