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Power Solutions Manager

Generac · Sussex, WI · Full time

Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a project you influenced at the design stage that turned into a win months later.

What they are checking: Patience and follow-through on long spec-driven sales cycles.

Tell me about a training seminar you've given to engineers. How did you keep it useful and not salesy?

What they are checking: Teaching credibility, since the role runs seminars for the electrical engineering community.

Tell me about a time you lost a spec battle. What did you learn?

What they are checking: Self-awareness and adaptation in competitive technical sales.

What would you do

How would you get a consulting engineering firm that always specs a competitor to list Generac as an equal?

What they are checking: Spec influence strategy, which is the central goal the posting describes.

How do you split your time across a six-state territory, from Michigan to Nebraska?

What they are checking: Territory planning that puts effort where the biggest engineering firms and projects are.

A distributor feels you're going around them by meeting engineers directly. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Working with distributors as partners, which the posting stresses.

An engineer raises a concern about fuel supply or emissions for a clean energy project. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Handling technical objections honestly, including on newer clean energy offerings.

About the work

Explain paralleling with the Modular Power System to an engineer who only trusts single large generators.

What they are checking: Deep enough MPS knowledge to win over skeptical, technical specifiers.

How would you size a standby system for a data center or hospital, and which NFPA codes come into play?

What they are checking: Credible application knowledge for large kW and critical vertical markets.

How do you track which firms you've influenced and whether it's turning into specs?

What they are checking: Measuring a long-cycle role with leading indicators, not only closed orders.

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The full job description

As published by Generac.

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most. For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future. Ready to Power a Smarter World with us? The Power Solutions Manager is responsible for the promotion and technical sales support of Generac Industrial products with a focus on the Modular Power System, large kW, and Clean Energy solutions ensuing vertical market project completion. Assists Generac Direct-Sales Teams and Distributors on specific projects and works directly with key electrical engineering and construction firms to achieve a Generac product being specified and sourced. Conducts training seminars for the electrical engineering community utilizing a pre-package curriculum. ** This position will be covering the Midwest Territory: MI, WI, IL, MN, IA, & NE ** Roles and Responsibilities: • Identifies key engineering firms and develops strategy to meet, educate and convince them to design the generator and transfer switch specifically around Generac or will accept Generac as “equal.” • Identifies, educates, and transforms key engineering firms in understanding the MPS paralleling concepts and the value of working with Generac and the Distributor. • Promotes and provides technical onsite and remote sales support of Generac Industrial products with focus on the Modular Power System solution. • Directs the sales tools to strategically develop their respective geographical region and Dealer (e.g., PDSS, fly-ins, customer visits, Engineering Symposium, and Power Design Pro). • Provides real time voice-of-customer feedback to Sales Management and Product Management • Assists Direct-Sales Teams and Distributors on specific projects and works directly with key electrical engineering and construction firms to achieve a Generac product being specified and sourced. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. • Five (5) years technical sales/sales support experience or completion of Generac’s sales rotational program (Market Focused Sales Manager). Preferred Qualifications: • Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Degree. • Power generation or engine generator paralleling experience. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion, the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel. This position includes a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans; life, long-term disability, flexible spending and health savings accounts, accrued paid time off, 8 paid Holidays and 401(k) retirement benefits. #LI-KA1 “We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

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