Eaton is a global power management company and they are seeking a Product Line Manager - Bolted Framing. This role is responsible for developing and executing strategic initiatives to support the growth and profitability of bolted framing products, including product innovation and pricing management.
Responsibilities:
- Proactively gather competitive and end market information and conduct market research to identify and define emerging new product and product adjacency opportunities
- Identify and quantify new business opportunities through VOC (Voice of Customer) including new product development, commercial programs, service programs, product rationalization, value engineering, marketing programs, and other initiatives to support the overall Product Line Roadmap
- Recommend and execute pricing actions. Manage product mix and volume to meet overall product line profitability targets
- Develop, maintain and update product documentation and sales tools in partnership with the sales and marketing communications team - includes: presentations, promotions, buying groups, sample kits, website and e-marketing, literature, video, cross references, and other marketing tools
- Develop and conduct product training programs across the business
- Assist in long-range and short-range planning and forecasting (SIOP)
- Provide technical support and information to customers on a pre-sale and post-sale basis for product application, specification, quotation, and installation support
- Support, analyze, and price non-standard product requests
- Recommend and support vertical marketing, channel marketing, and customer loyalty initiatives
- Actively participate in and drive cross-functional teams to execute initiatives
- Proactively develop and grow relationships across the organization including global sales, marketing, engineering and operations teams
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in sales or marketing
- 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
- Five (5) years industry experience at contractor, engineer, manufacturer, or distributor in communications & data end markets
- Ten (10) years of experience in engineering, sales, or marketing
- MBA
- Aptitude and affinity for technical product details, including the ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals and drawings
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, think analytically, and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to communicate clearly with team, conduct presentations, and be flexible and organized
- Action-oriented and proactive approach