VP, Supply Chain Management- Integrated Business Planning & Execution

Eaton Corporation•Beachwood, OH

14h•$203,000 - $297,000

About The Position

Eaton Aerospace is hiring a Vice President of Supply Chain. This role will be the Head of IBP&E (Integrated Business Planning & Execution) and is responsible for integrating business planning and execution processes across three core areas, ensuring alignment from long-term strategic planning through to operational execution. The role involves leading the deployment of a robust medium- to long-term planning process, ensuring effective execution of SIOP steps for demand and supply visibility, enabling proactive capacity planning, and driving inventory optimization. It also focuses on establishing network-based value streams and associated planning organizations, ensuring seamless integration across planning horizons, and building a Center of Excellence (CoE) structure for operational procurement, material planning, and order management. The VP will own and drive E2E performance across value streams, including key metrics such as service levels, inventory, and delivery, and deliver a consensus business plan that serves as the primary input into the financial forecast for the region.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in supply chain management
Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience managing people and teams
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship
Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements (e.g., ITAR/EAR eligibility)

Nice To Haves

MBA or other advanced degree
Experience in the aerospace or defense industry
Experience with advanced supply chain planning tools (e.g., Kinaxis RapidResponse)

Responsibilities

Build and lead the IBP&E organization, including SIOP, Network Planning, and CoE teams
Own E2E performance metrics across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons
Ensure robust long-term forecasting to support capacity planning while maintaining strong focus on short-term execution to maximize sales and profitability
Establish a disciplined cadence of reviews supported by standardized reporting and strong analytical problem-solving
Utilize planning tools (e.g., Kinaxis) to model, approve, and escalate scenarios that optimize business outcomes
Define clear decision rights supported by KPIs that drive accountability and desired behaviors
Deliver a unified consensus plan across demand, supply, and inventory, and support financial forecasting by articulating key assumptions and performance drivers
Act as a change leader to drive enterprise-wide adoption of IBP&E as the single planning framework
Coach and develop cross-functional stakeholders, including Sales, Finance, Product Management, and Supply Chain
Partner with corporate and sector teams to enhance planning capabilities, including automation and digital tool deployment
Monitor IBP&E effectiveness through KPIs, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives
Identify benchmarking and improvement opportunities to enhance service levels while optimizing inventory investment
Lead the deployment of a robust medium- to long-term planning process across the business
Ensure all five steps of SIOP are effectively executed to provide accurate demand and supply visibility
Enable proactive capacity planning to support future growth
Drive inventory optimization strategies across the organization
Establish network-based value streams and associated planning organizations
Ensure seamless integration across planning horizons—from SIOP to network planning to operations
Drive alignment and effective interfaces across all planning and execution functions
Build and develop a CoE structure supporting operational procurement, material planning, and order management
Standardize and optimize processes to support end-to-end network performance
Own and drive E2E performance across value streams, including key metrics such as service levels, inventory, and delivery
Deliver a consensus business plan that serves as the primary input into the financial forecast for the region