Generator Division Manager - Beatrice NE

Sonepar USA, Inc.; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

401K match

Profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Safety shoe reimbursement

Employee discount

Training programs

Job summary

Echo Electric, a brand of Sonepar, seeks a Manager in the Generator Division to provide leadership and strategic direction for sales growth, service operations, and vendor partnerships across multiple branches. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes customer development, team development, and market expansion.

The ideal candidate will balance day-to-day operations with long-term generator business growth, while maintaining organization and a customer-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and ability to develop teams.
• Strong communication and customer/vendor relationship skills.
• Proven ability to plan, schedule, and manage priorities.
• Comfort with learning technical product knowledge and market trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and develop inside sales and service teams.
• Engage with branches to identify generator opportunities and growth.
• Schedule customer meetings; build new business through relationships.
• Maintain strong vendor partnerships; align on strategy and training.
• Drive market share growth and service revenue expansion.
• Develop training plans to strengthen product knowledge and sales skills.
• Stay informed on generator products, industry trends, and applications.
• Maintain organization while handling opportunities, priorities, and vendor initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Customer relations

Vendor relationships

Planning & scheduling

Microsoft Office

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Experience in generator/mechanical systems

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Your career grows here.

At Echo Electric, a brand owned by Sonepar, we are a leader in electrical distribution. Echo Electric represents over $1.2 billion in sales covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and Southern South Dakota. As part of Sonepar, the worldwide leader in electrical distribution, we have a global reach that allows us to offer excellent benefits and develop innovative solutions, while maintaining our strong local roots and close-knit culture. We empower our associates to contribute to our success by adopting the adapt, dare, learn mindset-- adapt to new situations and people, dare to appropriately challenge the status quo, and learn from others and our own experiences. Our 6 legacy brands known as Echo Electric Supply, Holt, PEPCO, Richards, Shaw Supply, and Springfield Electric have become one brand moving forward with a shared culture, strategy, and vision. We are now going to the market under one bold new brand, Echo Electric.

Echo Electric has an opening for a Manager in our Generator Division. This person will provide leadership and strategic direction for the Generator Division, with responsibility for sales growth, service operations, employee development, customer relationships, and vendor partnerships.

Hours: Monday - Friday; 8 AM - 5PM

We are looking for associates who:

• Will be a hands-on leader and business developer, capable of balancing day-to-day operational leadership with the long-term objective of expanding the generator business
• Must be organized, customer-focused, comfortable developing employees, and motivated to continually learn as generator technology and market opportunity evolves.

• Team Leadership: Lead, support, and develop the Generator Division's inside sales and service teams, establishing clear expectations and promoting accountability, teamwork, and excellent customer service.
• Branch Engagement: Meet regularly with branch management and sales teams to identify generator opportunities, improve coordination, and support local market growth.
• Customer Development: Schedule and participate in customer meetings to strengthen existing relationships, develop new business, understand customer needs, and identify generator sales and service opportunities.
• Vendor Relationships: Develop and maintain strong relationships with generator manufacturers and key vendor partners. Coordinate on product strategy, training, technical support, opportunities, and market development.
• Market Share Growth: Develop and execute strategies to increase generator sales, service revenue, and overall market share across the company's footprint.
• Employee Training & Development: Develop structured training plans for employees to strengthen product knowledge, technical competency, sales capabilities, and overall effectiveness.
• Market & Product Knowledge: Maintain a strong understanding of generator products, applications, competitive offerings, industry trends, and an evolving market, with an ongoing commitment to learning.
• Planning & Organization: Maintain a high level of organization while managing customer opportunities, employee priorities, vendor initiatives, training programs, and departmental objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS

What you bring:

• Demonstrated customer and vendor relationship building and maintenance skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written and verbal formats.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to plan and schedule the work of others.
• Demonstrated time management skills and organizational skills, including ability to plan and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proven proficiency in general computer application, as well as Microsoft Office Software, including Word and Excel.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Proven attentiveness to detail coupled with problem solving analysis and resolution skills.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds with or without accommodation.
• Characteristic of passion for learning products electrical products and their applications, as well as learning the electrical distribution industry.
• Travel may be required on occasion, valid driver's license required with proven safe driving record.

• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, including generator repair.
• Ability to lift heavy equipment safely as part of the job requirements.
• Experience in vehicle maintenance to ensure operational readiness for fieldwork.
• Familiarity with schematics to assist in troubleshooting and repair processes.
• Sales skills are a plus for promoting additional services or products to clients.
• Previous experience as a service technician or mechanic is highly desirable.

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What we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus employer paid short term and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 401K match
• Profit Sharing
• Tuition reimbursement and employee development.
• Annual Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• Employee Discount on products
• Access to a variety of trainings for personal development

Who we are:

We're the world's number one distributor of electrical products, solutions and related services. Echo Electric is owned by Sonepar, a global company with over 500 locations nationwide. Whether you grow at one of our local Opcos or at one in another region, we want you to grow with us! All associates are regularly trained and we value promoting from within when possible.

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Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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