Technical Specialist - Midwest
Eaton's GEIS division is currently seeking a Technical Specialist - Midwest. This is a remote opportunity, however due to the nature of the role and travel requirements, candidates residing in the Kansas City or surrounding area are strongly preferred at this time.
What you'll do:
This position is accountable to create a demand for and contribute to the assigned area quota to ensure profitable sales of Eaton's Crouse-Hinds products within acceptable selling costs in order to achieve established sales goals.
This position is also accountable to create specification, and technical preference for Crouse-Hinds and B-Line products in the assigned region. Customer coverage includes End Users, Engineering firms, Contractors, OEM's and Distribution. The objective of this role is to contribute to reaching overall region sales goals and advance market adoption of new products and focused products for this market by establishing Crouse-Hinds and B-Line specifications and coordinating sales activity to close business. This senior sales rep will broaden current coverage of specification influences, with direct coverage at target & assigned accounts in support of local sales teams.
Essential Functions
• Create specification and technical preference for Crouse Hinds and B Line by holding specific product trainings for LED Lighting, Control and Apparatus, Cable Tray, and the rest of the Crouse Hinds and B Line portfolios.
• Perform lighting audits with our large strategic end user customers by going through their facility for inspection of current lighting and propose new lighting plan.
• Conduct safety trainings with end user customers specifically around Class 1 Div 1 & 2 environments and demonstrate which GEIS products belong in each area.
• Plan and allocate time for sales activities with each distributor, major account, and to each major job, in an assigned territory or on assigned accounts based on sales potential.
• Investigate and report on new product potential, competitive conditions and market possibilities for all GEIS products.
• Develop and conduct training seminars with end-users, Contractors, Agents, ECH direct sales teams and distributors to grow the business and strengthen specification talent and expertise.
• Maintain acceptable price/margin levels in territory, and control travel & entertainment costs
• Coordinate specification activities and collaborate with ECH direct sales team and agents (if applicable) to achieve the sales objectives, current and new product quotas, and properly implement sales plans.
• Create a demand (specifications) for Crouse-Hinds products with potential and assigned accounts classified as: industrial, electrical contractor, constructor, architect/engineer and government.
• Be familiar with competitor's products and prices, and continuously increase knowledge of Crouse-Hinds products and their application advantages to customer needs.
• Conduct user investigations, train, provide support to Crouse-Hinds Sales teams and focused distributors
• Help to integrate the product launches.
• Have specific targets for sales, training, and key customer development. .
• Develop relationships with major distributor partners in Industrial channel.
• Implement major growth programs with channel partners.
• Execute share gains resulting from strategic growth initiatives at major end user customer base.
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Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum 5 years of industrial product sales experience
• Bachelors degree from an accredited university
• Eaton 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, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree in Business, Marketing or Technical Sales from an accredited university
• Experience selling into electrical or heavy industrial markets
• 6 or more years of related sales experience
Skills:
• Demonstrated track record of exceeding quotas and sales targets
• Strong project management capabilities
• Organized, detailed oriented and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Exceptional listening skills and self-motivation are essential
Additional Information:
The incumbent will capitalize on existing company relationships, and collaborate closely with the District, Area, and Territory Management team to seek & position Crouse-Hinds products & solutions to deliver customer value in the areas of safety, efficiency, and productivity.
The RVP along with the District & Area Managers will assist the Sr. Sales Rep with the sales activity at end-users, major accounts and in the closing of project orders.
The incumbent carries out and insures strict adherence of all assigned personnel to the policies, procedures and controls of ECH. Submits a weekly condition report (bullets) covering business conditions, the results achieved deviations from plan and actions indicated.
A thorough knowledge of all ECH policies, services and products is necessary. This individual should be fully capable of handling the complete sales function in any territory or selling situation in line with company policy and practice.
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 $123,750-181,500.
Base salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 1/30/26.
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Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Fitness Subsidies
- On-Site Gym
- Pet Insurance
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Adoption Assistance Program
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
- Summer Fridays
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Financial Counseling
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Internship Program
- Work Visa Sponsorship
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)