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This hybrid position is based at our New Orleans, LA or Baton Rouge, LA location.\nWhat you’ll do:\nThe primary function of the Lead OEM Sales Engineer is to market and sell Eaton’s products and services to obtain orders that are profitable to Eaton. The position is expected to grow electrical component, assembly products and sales results. This will be expected in the geographic market region consistent with the expectations of seasoned sales professionals. The primary responsibility is to grow sales within the targeted Electrical OEM segments in the New Orleans, LA, or Baton Rouge, LA area.\nThe Lead OEM Sales Engineer is tasked with managing an assigned customer base, increasing sales in the local marketplace, and application guidance and technical assistance to assigned customers. This position is expected to develop, grow and maintain relationships with Eaton employees, specifiers and customers including Eaton authorized distributors.\nA key focus for this position is setting a strategy for selling circuit protection, power distribution solutions, and control products to OEM customers, thereby driving market share growth in those categories.\nIn this function you will:\nDevelop and execute strategic plans to meet performance and growth expectations and requirements\nQuote projects and negotiate pricing agreements\nPrepare sales presentations and training to create demand through product understanding and awareness\nBuild relationships with key customers to enhance long-term business prospects\nWork with factories to resolve technical issues while working with customers to resolve quality issues\nCanvas the market to gain insight and adjust to ever changing pricing and delivery requirements\nAssist team to develop a coordinated sales effort while keeping management informed of market conditions\nParticipate in ongoing training on both functional and technical skills\nQualifications:\nRequired (Basic) Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited institution\nMinimum five (5) years of commercial or technical experience within the electrical and/or marine industry\nPossess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license\nRelocation is not available. Candidates must currently reside within a 50-mile radius of Baton Rouge, LA or New Orleans, LA to be considered.\nEaton 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.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution\nThree (3) years of OEM experience\nSkills:\nPosition Criteria:\nAbility to respond to a variety of challenging circumstances while continuing to demonstrate superior selling skills for important customer services and applications\nMust have strong knowledge base and experience with electrical components & solutions and applications, with emphasis on circuit protection, industrial controls and power distribution products.\nSolid understanding of market trends, industry issues, and knowledge of competitors\nElectrical product knowledge\nAbility to provide technical solutions built around customer needs\nSkilled in time management\nPossess negotiating skills while understanding and using techniques needed to close orders\nExperience with preparing sales proposals that meet customer expectations\nRobust presentation, training and communications skills\nExperience utilizing value added selling techniques\nStrong work ethic, communications skills, competitiveness, willingness to learn and adept at building relationships\nExperience working with configuration tools, pricing methodologies and business systems\nAbility to travel up to 25%\nAll 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.\nThe compensation range for this full-time position includes base pay and target sales performance incentive. This position has a target total compensation range of $123,750- $181,500.\nBase salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.\nWe 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.\nEaton 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.\nYou 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.\nTo 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.\nWe 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. 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