Direct Source Buyer / Planner

Eaton Corporation•Coraopolis, PA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Eaton’s Electrical Sector – Americas is currently seeking a Direct Source Buyer / Planner to join the team. This is a hybrid role, based at the Moon Township, PA site. The expected annual salary range for this role is $86,250 - $126,500 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. What you’ll do: This role will prepare a mid to long term consensus demand plan (18-24 months) through coordination of sales and marketing forecasts into a planning and purchasing plan that will satisfy customer expectations, while minimizing inventory investment, and maximizing customer growth opportunities. You will issue purchase orders to internal and external suppliers. Additionally this role will support demand planning and manufacturing operations to meet inventory and customer satisfaction goals. Essential Functions Include: Demand Planning & SIOP – Lead, coordinate, and manage monthly Product Line for the Demand cycle of the SIOP process; prepare an 18–24 month forecast (statistical baseline, qualitative adjustments, market intelligence). Collect and incorporate customer forecasts and historical demand into the forecasting database as input to demand and procurement plans. Present demand plan outputs in relevant SIOP Demand Reviews. Manage and monitor Demand Planning KPIs (Forecast Accuracy, Bias at multiple product levels); perform root cause analysis of top errors. Procurement & Order Management – Review purchasing requisitions and issue purchase orders to internal and external suppliers to support service levels and inventory goals. Manage (expedite and/or delay) purchase orders to satisfy changing customer requirements and business objectives. Perform VISTA (proprietary Order Management system) product registration and maintenance. Inventory Strategy & Control – Use demand data and statistics to develop stock/non stock classifications and reorder point analyses; review with stakeholders and implement. Manage and maintain finished goods inventory levels at distribution centers to maximize service while minimizing inventory investment; prepare FG inventory forecasts. Support/coordinate phase in of new products and phase out of obsolete items; monitor and minimize excess inventory investment. Logistics & Fulfillment Coordination – Communicate/coordinate with distribution centers and logistics providers for shipment coordination and product receipt. Supplier Finance & Continuous Improvement – Manage supplier invoice holds for timely resolution. Support other Supply Chain Management initiatives as identified. What will make you successful? The ideal candidate is a results-oriented professional with excellent verbal and written communication skills, who thrives in a dynamic matrixed organization. You can clearly communicate the essential information of a consensus demand plan to diverse stakeholders, ensuring alignment and informed decision-making. You demonstrate strong collaboration across functions while maintaining focus on delivering measurable business results. Your ability to influence and communicate effectively makes you as a key contributor to the SIOP process. We are looking for candidates who are diverse in their backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and who can bring fresh and innovative ideas to our team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Minimum 2 years’ experience in Production Planning, Purchasing, SIOP, or Customer Service.
No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Moon Township, PA will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a Technical Discipline
Proficiency in VISTA order management, SAP, MAPICS or other ERP system
Demantra or other forecasting system experience
Power BI experience

Responsibilities

Demand Planning & SIOP – Lead, coordinate, and manage monthly Product Line for the Demand cycle of the SIOP process; prepare an 18–24 month forecast (statistical baseline, qualitative adjustments, market intelligence). Collect and incorporate customer forecasts and historical demand into the forecasting database as input to demand and procurement plans. Present demand plan outputs in relevant SIOP Demand Reviews. Manage and monitor Demand Planning KPIs (Forecast Accuracy, Bias at multiple product levels); perform root cause analysis of top errors.
Procurement & Order Management – Review purchasing requisitions and issue purchase orders to internal and external suppliers to support service levels and inventory goals. Manage (expedite and/or delay) purchase orders to satisfy changing customer requirements and business objectives. Perform VISTA (proprietary Order Management system) product registration and maintenance.
Inventory Strategy & Control – Use demand data and statistics to develop stock/non stock classifications and reorder point analyses; review with stakeholders and implement. Manage and maintain finished goods inventory levels at distribution centers to maximize service while minimizing inventory investment; prepare FG inventory forecasts. Support/coordinate phase in of new products and phase out of obsolete items; monitor and minimize excess inventory investment.
Logistics & Fulfillment Coordination – Communicate/coordinate with distribution centers and logistics providers for shipment coordination and product receipt.
Supplier Finance & Continuous Improvement – Manage supplier invoice holds for timely resolution. Support other Supply Chain Management initiatives as identified.

Benefits

Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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