Milwaukee Electric Tool Reviews

Pros

I learned a lot about sales from a nationwide outlook. I learned what it was like to work in an office and corporate environment.

Cons

Did a lot of busy work, didn't really feel like I was being challenged in day to day activities. Wasn't paid.

Advice to Senior Management

Try to make more to do for the interns, they are giving up time with no compensation usually the least the company can do is let them shadow certain people in the office or get to do something that isn't busy work.

Pros

Great Freedom and Benefits at this company. Can be a very fun job if you have the right boss.

Cons

Compensation could be better, and incentive plan could be revised.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase pay to retain best employees.

Pros

Fast paced hard working environment that will, at some point, return the amount of effort you put in back in with managerial responsibilities and leadership oppurtunities.

Cons

Grown far too quickly for it's own good. Understaffed and overworked, the employees are top-rate but seem to lack the understanding that they should push back when management becomes over zealous and erratic in it's decision making.

Advice to Senior Management

Understand that as the responsibilities and profits expand the number of personnel as well as the benefits must follow that same direction.

Pros

-Great Brand.
The respect people had for the Milwaukee brand and its tools is second to none.
-An extremely fun job.
-Tons of new tools to show.
-I was able to get into places most people can only drive past because of the inovative new products being launched.

Cons

-No clear understanding on how the sales numbers were determined.
-TR's are responsible to help with Senior Accounts, but those sales numbers didnt factor into our personal numbers.
-No clear direction for launching new tools. A new tool would come out and that would become top priority until the next one launched and the previous tool was forgotten about

Advice to Senior Management

-Get a seperate National Account Sales Team
-Have a consistant way of determining actual sales for a territory. The sales for my two biggest customers didnt count towards my territory because they were "Ship To" accounts and the "Parent" account was in another Region.

Pros

The Milwaukee Tools brand is respected throughout the construction industry. Fun job that could be in a nice cosy office one day and out and about the next. There was some overnight travel, but very minimal. My base salary wasnt very good, but the reimbursed expenses(car, phone, office, internet, etc) were generous. Freedom to be creative in sales promotions and marketing for my accounts. Company truck was NOT decaled and there were no restrictions on normal personal use

Cons

They based sales goals for each month by the prior years month. Made it difficult to his the number if there was a great promotion running the prior year. No commission meant no incentive for sales growth. Medical Ins is a little pricey and not that great. Leadership Development Program brought a different sales force environment that rubbed alot of traditional distributors the wrong way.

Advice to Senior Management

Put more feet on the street, alot of business is being missed because there just isnt enought people. Define what the JSS Team is supposed to do and where they cover. Make a clear battery return policy. Make a clear tool repair/maintanence policy. Stop the 3rd degree staring and judemental looks at shows and events...you're seling power tools to construction workers not hosting the queen for tea.

Pros

Great team and lots of opportunities for good team-building activities. Good technical supprt (in form of local branch office) and repairs.
Well-established in the area and good reputation.

Cons

Management never provided clear guidelines and goals, other than to increase sales. Minimal training - just given a big red truck and told to push the brand.
Direct manager seemed too busy to offer one-on-one help.

Advice to Senior Management

Provide more comprehensive sales training and offer on-going training.