Product Specialist - Distributed Infrastructure Products

Eaton Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electrical company in Toronto, Ontario, is seeking a Product Specialist for Distributed Infrastructure Products. This role focuses on supporting product marketing and sales, ensuring client specifications are met, and leading product initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a university degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience. The position offers a competitive salary range of $82,000 to $102,000 annually and is bound by a commitment to equal employment opportunities.

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• University degree or college diploma from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3-5 years of related sales, marketing or product engineering.
• Valid driver's licence.
• No relocation benefit offered.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to sales and customers.
• Support sales during the RFQ process.
• Assist in product lifecycle activities.
• Coordinate marketing strategies with corporate positioning.
• Facilitate interactions between sales and marketing teams.

Skills

Technical product expertise

Sales support

Communication skills

Customer service

Problem-solving abilities

Education

University degree or college diploma

Technical discipline in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Eaton’s Electrical sector is currently seeking a Product Specialist - Distributed Infrastructure Products to join our team. This position is based at our Toronto, ON facility and offers benefits from day one.

What you’ll do:

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Product Specialist is a key member of Marketing Team responsible for supporting product marketing, sales, channel and customers from pre-sales through post sales. The product specialist will serve as the go to expert for Eaton’s Physical Infrastructure Product Portfolio including white space product portfolio—covering server racks, rack PDUs, containment, cooling, modular data centers (MDC) and related cables & connectivity products—to meet Canadian customer expectations. The product specialist will be providing technical guidance, support product lifecycle activities, and supporting strategic initiatives.

This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with global teams, lead product launches, and shape the future of our Physical Infrastructure portfolio. You will also support pricing reviews, maintain ERP systems, and develop impactful marketing collateral.

Joining Eaton means being part of a dynamic, customer-focused environment where your contributions directly influence product success and customer satisfaction.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide technical product expertise to sales and customers.
• Supports the sales team during the Request for Quotation (RFQ) process by ensuring the proposed solution meets the client's technical specifications and by providing accurate, detailed technical documentation and pricing information.
• Support the interactions between the sales force and the Marketing department focusing product development to strategic customer/industry needs.
• Support the product lines to ensure that the portfolio is well defined, understood, and communicated both internally and externally. Actively support cross-product line/business unit function’s to further enhance Eaton’s total solution of offering to the customer.
• Support the Business Plan for the products and business. This includes: available market, market segmentation, competitive situation, market trends and drivers, target markets and customers, investment required, potential revenue/financial analysis, and recommendations.
• Support the introduction of all new products, including product roadmaps, pricing, profit goals, promotional materials, release plans, forecast, inventory planning, US product alignment as applicable.
• Support and coordinate Marketing Communications activities to ensure that corporate positioning is consistent with business plan strategies.
• Support product market strategies to maximize sales and profit potential.
• Ensure that appropriate business policies, practices, and relationships are established and maintained with customers and channel partners.
• Ensure that the needs of the General Sales Force for direction, information, tools, and training are met to enable them to exceed sales goals.
• Perform other duties as required to achieve departmental and Business Unit objectives.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• University degree or college diploma from an accredited institution
• Minimum 3-5 years of related sales, marketing or product engineering
• Valid driver's licence
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without company sponsorship now or in the future.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • P. Eng., CET or C. Tech designation.
  • University degree or college diploma in technical discipline (preferably in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering).
  • French and English fluency – to communicate with colleagues, customers, and partners.

  What makes you successful?

  You are a highly motivated, self-starting, and enthusiastic professional with a strong results-oriented mindset. You have a solid understanding of industrial and commercial markets, along with a strong technical aptitude in mission-critical data center solutions such as UPS, racks, PDUs, and cooling products. You demonstrate excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills, as well as proven problem-solving abilities and customer service expertise. You are quick to learn market influences, work effectively both independently and in team environments, and bring valuable product management and marketing skills to deliver impactful results.

  The expected annual salary range for this role is $82000 - $102000 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.

  This posting is for an existing vacancy.

  At Eaton we leverage artificial intelligence to recommend jobs to you that match the skills and experience required for the open role. Our Talent Acquisition teams also uses AI to identify applicants whose skills are a match for the job. Hiring decisions are made by Eaton leaders through a structured interview process and not AI.

  Eaton has in place accessibility policies for accommodating employees with disabilities. If you are selected for an interview and require accommodations, please let the recruiter or hiring manager know so that we can work to make reasonable adjustments that best suit your needs. Accessibility information may be found at: http://www.eatoncanada.ca/EatonCA/OurCompany/Accessibility/index.htm

  We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

  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 Benefits at Eaton Canada / Avantages sociaux chez Eaton Canada for more detail. 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.

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