Eaton's Vehicle Group is looking for a: Supply Chain Supervisor Location: Wadeville Do you want to work for a global company where promoting gender equality is central to our vision of creating a truly diverse and inclusive business? Where everyone matters, and everyone belongs. Join Eaton and help us provide energy-efficient solutions that have a real impact on the environment. You will provide country-specific Supply Chain and Procurement functional leadership covering Sub -Sahara Africa by securing local governance, thought leadership, and opportunities for leveraging one Eaton in the local market – including leveraging scale and spend across sectors / businesses in associated SCM and Procurement programs. At a minimum, this will include having responsibility for regional indirect procurement, logistics, trade management & risk. In this role you will report directly to the Managing Director, Truck Business in South Africa, and be functionally aligned to the Dir SCM for Vehicle Group in EMEA. Job Responsibilities: Lead the delivery against Key Performance Indicators Collaborates, leverages and negotiates contracts and programs for defined local categories that fully satisfy stakeholder requirements, to reduce business risk, total cost of material & services, or eliminate inflationary pressures through validated cost avoidance actions. Recommend and implement measures to improve performance of the Indirect, Logistics & Trade Management projects Through a strong coalition with Truck Finance, manage the effective definition, validation & reporting of value for SCM and Procurement led initiatives to ensure recognition of contribution & specifically impact to the bottom line of business results, maintaining the records of savings projects within the Cost Out Database for locally deployed Lead performance management & coaching in personal / management development of local team, ensuring effective development plans, including SCM curriculum use and deployment Qualifications Requirements: Appropriate degree or experience in the field A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the aftermarket related to the automotive business Knowledge regarding medium and heavy duty transmission and clutches will be an advantage Systems knowledge MFGPro/ Oracle Microsoft Office Skills (Excel knowledge essential) Effective communication What Eaton offers: Inclusion & Diversity - Openness to diversity widens our access to the best talent. Inclusion allows us to engage that talent fully Great promotional opportunities – We encourage internal promotion, whenever possible Learning & Development - 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 #LI-LP2 Candidate applying to the vacancy will be subject of the background screening. 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: Europe, Middle East, Africa Organization: VEH Vehicle Group Job Level: Team Leader/Supervisor 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?: No Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time