Sales Engineer Trainee - 6-Month Training + Travel

RBC Bearings Incorporated; Plymouth (IN); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K match

Paid time off

Job summary

RBC Bearings is seeking a dynamic Sales Engineering Trainee located in the United States, with a six-month intensive training program at our headquarters in Oxford, Connecticut. After training, you will support your territory by selling bearing products to an expanding customer base, traveling extensively to visit clients and develop new leads.

Ideal candidates hold aBachelor's degree in industrial distribution, engineering, or business, and demonstrate strong mechanical aptitude, initiative,

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Initiative driven by strong social and interpersonal skills to support external sales.
• Adaptability.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Time management with the ability to be self-sufficient and work independently.
• Problem solving skills.
• Strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop contacts within your territory.
• Developing new leads.
• Providing trip reports.
• Follow-up sales leads with potential customers, which includes at least 50% of your time on the road visiting customers.
• Research and develop lists of potential customers.
• Determine customer needs & work with plant to provide solutions.
• Evaluate product & service marketability in terms of customers' technical & manufacturing requirements.
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of industry trends and technical developments that affect target markets.
• Establish and maintain industry contacts that lead to sales.
• Develop sales and marketing proposals for customers on technical products & services.
• Develop presentations to promote products to current and potential customers.
• Maintain up-to-date awareness of activities, industry trends & government regulations.
• Establishing long-term, ongoing repeat relationships.
• Maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of newly developing technologies and manufacturing practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Written and verbal communication

Time management

Problem solving

Strong work ethic

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial distribution, engineering, or business

Job description

RBC Bearings is seeking a dynamic Sales Engineering Trainee located in the United States, with a six-month intensive training program at our headquarters in Oxford, Connecticut. After training, you will support your territory by selling bearing products to an expanding customer base, traveling extensively to visit clients and develop new leads.

Ideal candidates hold aBachelor's degree in industrial distribution, engineering, or business, and demonstrate strong mechanical aptitude, initiative,