Experience Inc. Jobs

Eaton’s Aerospace business is seeking a Manager, Product Management for our Military, Aerospace and Defense markets in North America. This position can be based in Camarillo or City of Industry CA.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Director of Product Management, this person will partner and collaborate across a highly matrixed and global organization to drive profitable sales growth for the Interconnect Technology (ITD) products portfolio. The Manager will also lead a team of senior Product Managers focused on ITD products, targeting the Military, Aerospace, and Defense markets in North America.

The Manager, Product Management will lead a team of Product Managers and define and execute the North America product line strategy aligning with the global strategy. This person will lead and deliver across all aspects of the product life cycle, including product development, product mix, sales promotion, pricing policy, and training.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Support the sales team across three regions in executing the product strategy to achieve profitable sales growth and targeted value creation

• Collaborate with other Product Managers, the Product Support Manager, and the Director of Product Management to design and implement processes and tools aligned with interfacing departments (R&D, Sales, Pricing) for efficient operations.

• Plan and manage new product introductions based on customer or perceived market demand, ensuring optimal positioning in terms of price, features, channel, and time to market, in strong partnership with engineering and project management.

• Define the pricing policy and positioning of product lines.

• Support the sales team in daily operations, including product training, technical support for RFQs, and NPRDS pipeline management.

• Stay current with emerging technology and competition trends, and understand competitive positioning, including price positioning.

• Partner with local engineering and project management leaders and sales directors in different regions to develop a long-term product roadmap.

• Contribute to the division's strategic and profit planning from a product portfolio perspective.

• Provide intake/demand information and guidance to support SIOP and accurate demand forecasting.

• Represent the product management function across leadership teams.

Position Criteria:

• Experience managing multi-site / multicultural teams

• Proven experience in managing product portfolios targeting Military, Aerospace, and Defense markets.

• Strong leadership skills with experience in leading and developing teams.

• Excellent strategic planning and execution skills.

• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across different departments.

• In-depth knowledge of product life cycle management.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to stay current with emerging technologies and market trends.

• Experience defining the pricing policy and positioning of product lines.

• Good combination of strategic vision, strong operations and bottom-line capabilities, along with an effective interpersonal style and “hands-on” approach

• Experience and success with operating in a large and matrix organization

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product management within the industrial manufacturing sector.

• 10+ years of experience dealing with aerospace / defense products within product marketing, business development, engineering.

Education :

• An undergraduate degree from an accredited institution is required

• An advanced degree is preferred

Compensation :

• Eaton recognizes this role as a critical position within the corporation and will create a compelling package consisting of a base salary, employee incentive compensation and complete benefits

Location :

• This position can be based in Camarillo or City of Industry CA.

ABOUT EATON:

Why Work At Eaton:

https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/careers/whyworkateatonflyer/Why-Work-at-Eaton-Flyer-boxes.pdf

Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Release

https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/investor-relations/quarterly-earnings/filings/2024/q2/2Q-2024-analyst-presentation.pdf

​

The expected annual salary range for this role is $156975.03 - $230230.04 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

​

​

​