Product Manager - Distributed UPS

Eaton’s Electrical Division is currently seeking a Product Manager to join our team. This position can be based in Woodridge, Illinois or Raleigh, NC.

As a Product Manager, you will be responsible for cradle to grave product management of the Endpoint UPS, Network-Class UPS and Power Conversion portfolios. You will own the customer lifecycle experience of the offering including pricing, quotation, sales support, and issue escalation. You’ll lead a team of Associate Product Managers to achieve goals.

In this role, you will:

• Develop strategic commercial plan and measure execution
• Increase revenue/market share and margins
• Partner with marketing team to develop sales tools and marketing collateral
• Perform primary and secondary market research to determine new vertical markets as well as investigate and track economic conditions
• Lead VoC and Customer Advisory Boards, conducting competitive analysis and mapping technology adoption
• Identify strategic opportunities and develop key strategic initiatives with sales team
• Support sales calls and represent the product offering at tradeshows and conferences
• Develop new product offerings and segments
• Lead market research in the form of analyzing market reports, leading
• Provide marketing leadership to Global Engineering and Manufacturing teams
• Champion new product development initiatives to ensure complete and successful launch of product VoC and Customer Advisory Boards, conducting competitive analysis and mapping technology adoption
• Direct and oversee new product development initiatives in product category for both disruptive and incremental outcomes.
• Meet product line metrics including revenue, margin, and inventory.
• Manage digital content, driving thought leadership, marketing messaging, and implementing continuous process improvement.
• Maintain key organizational relationships with manufacturing and engineering stakeholders.
• Determine the forecasts for each product line and participate in the forecasting process from a PM perspective.

Qualifications

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of six (6) years of Sales, Marketing, or Engineering experience
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Sales, Engineering or Marketing.
• Master’s degree in engineering or business
• At least 4 years of experience with cradle to grave product management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated track record driving product line growth
• International experience
• Strong executive presence
• Solid negotiation skills and knowledge of marketing techniques including experience in sales
• Results-oriented

Why work at Eaton? We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)

At Eaton, we know that good benefit plans are important to employees and their families. In addition to a competitive base salary, Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits at a Glance.

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Job: Marketing

Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: CPDI TL

Job Level: Manager
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes – Hybrid
Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time