Product Specialist

Product Specialist

Do you enjoy collaborating with people with a variety of skills? Are you a technical person who enjoys asking why and most importantly, listening? Do you thrive on working in a fast-paced environment where your contributions are crucial to the success of the team and the business?

If so, read on.

Eaton is looking for our next Product Specialist to join our Power Systems Division in Waukesha, WI. We are looking for a technically minded person who wants to find their next opportunity on the business side of an Engineered-To-Order product. You will work with various aspects of the organization from front-end sales and marketing to manufacturing and you will see the projects and products you work on ship out the door.

This opportunity provides exposure to various groups within our business and is the perfect opportunity to begin growing with a company that values the overall success of every employee.

This role is located at our Waukesha, WI site. No relocation assistance will be provided.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year.

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.

What You'll Do:

The primary function of the Product Specialist is to be a skilled technical communicator who creates a well written customer proposal based on a customer request for quote and/or a specification using the quotation system and process the customer's purchase order prior to Engineering design. They will also be a liaison for Sales and Engineering to respond to customer requests.

In this role you will:

• Prepare and price Voltage Regulator proposals in response to RFQs; review specifications to identify requirements, exceptions, alternates, testing, documentation, and competitive options.
• Process customer orders from internal and field proposals; verify POs and specifications, resolve discrepancies, and coordinate documentation for Design Engineering
• Manage customer change, hold, and cancellation requests on open sales orders.
• Approve and negotiate pricing within established guidelines using market and competitive knowledge.
• Provide technical product and application support to customers, agents, and internal teams.
• Serve as a liaison between customers, engineering, and scheduling to ensure clear communication of special requirements.
• Apply Lean principles and support continuous improvement, ISO work instructions, industry standards compliance (ANSI, IEEE, CSA, NEMA), and customer visits/plant tours.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business
• Two (2) years of product, customer service, inside sales, or proposals experience in a technical field (may include internships or co-ops)
• One (1) year of experience using ERP and quotation systems.
• 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.
• No relocation assistance will be provided for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Waukesha, WI will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree
• Two (2) years of experience in technical marketing, engineering, or manufacturing (may include internships or co-ops)

Skills:

• Knowledge of electric power voltage regulators and their components and accessories.
• Knowledge of typical applications, equipment, systems, and standards for electric power voltage regulators.
• Excellent analytical, communication, interpersonal, problem solving and decision-making skills to support internal and external contacts within a multi-cultured environment.
• Detail oriented, with the ability to balance multiple priorities and work to deadlines with a high degree of accuracy.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), SAP or other ERP related system and the ability to utilize such tools to analyze data and solve routine problems.
• Must be very customer and commercial centric.

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 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.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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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.