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Eaton · 4 weeks ago

Product Line Manager - North America Cable Management

Highland, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$124K/yr - $182K/yr

7+ years exp

Eaton is a global electrical sector company with over 128 years of experience, focusing on enhancing efficiency, safety, and reliability. They are seeking a Product Line Manager for North America Cable Management to develop and execute strategic initiatives that support growth and profitability, including product innovation and commercial programs.

Electric Vehicle

No H1B

Responsibilities

Proactively gather competitive, 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 with Network Planning 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 and the customer base

Assist in long-range and short-range planning and forecasting (SIOP), including Profit Planning for the region

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 while conduct process improvement initiatives

Qualification

Product line managementMarket researchPricing strategySales experienceMarketing experienceTechnical product knowledgeAnalytical thinkingProactive approachCommunication skillsTeam collaborationStrategic thinkingPresentation skillsOrganizational skillsFlexibility

Required

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

Preferred

5+ years industry experience at contractor, engineer, manufacturer, or distributor in communications & data end market

10+ years of experience in engineering, sales, and/or marketing

MBA

Experience working with globally dispersed teams

Proficient with Microsoft Office

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

Strategic thinker who can formulate and communicate business cases and gain advocacy