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Eaton’s North American Sales division is currently seeking an Outside Sales Engineer, General Sales to join our team. This position is based out of our Lewiston, ME location. Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates outside of a 50-mile radius of this location. This role will focus on electrical distribution products and will cover the Maine and New Hampshire territories. This role comes with a company car and requires up to 50% of travel. If you are a highly motivated sales professional looking to take your career to the next level within a striving global company, apply today!

What you’ll do:

• Accurate and timely plan and specify interpretation, quotation, and technical support

• Communicate with customers, warehouse, and plants to facilitate problem resolution

• Collect, analyze, and utilize market intelligence regarding competitive products, customer needs, preferences, and buying habit

• Review and interpret customer needs on plans and specifications

• Provide facility timely solutions to customer issues by utilizing available resources or creating procedure for resolution

• Be aware of and responsive to market conditions and competitive activities while communicating such information to product divisions

• Plan promotional events and presentations with distributor personnel to promote Eaton’s position, while developing a proven record of achieving assigned sales goals

• Prepare and present bids and quotations to customers using company price and delivery guidelines while using sound business judgment.

What will make you successful?

• General knowledge of Eaton Electrical product and service capabilities

• Ability to build trust and relationships with various types of people

• Ability to learn and utilize digital tools and proprietary software

• Technical problem-solving, communication, customer service, time management, presentation, planning, interpersonal and teamwork skills.

• Understanding of sales processes

• Bachelor’s degree, with one year in a technical or commercial field

• Legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship

• Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license

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 $78,750.00 - $115,500.00.

Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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 (https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/careers/US%20Benefits%20updated%2010.24.22.pdf) 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.

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