What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Planning Supervisor position at Eaton?
Eaton’s Power Reliability Division is currently seeking a Material Planning Supervisor. This position is located at our Greenwood, SC facility. Relocation assistance and company sponsorship will be provided to candidates currently residing within the US/PR.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $91500.03 - $134200.04 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:
- Supervise, coordinate and measure performance of assigned Planners-Buyers, handling priorities of production and support issues with suppliers
- Drive the process for metrics of On Time Delivery, Orders Fill Rate, Supplier On Time Delivery, and Inventory.
- Drive the problem-solving process in the daily production meeting.
- Revise and validate with finance in weekly basis PPV, GR/IR.
- Participate and support in different projects related of savings, design, marketing, sourcing, etc.
- Drive the process for connecting with the Financial team (FSS) and ensuring payment for direct suppliers, validate and send the changes needed.
- Create training material and document procedures as well as develop, implement & maintain appropriate processes to ensure a productive planning process and well-considered and implementable strategic plans that comply with new/existing business processes.
- Act as the ‘Voice of the Customer’ in order to assist in the resolution of Customer inquiries requests. Serve as the overall technical resource for Scheduling and capacity related issues and problem solution alternatives.
- Use a combination of performance management, functional leadership, and recruiting for critical skills to create a highly capable workforce with opportunities for achievement and advancement.
- Help Develop & Implement a shared Supply Chain vision to achieve the Materials planning and procurement objectives.
- Responsible for engaging the production plan of the various materials, parts, and subassemblies required by the plant. Drives for resolution of material shortages.
- Participate on the definition of MRP strategies and parameters to support material availability and inventory goals given different type of parts.
Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum of 3 years of progressive planning or buying experience in a manufacturing environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- NAPM certification and/or APICS certification
- Six Sigma Greenbelt certification
- SAP Experience
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Experience in an ETO environment
Skills:
- Leadership and sense of urgency: ability to drive positive results in a complex environment
- Strong analytical thinking skills, intellectual rigor and curiosity; problem-solving capability
- Data-driven, disciplined, objective, and detail-oriented
- Ability to multi-task and react quickly under pressure
- Advanced computer knowledge with MS Office Applications
- Ability to travel approximately 10%
- Periodically provide support for off hours and weekends
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