Inside Sales/Estimating Engineer

Nidec Corporation; Canton, Northern (TX, KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Corporation is seeking an Inside Sales Engineer to develop a strong understanding of traction products and engineering processes. The role involves maintaining customer relationships, generating proposals, and providing technical advice to meet customer needs. Ideal candidates will have a technical background and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background required.
• Excellent communication skills needed.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Maintain strong business relationships with customers.
• Generate accurate proposals and present to contractors.
• Support daily inquiries regarding product orders.

Skills

Technical background

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

Associate’s degree or higher in Engineering

Tools

Auto-Cad 2D

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Inside Sales/Estimating Engineer

Apply locations North America/USA/Ohio/Canton, OH time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: June 30, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id R0011704

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

Nidec Elevator Inc. is seeking an Inside Sales Engineer to join our team. As a member of the Sales Engineering Team, the Inside Sales Engineer will develop a strong understanding of our traction product and engineering processes to design and estimate elevator packages to meet the needs of consultants, architects, and elevator contractors.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain strong business relationships with customers via meeting bid dates and providing technical product knowledge to develop and grow assigned accounts.
• Review and interpret project specific specifications and drawings.
• Interact with customers and venders via the phone and/or email to generate proposals.
• Generate accurate proposals and present those proposals to elevator contractors.
• Provide technical advice on how Nidec Elevator’s products, services, and capabilities could best satisfy our customers’ needs.
• Act as the voice of the customer in detailing their needs to internal departments.
• Support daily inquiries regarding product orders, quotations, and overall business support.
• Work with the customer and our engineering department throughout the project to determine costs associated with design changes.
• Understand business processes and make proactive decisions to effectively solve customer issues and increase likelihood of future sales
• Identify and drive corrective actions and improvement projects that will raise customer satisfaction levels.

Requirements:

• Strong technical background. Associate’s degree or higher in Engineering or related field preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent communications skills (verbal, written and spoken).
• Willingness to assist customers in solving problems and following up on questions and issues
• Energetic and enthusiastic individual that wants to learn and grow with the company.
• Analytical and structured thinking with the ability to understand customers’ requests and find resources within Canton Elevator to meet their needs.
• Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure as well as adjust priorities and strategies in relation to current business conditions
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to understand Nidec Elevator’s full range of products and capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of, and maintain progress on, multiple tasks.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Auto-Cad 2D & SolidWorks experience preferred.

Additional Job Details

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.