Material Planning Analyst

Eaton Corporation•Greenwood, SC

1d•$71,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s CPA Low Voltage Busway division is seeking a Material Planning Analyst for its Greenwood, South Carolina facility. This is an onsite position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; relocation assistance is available if needed. The role develops, maintains, and adjusts production schedules to align demand, capacity, and material availability, and serves as a central liaison among steel operations, logistics, and quality. It owns steel-related activities across the operation and supports 5S standards and continuous improvements in workflow and operational efficiency. The analyst owns the production schedule and Master Production Schedule (MPS), translating customer demand, material availability, capacity, and operational priorities into executable production plans. The role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Engineering, and other stakeholders to improve schedule attainment and on-time delivery and recover past-due orders. The expected annual salary range is $71,000–$105,000, with eligibility for a variable incentive program. Relocation assistance is offered if needed. Eaton does not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution.
Willingness to relocate to Greenwood, South Carolina; relocation assistance is available if needed.
At least one year of experience with production planning or production scheduling processes.
Strong understanding of MPS, capacity planning, production scheduling, material availability, and manufacturing execution.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience with root cause and corrective action processes.
Ability to manage changing priorities while maintaining an executable production plan.
Strong cross-functional communication skills and ability to coordinate across Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Customer Service.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and production planning or reporting tools.
Eaton will not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position, including CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, or the other listed immigration programs and statuses.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CTB processes and production constraint management.
Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and level-loading concepts.
APICS/ASCM CPIM certification or a related supply chain certification.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules, including maintaining a rolling eight-week production plan.
Level-load production requirements based on customer demand, available capacity, material availability, and operational constraints.
Maintain accurate production dates, priorities, and scheduling requirements in the planning system.
Monitor schedule execution and proactively adjust plans when demand, priorities, or constraints change.
Own and facilitate the Clear-to-Build (CTB) process, identifying material, capacity, engineering, and operational constraints that could affect production.
Coordinate cross-functional actions to resolve CTB constraints and support execution of the production plan.
Manage production expedites, schedule recovery plans, remakes, and past-due orders to support customer commitments.
Communicate production schedule changes, reschedules, and delivery risks to Customer Service and key stakeholders.
Monitor schedule attainment and lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities for schedule misses.
Develop and maintain the production capacity planning process, balancing demand against available labor, equipment, and manufacturing capacity.
Identify and escalate capacity constraints and risks that could affect production schedules or customer delivery.
Monitor and analyze on-time delivery (OTD) and past-due performance, coordinating corrective actions to improve delivery and reduce backlog.
Coordinate production planning activities associated with engineering changes and incorporate changes into production schedules with minimal disruption.
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Engineering, and other functions to drive schedule execution and improve production performance.
Maintain 5S standards and drive continuous improvement in workflow and operational efficiency across production processes.