Supply Chain Manager

Eaton Corporation•Tom Bean, TX

6d•$113,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions (GEIS) division is seeking a Supply Chain Manager for its Sherman, Texas manufacturing facility. The role has overall leadership responsibility for the Sherman Plant Supply Chain, including managing and directing personnel responsible for materials planning, procurement, and inventory control to support on-time customer delivery while maintaining assigned inventory levels. The manager works with Supply Chain Network leaders on capacity and lead-time management goals and with Corporate Commodity teams on supplier performance and cost-reduction programs. The position oversees materials planning, scheduling, ordering, direct and indirect material purchasing, direct-source material, inventory control, cycle counting, warehousing, and shipping and receiving. It is part of the plant’s senior management team and supports local, divisional, and corporate initiatives. The role also maintains the plant’s SIOP process, analyzes supply chain data and SAP system health, manages local purchasing, and uses continuous improvement methods to improve extended supply chain performance. Relocation assistance is available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
At least five years of supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
At least two years of experience managing or leading people.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, or Engineering from an accredited institution.
APICS, CPIM, CSCP, or CPM certification.
SAP or Oracle experience.
Lean implementation experience.

Responsibilities

Serve on the plant’s senior management team and provide leadership and support for local, divisional, and corporate initiatives and objectives.
Manage current and future demand requirements in coordination with manufacturing and supplier capabilities and capacities to meet customer requirements.
Implement and maintain the plant’s Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process; analyze data, prepare consolidated management reports, and recommend actions to support effective supply chain execution.
Analyze SAP system health and settings to support effective supplier collaboration on purchasing, planning, and forecasting.
Manage local plant purchasing activities and manage tooling and supply costs with support functions, identifying issues and taking corrective action to support plant profit plan objectives.
Oversee shipping and receiving strategy, resource planning, and execution in line with plant and divisional profit plans and financial forecasts.
Apply continuous improvement frameworks, lean concepts, and problem-solving tools to design and improve extended supply chain performance.
Meet or exceed metrics for days on hand, gross inventory, plant and supplier on-time delivery, cycle-count accuracy, supplier invoice on-hold metrics, and profit plan and budget forecasts.
Ensure physical inventory accuracy to support timely customer fulfillment and appropriate inventory levels.
Promote Eaton’s vision and continuous improvement while aligning with supply chain functional requirements, including Materials Management Assessment.
Build supply chain organizational capability and bench strength through functional excellence, training, and coaching.
Lead supply chain personnel responsible for materials planning, procurement, inventory control, and related supply chain functions.