Eaton’s eMobility Division is recruiting a: Senior Advanced Buyer Locations: France (Les Ulis or Montrottier), Poland (Tczew) or Germany (BadenBaden) Would you like to make a difference to the environment? Do you want to work for a global and ethical company that values employees inclusion and diversity? Then join the Eaton team and help us provide sustainable and innovative solutions that make a real impact. We make what matters work. At eMobility we develop the latest “green” power electronics and power distribution technology for our customers to power tomorrow’s vehicles (passenger vehicle, truck, bus). The Sr. Advanced Buyer is part of our new production introduction team and sources all materials and services. The success of a new product launched to market is greatly determined by the Sr. Buyer’s effectiveness: Implementing the right supply solutions is the foundation for meeting our customer’s quality and delivery expectations while ensuring Eaton’s financial success. This pivotal role requires an individual capable of working effectively with cross-functional development teams, Global Category Management, Commodity Buyers and Eaton’s supply base in order to optimize BOM cost and award business to Eaton strategic growth suppliers. Your key deliverables: You will participate in NPI activities and meetings from early development stage to initial production runs when hand-over to Production Buyer occurs. You will determine the right sourcing strategy in alignment with Eaton’s Category Management and utilize Eaton’s strategic growth suppliers. You will minimize BOM cost and maintain accurate costed BOMs, including lead times of soft and hard tooled parts, at any time during development cycle. You will make sure that supplier awarded business meets eMobility’s objectives in the areas of cost, Quality, OTD, service, inventory and payment terms (cash flow). You will develop project sub-schedules for supplier selection and qualification, tool development and PPAP (for die castings, injection moldings etc). You will develop and execute on action plans to eliminate or minimize risk from supply base (financial, supply continuity, quality, IP etc) as it relates to NPI. You will ensure availability of purchased material required throughout the development of a new product (order prototypes and issue initial production POs). You will negotiate and implement consignment and safety stock agreements with top spend items on BOMs. You will support NPI Quality Engineering to execute on supplier APQP process. You will own supplier launch performance metrics (“scorecard”: PPAP effectiveness, OTD, Quality, Cost Productivity, cash flow (payment terms, inventory programs)), develop and execute on improvement plans. You will ensure accurate implementation of all prices on PO’s placed and accountable for flawless hand-over of parts to Production Buyer without supply interruptions and favorable volume price breaks implementation. You will follow Eaton policies pertaining to supply chain. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Master’s Degree from an accredited institution Minimum of 5 years sourcing experience Sourcing experience in the automotive industry and with electronics category (active and passive electronic components, PCB, EMS) Must interact effectively with people, both inside and outside the Company, who have diverse backgrounds, languages and different objectives. Strong negotiation skills and customer orientation Inter-functions interaction in a highly demanding environment Fluent in English and at least 1 other European language What Eaton offers: • Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team • Great promotional opportunities – We encourage internal promotion, whenever possible • Inclusion & Diversity - Openness to diversity widens our access to the best talent. Inclusion allows us to engage that talent fully #LI-LP2 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 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: Europe, Middle East, Africa Organization: VEH Vehicle Group Job Level: Individual Contributor 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?: Relocation from within hiring region only Travel: Yes, 50 % of the Time