General Manager, Power Electronics

Eaton's e-Mobility division is currently seeking a General Manager, Power Electronics. At Eaton, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment with power management technologies that are innovative, efficient, reliable and safe. Making power management work takes the passion and creativity of all of our employees around the world. This passion inspired the creation of Eaton's e-Mobility segment, combining our deep expertise in vehicle and electric power to deliver a wide range of solutions for on
- and off-road electrified vehicles, helping to reduce the environmental impact of transportation around the world.

**What you’ll do**:
Our e-Mobility segment is currently seeking a General Manager to lead our e-Mobility Power Electronics product line of business. This leader will be responsible for driving the long-term product strategy, as well as key commercial negotiations and the execution (including oversight of operations, supply chain and R&D) of major customer programs.

In this role, you will report to Eaton’s global President of e-Mobility (located in Southfield, Michigan) and have full accountability for ensuring:

- Product strategy and roadmaps remain in line with market demands, yet balanced with the future direction of Eaton’s product portfolio investment decisions.
- Products are engineered to the highest standards of quality excellence.
- Supply chain strategies stay ahead of product demands and that risks to on-time development and manufacturing are not compromised Programs are expertly managed to meet customer expectations: on time, on quality and on budget.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum of 15 years of combined leadership experience in: Commercial (at least one, ideally both):

- Marketing / offer management / product management (strategic go-to-market mix for product, price, place, promotion, services, solutions).
- Sales / customer experience management (large deals, multiple geographies, businesses, customers, channel, segments).
- Operations or supply chain management (SCM):

- Operations / manufacturing (operational P&L, management of production and salaried workforce, multi-functional leadership of key business drivers: safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity).
- SCM (logistics, purchasing, materials management, sales, inventory, and operations planning (SIOP), sourcing, warehouse management).
- Minimum 7 years of experience in new product development of automotive or transportation based products.
- Profit and loss (P&L) ownership (for group or region president and above roles, experience in multiple groups or industries)

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- A demonstrated record of delivering results in multiple business contexts (start-up, growth, fix it / turnaround, steady state).
- Leadership experience requiring influence without authority (corporate, functional, sector or other enterprise role).
- Led a large-scale change and delivered results.
- M&A experience (acquisitions, divestitures, JVs, other partnerships) including identification, due diligence, and/or integration.
- Led and developed teams on an increasing scale to successfully execute processes across departments, functions, and sectors Master’s degree in relevant engineering field.
- Leading in both developed and emerging markets (experience working outside of home country highly desired).
- Experience in a leadership role providing multi-site direction to managers and teams working in different locations.

**Skills**:

- Business acumen, ability to plan and manage execution of business plans and related solutions.
- Excellent negotiating, interpersonal, communication, analytical and strategic-planning skills.
- Proven team leader with ability to articulate clear direction that is consistent with Eaton's vision, strategy, and direction.
- Ability to manage effectively in highly matrixed environment.
- Professional presence and personal integrity.
- Strong leadership and problem-solving presence in manufacturing locations.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities that embody the Eaton Leadership Model:

- Growth mindset: Demonstrates entrepreneurship, business and financial savvy aligned to the customer.
- Influences, empowers, and fosters the execution of key priorities across the business and functions in alignment with the enterprise.
- Demonstrates decision effectiveness: Leverages critical thinking skills and data to create new insights and improve decision speed and quality.
- Followership: Attracts, develops, retains, and promotes talent while creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
- Values human connections and demonstrates emotional intelligence: i.e., self-awareness, empathy, and resiliency.
- Executive communications and storytelling.

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