Associate Product Manager

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking an Associate Product Manager. This position is ON SITE Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm at our Fayetteville, NC Eaton facility. Relocation assistance will be provided, if needed.

The Associate Product Manager for MCC will be responsible for supporting the MCC product line strategic 1-5 year outlook. This includes supporting the Product Manager and Product Line Manager with collection of “voice-of-customer” to drive our product roadmap, supporting key new product development releases, and developing and implementing our differentiated service model strategy across our Low Voltage Motor Control Center (LV MCC) North American operations.

The role also focuses on the systems and processes needed to support growth in our aftermarket product offering.

This position will support the strategy around systems, tools, processes, and new product development to support MCC growth across North America, including the marketing strategy to present our Aftermarket and LV MCC differentiated service model to our sales teams and customers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Interface with field sales, distributors, and customers to determine ideal solutions to LV MCC & LV MCC Aftermarket needs and challenges.
• Responsibility for LV MCC Aftermarket and LV MCC service center operations strategy.
• Drive improved systems and tools – bidmanager, design automation, Power Bi.
• Manage new product development for Aftermarket offerings.
• Launch marketing collateral.
• Develop strategy to level load service centers (Aftermarket and LV MCC).
• Develop LV MCC Aftermarket production strategy between service centers and main plant operations.
• Participate in strategy & profit plan.
• Must be a good time manager with strong communication skills.
• Must be able to handle difficult conversations tactfully.
• Act as a technical resource for the MCC product line.
• Other duties as assigned.

Expected annual salary range: $113 000 – $165 000. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of electrical industry experience.
• Must be able to travel 25 %.
• Must be willing to relocate to Fayetteville, North Carolina. Relocation assistance will be provided, if needed.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

• Bachelor’s in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Experience in MCC.
• Experience in Auto Cad and Microsoft Products.
• Experience with power distribution equipment.

• Drive for execution, attention to detail, time management and strategy development.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft products – Excel, Power Bi.
• Communicate professionally, both verbally and written, with customers and intercompany personnel.
• Decision making ability to quickly comprehend the core issues of business, fiscal, and customer needs to reach clear objectives and the path to achieve them.

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