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PDU Product Line Manager
Eaton Corporation - Woodridge, IL
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The PDU Product Line Manager at Eaton Corporation is responsible for developing and executing strategic plans to enhance market share and revenue within the electrical industry. This role involves conducting market research, identifying new business opportunities, and managing the product development process to ensure successful product launches. The manager will collaborate with sales and marketing teams, participate in industry events, and support engineering and manufacturing efforts to drive product line growth.
Responsibilities
- Provide 5-year strategic plan and measure execution
- Increase revenues / market share and margins
- Develop new business opportunities for private-label and acquisitions and participate in due diligence and integration activities
- Perform primary and secondary market research to determine new vertical markets and track economic conditions affecting IT and electrical industries
- Research market needs and trends via reports, VoC, Focus Groups, Customer Advisory Boards, competitive analysis to develop and own 3-year product roadmaps
- Identify large strategic opportunities and develop strategies with sales team
- Develop a rolling 1-year tactical plan for new products and measure execution
- Determine annual profit plan and drive sales and marketing initiatives to meet forecasts by developing annual sales plans per region
- Create and maintain a communication and tracking mechanism with sales team to achieve goals
- Identify and participate in tradeshows and conferences as well as conduct sales calls
- Work with Marketing team to develop sales tools and marketing collateral
- Provide support to Global Engineering and Manufacturing teams
- Participate and lead mid- and long-term forecasts in SIOP process
- Manage the new product development process to ensure complete launch of product, which includes leading Global Product Line (GPL) discussions
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or Marketing
- 10+ years experience in the electrical industry as Product Manager or Marketing position
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in IT
- Advanced degree in engineering or business
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience building and leading a team of Product Managers
Benefits
- Health and Welfare benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Paid and unpaid time away from work
