Material Planner

Eaton’s Electrical Critical Power and Digital Infrastructure Division is currently seeking a Material Planner to join our team. This position is based at our Raleigh, NC facility. Relocation benefits will be provided within the United States only.

The Material Planner is responsible for inventory procurement activities, aligning purchasing strategies to best achieve the customer’s requirements and managing supplier capacity and inventory levels for a specified group of products.

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:

• Plan and purchase all raw materials and manufactured parts for assigned production lines and or vendors utilizing SAP ERP system ensuring customer demand is met.
• Maintain accurate and updated records and files for products/services assigned, such as purchase orders, quotations, correspondence, supplier management and/or organizational charts.
• Manage and communicate demand requirements with manufacturing and supplier, considering capabilities/capacities to ensure completion of customer requirements.
• Align strategies to meet Plant and Divisional metric measurement goals, such as on time delivery, cost reduction and quality.
• Analyze data and prepare reports as needed to facilitate and recommend actions to ensure optimal supply chain execution.
• Resolve supplier non-conforming Material Notices for products assigned and obtain cost recovery for supplier related problems.
• Provide back up support for other planners on the team.

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 three (3) months of internship or co-op experience in supply chain or operations.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in supply chain or operations.
• SAP Experience.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.
• CPIM or other supply chain certification.
• Basic knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma concepts and tool sets as they relate to production scheduling and materials management.

Position Success Criteria:

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of ERP requirements and customer order processing
• Basic understanding of bill of materials, product costing, order entry, and typical supply chain functions.
• Ability to demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to present data effectively to support recommendations regarding supply/demand plan.
• Ability to adjust work priorities to meet continuously changing schedules
• Maintaining sense of urgency to customers’ requirements.

Why work at Eaton? We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites).
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs.
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance.
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development.
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs.
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico).

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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: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: CPDI OPS Operations

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: No