Inside Sales Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Houston, TX

7d•$75,900 - $111,100•Remote

About The Position

The Inside Sales Engineer (ISE) role will support management, outside sales engineers, and internal/external customers in providing effective solutions to challenging problems involving technical, service, and commercial issues within the Eaton Electrical Sales Division. This position will support the industrial vertical in the North TX, North LA, and OK markets. Responsibilities include closing orders based on expertise in selling skills and technical knowledge, positioning Eaton Electrical favorably in the market, providing technical product support, and negotiating/pricing industrial and construction projects. The ISE also sells assigned product lines to targeted customers to optimize sales volume, product mix, and profit margin. The role acts as a technical and commercial resource for quotations and project management of power distribution, power protection, and power equipment maintenance, including electrical solutions for complex custom industrial applications. Primary functions include accurate and timely plan and specification interpretation, quotation and technical support, communication with customers and internal teams for problem resolution, and proactive identification of sales potential to secure orders for power distribution and control products and services.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
Minimum one (1) year of work experience in a technical or commercial role
Candidates must be within a 50-miles radius of Houston, TX (Active-Duty Military Service members are exempt from this limitation).
Eaton will not provide immigration sponsorship or support for this position (CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
Inside sales experience within the electrical industry
Experience or exposure to a manufacturing organization
Electrical experience with low to medium voltage Systems
Commercial experience
Sales and/or marketing experience
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

Review and interpret customer needs on plans and specifications.
Determine the minimum bill of material, most competitive price level, and shipment cycle within the market segment for each negotiation.
Proactively facilitate timely solutions to customer issues by utilizing available resources or creating procedures for resolution.
Coordinate warranty and non-warranty repairs and returns, including shipping issues or service requests.
Project manage small to medium projects on an as-needed basis.
Establish and maintain the highest possible commercial relations with present and potential customers (internal and external) by effectively employing salesmanship, application engineering, product knowledge, customer business knowledge, and knowledge of Eaton product lines and strategic plans for sales growth.