Development Program: Marketing
About the Role
The Marketing Development Program is a 2‑year rotational program at Eaton that provides product, marketing, and leadership training. Participants rotate through two 1‑year assignments, gaining exposure to marketing and sales‑enabling roles across Eaton’s product lines while learning to prioritize and promote electrical products and solutions to distributors, contractors, consultants, and end customers.
What You’ll Do
During the program you will work on a variety of assignments that build functional expertise and leadership capabilities.
- Division Sales Engineer
- Establish and maintain commercial relationships with customers using sales, application engineering, and product knowledge.
- Interpret incoming orders and RFQs for content, price, and compliance.
- Coordinate with Customer Service to support commitments and develop competitive pricing and shipment cycles.
- Act as a technical and commercial liaison among field sales, customers, distributors, and internal functions such as engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing.
- Recommend product, policy, or procedure changes to improve productivity, including value‑engineering alternatives.
- Develop and present programs to promote products at customer sites, trade shows, training seminars, and corporate meetings.
- Contribute to sales plans, competitive analysis, forecasting, and reporting.
- Coordinate special projects as directed by the Sales Manager.
- Product Engineer
- Create and maintain customer‑facing marketing collateral (website content, specifications, brochures, videos).
- Drive continuous‑improvement initiatives for quote and order fulfillment processes.
- Analyze product performance and marketing data to identify trends and opportunities.
- Support Voice‑of‑Customer initiatives and develop feedback mechanisms for key market segments.
- Lead best‑practice documentation such as instruction booklets and parts catalogs.
- Collaborate with design engineering, sales, marketing, operations, and supply chain to develop or modify products.
- Business/Market Analyst
- Analyze market trends and competitive landscape to identify opportunities and challenges.
- Develop and implement strategic plans aligned with Eaton’s mission and values.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure strategy‑operations alignment.
- Present strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
- Measure effectiveness of strategies and adjust as needed.
- Lead and manage strategic projects and initiatives.
- Identify and mitigate risks affecting strategic objectives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with graduation before August 2027.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8.
- At least one internship, co‑op, or equivalent 3 months of work experience.
- Geographic flexibility to relocate within the United States.
- Eaton does not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.
Preferred Qualifications
- Overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
- Demonstrated leadership experience on campus or in the community.
- Ability to speak a second language.
- Enrollment in an engineering or business degree program.
Skills & Position Criteria
- Assignment locations: Asheville, NC; Fayetteville, NC; Greenwood, SC; or Portland, OR.
- Travel up to 25 % within the local region as determined by the assignment manager.
- Valid, unrestricted driver’s license required.
- Participation in video and in‑person interviews as part of the hiring process.
Compensation
- Annual base salary: $82,000.
- One‑time signing bonus: $6,000.
Benefits
Eaton offers a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, retirement plans, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific benefit options may vary based on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and collective bargaining agreements.