Regional Sales Manager - Engineered Building Solutions (Utility)

About the Role

In this role you will develop strategic sales plans for E‑House offerings, medium‑voltage switchgear, and medium‑voltage bus across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. You will monitor market conditions, product innovations, and competitor pricing, while building rapport and strategic relationships with current and potential customers. Delivering powerful presentations of the company’s value proposition and crafting deal strategies for short‑term projects and long‑term partnerships are key responsibilities, as is planning a weekly travel schedule to meet customers, traveling up to 50% of the time. • Develop and execute sales strategies for E‑House, medium‑voltage switchgear, and bus across the central US region. • Monitor market trends, competitor offerings, and product innovations to inform sales tactics. • Build and maintain strategic relationships with existing and prospective customers; deliver compelling value‑proposition presentations. • Design and negotiate deal strategies for short‑term projects and long‑term partnerships across multiple sales channels. • Plan and execute weekly travel to meet customers, traveling up to 50% of the time.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸sales strategy
• ▸market analysis
• ▸customer relationships
• ▸value presentations
• ▸deal negotiation
• ▸travel

What You Bring

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. We are seeking a dynamic, high‑performing Regional Sales Manager for the central US to lead day‑to‑day sales activities, deliver personalized customer service, and continuously hunt and close new business opportunities. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Communications, Engineering, or equivalent outside‑sales experience, and brings at least five years of outside sales and account‑management experience in the utility or industrial sector, preferably with technical knowledge of E‑House, medium‑voltage switchgear, or bus. Experience leading a team of sales professionals, manufacturing rep agencies, or a multi‑channel sales region is preferred, as is consultative selling into refining, power, and heavy‑industrial industries. This position is 100 % remote within the sales territory and requires a valid driver’s licence. • Hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent outside‑sales experience; 5+ years of technical sales in utilities or industrial sectors. • Demonstrated experience leading sales teams, manufacturing rep agencies, or multi‑channel regions preferred. • Ability to work remotely from a home office within the sales territory; valid driver’s licence required.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸5+ years
• ▸e‑house
• ▸team leadership
• ▸remote
• ▸driver's licence

Benefits

nVent offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible full‑time employees, including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, short‑ and long‑term disability, life and accident insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, caregiver and parental leave, paid time off (including volunteer time), a well‑being program, and legal & identity theft protection. • Receive comprehensive medical, dental, vision, retirement, stock purchase, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, and paid time‑off benefits.

Work Environment

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