District Sales Engineer

RBC; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefit package including:

Company car

Job summary

RBC Bearings in Detroit is seeking a District Sales Engineer to drive growth across Northern Indian and Western Michigan, building strong customer relationships, researching needs, and promoting RBC Bearings' products and services to OEMs and end users.

The successful candidate will combine field sales with technical insight, travel for on-site visits, and the ability to translate industrial requirements into tailored solutions, while meeting or exceeding sales goals and expanding market share.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Distribution, Engineering, or Business.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• 3-5 years of experience on DST and End User/OEM accounts.
• Industrial background preferably in Power Transmission.
• Proficient with MS Word and Excel.
• Able to track rapidly changing competition and market forces.
• Capable of meeting sales goals and quotas.
• Willing to travel for business purposes.

Responsibilities

• Develops statistical reports.
• Determines market strategies and goals for each product/service.
• Obtains and coordinates data from staff and member groups.
• Researches and develops lists of potential customers.
• Performs market research to determine customer needs and informs staff.
• Evaluates product and service marketability for customer needs.
• Makes regular sales calls and spends time visiting customers.
• Establishes and maintains industry contacts that lead to sales.
• Develops sales and marketing proposals for technical products/services.
• Creates technical presentations and workshops.

Skills

Sales relationships

Customer research

Technical aptitude

Presentation skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

RBC Bearings is currently seeking a dynamic and results‑driven District Sales Engineer with a high level of energy, passion, and motivation. The District Sales Engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining customer relationships, identifying and researching customer needs, and effectively promoting and applying RBC Bearings' products and services. This role requires proactive sales engagement, technical expertise, and the ability to deliver solutions that meet customer requirements while driving business growth.

JOB TITLE/LOCATION:

District Sales Engineer - Northern Indian and Western Michigan

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing statistical reports.
• Determining market strategies & goals for each product and service.
• Obtain & coordinate data & information from staff & member groups.
• Research and develop lists of potential customers.
• Perform market research to determine customer needs & providing information to other staff.
• Evaluate product & service marketability in terms of customers’ technical & manufacturing needs.
• Follow up on sales leads and making calls on potential customers which includes at least (50%) of your time on the road visiting customers.
• Maintain up-to-date understanding of industry trends and technical developments that effect target markets.
• Establish and maintain industry contacts that lead to sales.
• Work directly with customers to establish a communication path with the customer.
• Developing sales and marketing proposals for customers on technical products & services.
• Develop technical presentations & workshops.
• Maintain up-to-date awareness of activities, industry trends & government regulations.
• Make regular sales calls to develop relationships and follow up on leads.
• Establishing long-term, ongoing repeat relationships.
• Maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of newly developing technologies and manufacturing practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Distribution, Engineering, or Business

• Strong mechanical aptitude

EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years of experience on both DST and End User/OEM accounts.
• Industrial background preferably in Power Transmission.
• Proficient with MS Word and Excel.
• Able to track rapidly changing competition & market forces.
• Capable of meeting established sales goals and quotas.
• Able to develop strategies that result in revenues and organizational success.
• Available to travel for business purposes.

RBC Bearings Incorporated(NYSE: RBC) is a leading international manufacturer of highly engineered precision bearings and components for the industrial, defense and aerospace industries. Founded in 1919, the Company is primarily focused on producing highly technical and/or regulated bearing products and engineered components requiring sophisticated design, testing and manufacturing capabilities for the diversified industrial, aerospace and defense markets. We currently have 64 facilities, of which 42 are manufacturing facilities in eleven countries and our market capitalization is approximately $19.0 billion.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive benefit package including a company car.

RBC Bearings is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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