Eaton’s Corporate Sector is currently seeking a Category Manager, Electronics to join our team. This position can be based at any Eaton US facility or approved remote home office.  No relocation is offered for this position.

 

Position Overview:

 

This individual will lead the development, management and oversight of standard supply chain processes and develops enterprise strategies through consensus building to implement enterprise-wide cost-effective improvements for Eaton. This position develops long term category strategic planning, creates category metrics and ensures category strategies are aligned, deployed and meet the requirements of Supply Chain Management across Eaton operations. This position is responsible for driving the sourcing strategies for the Electronics category which includes active and passive components.

 

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

 

In this function you will:

• Establish and lead supply chain teams in developing strategies to leverage Eaton’s Enterprise buy, generate cost-outcome results, reduce supply base and improve quality and service performance.
• Initiate, develop and execute enterprise strategic initiatives to facilitate cross-business synergies and increased leverage across a rationalized set of global preferred supplier partners.
• Negotiate and manage key strategic supplier contracts and relationships
• Establish, review, approve, monitor and report compliance to category agreements and strategies based upon Eaton SCM strategic directions.
• Lead category to develop innovative business solutions, forecasts and category projections to understand and manage economics, risks, and market drivers.
• Present to senior management new planning tools, methods, technical analysis, standards and procurement opportunities that are aligned with SCM/Eaton strategic plans and cost reduction initiatives.
• Lead enterprise category for supporting and managing supply chain strategic and operations goals and objectives.
• Identify and implement innovative solutions to business problems, independently and through high performance cross-functional teams.
• Benchmark procurement processes to develop and implement best practices throughout Eaton and Supply Chain Management.
• Create alignment between corporate, supplier diversity and business unit strategic and financial plans.
• Conduct Supplier Business Reviews with top 20 strategic suppliers on a regular basis annually and executes negotiation calendar to negotiate 80% of spend annually.
• Drive Eaton’s Go Green process to meet Enterprise goals and understand market gap available in category through Ariba RFQs, E-Auctions, Should Cost, Supplier Total Waste Elimination Events and market intelligence
• Create and develop site intimacy with key customers and stakeholders in decision making process

When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 3 years’ professional experience in Supply Chain or Operations including electronics components experience
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States on an on-going basis without Company sponsorship
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or Business Administration or Mechanical, Industrial or Production Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Professional Supply Chain related certification (e.g. CPM, CPIM)
• MBA or Master’s degree in Supply Chain from an accredited institution
• 7+ years’ supply chain experience with accountability across multiple manufacturing facilities
• 5 years’ category management experience with a strong preference for electronics components experience 

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.

We make what matters work. Everywhere you look—from the technology and machinery that surrounds us, to the critical services and infrastructure that we depend on every day—you’ll find one thing in common. It all relies on power. That’s why Eaton is dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment with power management technologies that are more reliable, efficient, safe and sustainable. Because this is what matters.

We are confident we can deliver on this promise because of the attributes that our employees embody. We’re ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and we’re committed to learning. These values enable us to tackle some of the toughest challenges on the planet, never losing sight of what matters.

Job: Supply Chain / Logistics

Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: Corporate Sector

Job Level: Manager
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes
Does this position offer relocation?: No
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time