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Position Overview
We are seeking a Segment Strategy & Offer Management Leader to be joining our EMEA Team. This role plays a pivotal role in driving the commercial success of Eaton’s systems portfolio within the Data Center segment. The Segment Strategy & Offer Management Leader plays a pivotal role in driving the commercial success of Eaton’s systems portfolio within the Data Center segment. The incumbent combines strategic segment leadership with hands‑on offer management to ensure a clear and cohesive link between market needs, segment strategy, and portfolio execution. The Segment Strategy & Offer Management Leader owns the strategy planning process (SP) for the Data Center segment, leading to the identification, prioritization, and reporting of strategic initiatives that align with the segment’s long‑term growth objectives. At the same time, the role is responsible for the definition, positioning, and evolution of Eaton’s offer portfolio for the segment — including identifying sub-segments, defining the ideal offer for each, uncovering product and system gaps, and tracking remediation plans. These two responsibilities are tightly integrated, ensuring that strategic planning process directly informs offer development and that Eaton’s market leadership is driven by a systems portfolio that reflects evolving account needs and segment dynamics.
Location Preference: Candidates based in the UK are preferred, followed by those located in Ireland, Western Europe, and Dubai.
Key Responsibilities
Segment Strategy
- Keep up to date with market dynamics and gather VOC (Voice of Customer) insights from end users, consultants, and channel partners to identify key trends, customer pain points, and emerging opportunities.
- Lead the Strategy Planning (SP) process for the segments and develop metrics and scorecards to ensure ability to track plan performance.
- Define and update the segmentation and growth strategy for the Data Center segment, including sub-segments, verticals, and priority markets.
- Map sub‑segment ecosystems and value chains; identify stakeholders and define system's value propositions.
- Lead cross‑functional alignment and represent Eaton for positioning as a thought (segment) leader in sustainability, digitalization, and power management.
- Support Business Units and Product Line Managers by developing targeted segment reports (MEMOs) that provide relevant updates, including win/loss insights, market dynamics and sentiment, performance scorecards, and other strategic indicators.
Offer Management
- Work with PLMs to define and execute the Offer roadmap, ensuring end‑to‑end management from concept to commercialization.
- Lead Offer design, business case preparation, pricing and ROI analysis, and market launch planning in conjunction with regional marketing teams and alignment with global segment direction.
- Ensure Offer alignment with Eaton’s Profit Plan (PP) commitments and financial objectives.
- Drive continuous improvement by tracking performance using KPIs and market feedback.
Business Development and Commercialization
- Owns development of system sales enablement tools, battle cards, and value propositions.
- Supports organization creation and maintenance of performance tracking tools; Pipeline, revenue, Win/Loss and margin performance.
- Drive alignment between PLMs, marketing, and regional sales teams to ensure commercial execution and measurable growth outcomes.
Marketing and Demand Generation
- Partner with Segment Marketing and MarCom teams to develop and execute targeted campaigns (including ABM) aligned with segment and Offer priorities.
- Define messaging and communication plans that position Eaton as a leader in key growth markets.
- Support customer‑facing events, partnerships, and thought‑leadership initiatives that enhance visibility and engagement.
Partnership and Ecosystem Development
- Build and nurture strategic partnerships across internal functions and external stakeholders to accelerate Offer adoption and market reach.
- Develop and execute partnership and channel strategies to close go‑to‑market (GTM) gaps and create joint value propositions.
- Foster collaboration between BUs, Segment Leaders, and key account managers (KAMs) to strengthen Eaton’s integrated solutions portfolio.
- Work closely with M&A team to identify, nurture and review M&A opportunities. Actively participate to due diligence activities.
Stakeholder and Performance Management
- Align multiple stakeholders (Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance) to execute defined strategies and deliver measurable results.
- Monitor business performance versus SP and PP targets and recommend corrective actions where needed.
- Provide regular performance and market updates to internal teams and senior leadership.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree/diploma in Engineering, preferably Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Proven success in strategy planning, offer management and systems commercialization.
- Experience with outcome‑based business models preferred.
- Fluent in English.
- 10–15 years of experience in Offer Management, Business Development, Segment Strategy or related roles.
- Deep knowledge of critical power and white space systems within the Data Center industry.
- Working knowledge of Data Center construction methods, including monolithic, modular, skid‑based and stick‑built solutions, as well as power and grid management.
- Strong understanding of critical power systems, digitalization trends and sustainability drivers within the Data Center industry.
- Knowledge of offer lifecycle management, value‑based pricing and go‑to‑market (GTM) frameworks.
- Experience working with B2B technology or industrial solutions across complex ecosystems.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate insights into actionable business outcomes.
- Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills across global and virtual teams.
- Strong business acumen with a data‑driven approach to decision‑making.
- Proactive, innovative and comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.
- Passion for technology, sustainability and continuous learning.
What We Offer
- Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package based on applicable skills, knowledge and experience, and aligned with internal and external market practices. The annual salary range for Italy (included base salary and Sales Incentive Plan) for this role is EUR 116.500 – EUR 170.830 gross per year.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
- Flexible working solutions (remote, flexible working hours, compressed week, part time etc.)
- We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
- We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
- We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies
- We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen
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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.
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