[Hiring] Supply Chain Specialist @Eaton Corporation

Role Description

The Supply Chain Specialist is responsible for executing critical initiatives that improve supply chain resilience, mitigate risk, and deliver cost savings across IBP sites. This role leads cross-functional efforts to ensure business continuity, supplier stability, and cost competitiveness while driving timely execution of mitigation and cost-out strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Risk & Resiliency Execution
  • Identify supplier risks impacting continuity, quality, and delivery
  • Develop and execute mitigation strategies (dual sourcing, alternate suppliers, safety stock)
  • Lead risk escalation and ensure timely issue resolution across sites
  • Maintain visibility of risk status, mitigation actions, and recovery plans
• Cost Out / Productivity
  • Identify and execute cost reduction opportunities across suppliers and materials
  • Lead supplier negotiations with GPO, benchmarking, and RFQs to drive savings
  • Support should-cost and total cost of ownership (TCO) initiatives
  • Track and deliver cost-out commitments aligned to business targets
• Cross-Functional Execution
  • Lead cross-site alignment on risk mitigation and cost-out priorities
  • Facilitate sourcing reviews, risk calls, and recovery actions
  • Drive accountability for action items, timelines, and deliverables
  • Partner with Category Management, Planning, Operations, and Engineering
  • Support any plant or divisional events related to Cost-out or Resiliency

Key Outcomes / KPIs

• Reduction in supply disruption incidents
• Improved supplier resiliency (dual sourcing, recovery readiness)
• Delivery of cost-out targets
• On-time closure of critical risk mitigation actions

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution.
  • Minimum of 2 years of supply chain experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience managing and analyzing data, maintaining accurate records, and utilizing business systems, databases, and standard software applications to support operational decision-making and process efficiency.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business.
  • Minimum of 2 years of project management experience, including leading cross-functional initiatives, managing timelines, and driving projects to successful completion.
  • Experience managing supplier risk, cost initiatives, and escalations.
  • Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
  • Knowledge of materials planning, inventory management, supply chain processes, business reporting, and trade compliance within a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Requirements

• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.
• All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.
• All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies.
• All candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
• The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 10/9/2026.

Benefits

• Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits.
• Several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.