District Sales Engineer

RBC Bearings; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Job summary

RBC Bearings is seeking a District Sales Engineer to drive growth across East TX and Houston. You will build and maintain customer relationships, identify needs, and promote our precision bearings and components with a technical, solution-oriented approach.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of relevant experience, with strong MS Word/Excel skills, presentation ability, and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Distribution, Engineering, or Business is required.
• 3–5 years of experience with DST and End User/OEM accounts.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and knowledge of market dynamics.
• Proficient with MS Word and Excel; able to develop data-driven proposals.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills; travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain customer relationships; identify customer needs.
• Promote RBC Bearings' products and services to drive growth.
• Travel to visit customers; allocate about half time on the road.
• Develop sales and marketing proposals and technical presentations.
• Keep current with industry trends and competitive activity.

Skills

Sales experience

MS Word & Excel

Presentation skills

Travel readiness

Strategic thinking

Account management

Education

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

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 – East TX and Houston TX

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.
• Close deals & finalize contacts.
• 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.
• Presentation skills.
• Able to track rapidly changing competition & market forces.
• Capable of meeting established sales goals and quotas.
• Decision Making skills.
• 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.

RBC Bearings offers a competitive benefit package including a company car.

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