Senior Sales Engineer

Nutanix; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 108,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s North American Sales division seeks a Senior Sales Engineer based in Boise, ID, to drive power distribution solutions for residential and construction markets. You will manage the sales territory, build distributor relationships, and coordinate bids and quotes to meet or exceed sales goals.

You will leverage market intelligence, customer insights, and strong technical knowledge to optimize product mix and margin while supporting customers with technical and commercial guidance throughout

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in a technical or commercial field.
• Must have a valid and unrestricted driver's license.
• Candidates must reside within 50 miles of Boise, ID.

Responsibilities

• Sell assigned product lines to targeted customers in designated market areas.
• Achieve sales goals and grow sales volume, product mix, and profit margin.
• Coordinate sales with customers and distributor base and manage customer relationships.

Skills

Key accounts

Time management

Presentation skills

Sales planning

Bidmanager

Vista

Travel to 10%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Bidmanager

Vista

Job description

Eaton’s North American Sales division is currently seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to join its team. This role will be based in Boise, ID, and will focus on power distribution solutions for the residential, light commercial, and construction markets. This exciting opportunity provides responsibility for managing a sales territory, including customer and distributor relationships, achieving sales goals, and growing sales volume, product mix, and profit margin. The role combines technical expertise, market intelligence, customer engagement, and sales execution across assigned product lines.What you’ll do:The primary function of the Senior Sales Engineer is to sell assigned product lines to targeted customers in targeted market areas. This position will be responsible to achieve the assigned sales goal consistent with the expectations of a thoroughly seasoned professional sales engineer for the assigned product categories while under little supervision. It will be an expectation to optimize sales volume, product mix and profit margin, while increasing sales in the marketplace. This position will need to coordinate sales for the assigned customer and distributor base. It has the responsibility to manage all aspects of the customer relationship, providing sales and technical assistance with distributors, customers, end users, and specifiers.Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.In this function you will:Accurate and timely plan and specify interpretation, quotation and technical supportCommunicate with customers, warehouse, and plants to facilitate problem resolutionCollect, analyze and utilize market intelligence regarding competitive products, customer needs, preferences and buying habitsReview and interpret customer needs on plans and specificationsProvide facility timely solutions to customer issues by utilizing available resources or creating procedure for resolutionBe aware of and respond to market conditions and competitive activities while communicating such information to product divisionsPlan promotional events and presentations with distributor personnel to promote Eaton’s position, while developing a proven record of achieving assigned sales goalsPrepare and present bids and quotations to customers using company price and delivery guidelines while using sound business judgmentQualifications:Required (Basic) Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institutionMinimum three (3) years’ experience in a technical or commercial fieldPossess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s licenseNo relocation assistance will be provided for this role. Candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Boise, ID. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitationEaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical EngineeringSkills:Knowledge of key customers within sales territoriesTime management, presentation, and planning skillsCommand’s knowledge of Eaton electrical product and service capabilities and can assemble standard offerings to meet customer needs with occasional internal oversightPossesses an understanding of the sales process using sales techniques as evidenced by good customer relationshipsSkilled in Bidmanager and VistaDemonstrated and understanding of market trends, industry issues and knowledge of competitorsEffective interpersonal and teamwork skillsAbility to leverage support personnel to meet customer and organizational needsAbility to travel up to 10%All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.The compensation range for this full-time position includes base pay and target sales performance incentive. This position has a target total compensation range of $107,500 - $157,500.Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.