Eaton Corporation Looking for Area Sales Manager at Covina, California Full Time

Eaton’s North American Sales division is currently seeking an Area Sales Manager to join our team. This position is located in our Boothwyn, PA office to cover our Philadelphia territory. Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates outside of a 50 mile radius to this location.

The expected annual base salary range for this role is $(phone number removed) – $(phone number removed) a year. This position is also eligible for a variable sales incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

What you’ll do:

The role will be responsible for managing a customer base, sales resources, products and channels to market to achieve planned results for the district. This individual will provide leadership and development to a sales team consisting of sales professionals, sales reps and the distributor channel. Expected results include but are not limited to growth in sales and market share, channel development as well as developing talent within the district. 

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When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger. 

In this function you will:

• Manage key customers within the market and customer base, sales resources, products and channels to market to achieve planned results for the district
• Provide leadership and development to a sales team consisting of sales professionals, sales reps and the distributor channel
• Lead growth in sales and market share, channel development as well as developing talent within the district
• Create account strategies, monthly performance reporting and driving collaboration efforts with key division support personnel
• Work in talent acquisition and development within the area, which is also a key focus

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Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

•    Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited institution 
•    Minimum seven (7) years electrical industry sales/marketing and/or engineering experience 
•    Possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license
•    Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship 

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering  
•    Manager of people experience
•    10+ years of electrical industry sales experience 

Skills:

Position Success Criteria: 

•    Previous experience managing people and channels 
•    Superior knowledge of sales techniques, customers, customer relations and employee development 
•    Strong knowelge of managing products, product appliations and distribution channels 
•    Significant sales presence such as that the candidate can clearly command in difficult sales situations 
•    Experience in growing sales and market share, channel development and developing employee talent

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Eaton considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call us at (phone number removed) to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

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 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.