PRIMARY FUNCTION: This position will focus on Vehicle Group - Aftermarket purchasing activities for Eaton facilities throughout both the US and Mexico. This position will interact with multiple Eaton manufacturing locations and manage assigned commodities to ensure uninterrupted supply at optimum cost and quality. This position will maintain an essential balance between supplier quality, engineering changes, delivery expectations, and cost reduction metric opportunities. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Lead day to day supplier relationships ensuring production, delivery, and capacity requirements. Support CONC recovery process, gathering all necessary inputs and leading supplier recovery. Apply skillful negotiations with internal and external suppliers; conducts problem resolution and settles disputes; develops win/win solutions and creates positive relations with tact and expert judgment. Create innovative approaches for utilizing and applying project management tools and techniques for improved procurement practices; takes leadership roles when necessary. Helps facilitate cost out projects and commodity strategic actions, while managing engineering part changes, supplier requirements and new part requirements for the commodity. Manages all assigned current production supplier contacts, business relationships and commercial responsibilities for the assigned commodity base. Facilitates cross-functional collaboration of commodity team members to achieve the greatest outcomes in support of the Vehicle Groups Business Units. Facilitates supplier questions on accounts payables and supports any necessary activity for disposition of invoice resolutions and/or payment issues. Comply with established SCM policies and procedures and support continuous improvement of EBE processes for SCM Commodity Purchasing Qualifications SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE: Education and Skills required to meet position qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, Mechanical Engineering or general business 3 – 5 years of Supply Chain Experience Preferred/Additional Specialized Knowledge (not required to be qualified for position): MBA Preferred Experience in the Automotive Industry Knowledge or experience in basic purchasing policies and procedures, metal market indices, currency management Knowledge or experience with SCM Program and Commodity Management functions Knowledge or experience with global sourcing and supply base management Strong Communication and Presentation Skills Knowledge and skills in Oracle MRP, JIT, Six Sigma, Lean Mfg., Kan Ban, Vendor Managed Inventory, and consignment FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES: Operational Buyer: Shows experience in commodity management processes; shows results in developing commodity strategies, sourcing projects and negotiations as a leader of a commodity group. Market and Customer Knowledge: Learns how to investigate and analyze customer base and requirements to fully understand the impact of purchasing and supplier management strategies. Product/Process Development & Launch: Understands product and proposed manufacturing processes with the objective of a flawless launch of new products in the supply base. Project Management: Understands knowledge of processes necessary to plan, organize, execute, and manage projects to complete complex tasks on time and on budget. Negotiation: Applies sound knowledge of negotiating strategies with suppliers; and can apply strategies in the development of agreements to support total business requirements rather than just lowest-price options. Contract Management: Possesses sound knowledge of solid and consistent architecture of supply chain contracts and agreements including terms, timing, and language. Shows ability to comprehend complex business unit and/or customer requirements to help shape contracts and negotiations. Supplier Selection & Collaboration: Understands the critical stages in the sourcing process; possesses knowledge of how to evaluate competitive alternatives and conduct supplier performance reviews. Total Cost Management: Is knowledgeable on how to gather and develop spend information; manages spend profile to drive savings and cost out opportunities year over year. Material Materials Planning & Management: Understands forecasting, demand planning, scheduling and inventory management tools and concepts necessary to manage supplier relationships and commodities. P&L Contribution: Understands financial, business and operational processes to analyze impact of multiple sourcing and supply chain variables on business outcomes. Continuous Process Improvement: Possesses sound knowledge of continuous improvement tools and practices, such kaizen and lean, to help drive opportunities to eliminate waste and improve performance. ADDITONAL INFORMATON: Candidate should demonstrate a strong capability for thinking strategically and exhibiting leadership style and be able to work effectively in a diverse environment. This position requires understanding change is required for success and championing new ideas, bringing forward opportunities for improvement and creating culture of functional excellence. The incumbent acts as an exceptional communicator with both internal and external customer interactions. What you will get from us Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. 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 day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees. We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger. We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody. 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. Job: Supply Chain / Logistics Region: Latin America 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?: No Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time