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This position will be based in Salt Lake City, UT, and will also cover Southeast Idaho, Southwest Wyoming, and Northeast Nevada, with a focus on power distribution & control and engineering services. This exciting opportunity includes responsibility for optimizing sales volume, product mix, and profit margins while managing key customer relationships, as well as ownership of bids and quotations, implementation of new product programs, and the use of market intelligence to drive sales plans.\nJoin Our Team: Making a Difference at Eaton\nAre you passionate about working for a company that not only delivers cutting-edge solutions but also prioritizes ethical practices and environmental impact? At Eaton, we’re on a mission to power the world around us while leaving a positive footprint.\nWho we are: Eaton’s Electrical Sector is a global leader in providing innovative electrical solutions. We power the world around us, including our homes, schools, hospitals, retail stores, factories, data centers, and more.\nOur commitment: We’re not just about business; we’re about making a difference. Our team is dedicated to improving lives and safeguarding the environment through our products and services.\nWhat will you do?\nBuild and own relationships with key customers and channel partners to enhance long-term business prospects\nLearn and understand business models to better own, develop and execute sales plans to meet performance expectations and requirements\nCollaborate and leverage Channel to execute on business objectives\nCanvas the market to gain insight and adjust to ever changing pricing and delivery requirements\nUse corporate tools and business analytics about the customer to drive data-based decisions about account opportunities and growth\nCollaborate cross functionally with product lines, operations and other internal stakeholders to provide customer centric solutions\nLead technical presentations at customer's forums and local technical associations\nProactively work with factories to resolve technical issues while working with customers to resolve quality issues\nAssist the team to develop a coordinated sales effort while keeping management informed of market conditions\nQuote projects and negotiate accurate required pricing\nObtain ongoing training on both functional and technical skills\nWhat will make you successful?\nGeneral knowledge of Eaton Electrical product and service capabilities\nGeneral knowledge of key customers and channel access to key customer organizations within sales territory\nKnowledge of sales process and value-added sales techniques\nExperience with preparing sales proposals that meet customer expectations\nContract management experience\nNegotiation skills; experience in using negotiation techniques to close orders\nAbility to put together a bill of material and pricing for moderate electrical systems applications\nAbility to build trust and relationships with various types of people\nAbility to anticipate and be proactive on customer needs\nAbility to learn and utilize digital tools and proprietary software\nRobust presentation, training, and communications skills\nQualifications\nRequired (Basic) Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited institution\nMinimum five (5) years of electrical industry sales experience\nPossess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license\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.\nNo relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 100 miles of Salt Lake City, UT to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation\nPreferred Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering\n7 + years of electrical industry sales experience\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 $123,500 - $182,000.\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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