Gulf Regional Project Management Director

Eaton Corporation • Grapevine, TX

45d • $141,346 - $207,308

About The Position

Eaton's North American Sales team is seeking a dynamic Regional Manager - Project Management to lead project teams and channel operations, oversee product and application strategies, and drive sales growth across the Gulf region (Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana). This position can be based in Grapevine or Houston, Texas, with relocation assistance available for Houston. The role requires 25-50% travel. Reporting directly to the VP of Sales, your primary responsibility will be to lead the project team and channels to drive sales growth in the assigned commercial construction/industrial markets for Power Distribution and Controls Assemblies (PDCA) and Commerical Product Assemblies (CPA) . You will lead the Project Management process to ensure accurate, complete, and timely data for fact-based decision-making. To drive financial improvements and customer satisfaction, you will encourage continuous improvement of the project management processes by field-based Project Managers and Project Engineers. You will build relationships with product line management to assist in developing marketing and product line sales and pricing strategies. As a manager of people, you will supervise and provide vision and training for Project Managers.

Requirements

• Proven experience in project management, preferably within the Commercial Construction and/or Industrial market segments, and ability to drive financial performance
• Strong leadership and team management skills, along with excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
• Experience in an indirect sales model working with channel distribution
• Minimum 8 years of experience in electrical industry project management, field sales or marketing developing and executing strategies
• Must possess a valid and unrestricted driver's license
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution required
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Field Sales or Marketing
• PMP Certification

Responsibilities

• Ensure integrity and competency of systems to comply with corporate, division, and organization policies, guidelines, and procedures
• Drive productivity growth within the group utilizing leading principles and electronic tools to support efficient and profitable business growth
• Support District Manager in formulating a strategic plan
• Attract, hire, develop, and retain top quality Project Managers and Project Engineers who excel at providing customer value through the execution of processes, technical and commercial savvy, and effective relationship building with customers
• Technical product change and pricing negotiation, configuration changes, and approval and construction drawing preparation and changes
• Critical customer interface and relationship building while managing financials including Z accounts and customer claims

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees