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Eaton is seeking a Business Unit General Manager for Conveyance within the Fluid Electrical Distribution (FED) division of the Aerospace Group. The ideal location is Jackson, Michigan, however, will be flexible to other major business locations/sites as well.

What you’ll do:

Eaton’s Fluid Electrical Distribution (FED) division of Aerospace is looking for a Business Unit General Manager for the Conveyance Business Unit. This position reports directly to the Senior Vice President & General Manager for the FED division and is responsible for leading a business unit's day to day and strategic activities including but not limited to: driving organic and inorganic growth, product planning and development, product marketing, program execution, financial results (standard profit), operations coordination & leadership.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** :

+ Leads the Conveyance Business Unit integrated product team, which includes direct reports managing product line strategy, program management, manufacturing strategy, and sales, and indirect reports managing engineering, finance, HR, manufacturing programs, pricing, and contracts.

+ Responsible for the growth portfolio including targeted program and/or customer wins by collaborating with all FED and Aerospace Group level functions.

+ Develop and maintain a multi-year product roadmap that accounts for changing market dynamics, competitor actions, and new market entrants.

+ Drive the standard profit and loss of the business unit’s portfolio. Improve portfolio profitability by managing product pricing, product mix, customer mix and portfolio rationalization.

+ Partner with the sales, engineering and commercial functions to capture Voice of Customer (VOC) and to ensure that the product and customer strategies are driven across multiple segments.

+ Partners with operations and supply chain teams on the development of the manufacturing strategy for the global product line locations to address both short-term and long-term delivery and profitability targets.

+ Fosters an environment which promotes Eaton’s goals, values and philosophy, encourages continuous improvement and builds customer relationships, and vigorously promotes a can-do, excellence, and pride of accomplishment culture among all employees.

+ Collaborate with cross functional teams on SIOP and Demand Planning related to products within the business unit.

+ Identifies strategic alliances / equity agreements with external organizations to support growth strategies. Collaborates with business leaders to determine where to invest in products and markets.

+ Build organizational capability through focused staffing, development and succession planning.

Qualifications:

Basic Requirements:

+ Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in business

+ Minimum of 10 years of senior management experience combining extensive global operations, finance and/or sales / marketing experience.

+ Prior experience working with global teams

+ Prior experience leading multi-site operations

+ Must be legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Master’s of Business Administation

+ Direct experience in the aerospace industry a strong preference

Skills:

Position Criteria:

+ Strong background in strategic planning and building organizational capability through communicating a vision that both engages and motivates the organization.

+ Proven Low volume/high mix parts experience preferred.

+ Extensive domestic and global travel required

+ Multi-cultural mindset to manage coordination between North America, EMEA, and APAC

+ Change management, program management, and leadership skills to drive ongoing enterprise, aerospace, and FED efforts

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

+ Extensive domestic and global travel required

+ Leadership, communication and influencing skills sufficient to manage a multi-cultural, matrixed and global organization with a diverse workforce

+ Change management, program management, and leadership skills to drive the various enterprise efforts as well as FED/Conveyance projects under way.

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $198749.97 - $291499.96 a year. This role 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._

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