Buyer - Greenwood SC

About the role

The Buyer role is located at Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division in Greenwood, SC. This position is responsible for managing supplier interactions, cost management, inventory management, and order fulfillment to ensure timely and efficient delivery of materials.

Responsibilities

• Communicate delivery expectations, forecasts, design changes, lead time management, and material expedites or delays to ensure Supplier On-Time Delivery (SOTD) goals.
• Identify and drive cost reduction and avoidance opportunities.
• Ensure strong supplier on-time delivery, short lead times, and flexibility to meet customer requirements.
• Review purchase requisitions, place orders, issue change notices, and review exception messages to adhere to production schedules.
• Maintain material master records, ensure accurate PIR records, source lists, and reconcile supplier invoices promptly.
• Review and maintain Kanban replenishment, vendor managed programs, consignment, scheduling agreements, and blanket orders.
• Provide root cause corrective actions when needed.
• Proactively plan for demand spikes and avoid material shortages.
• Work with various teams to resolve complaints and clear production obstacles.
• Quote parts with suppliers.
• Meet DPO (Days Payable) and IOH (Invoices on Hold) goals.
• Lead initiatives to reduce excess and obsolete inventories through improved processes.
• Coordinate with receiving and operations on cycle counting, adjustments, root cause analysis, and inventory accuracy.

Requirements

• At least an Associate’s degree from an accredited institution OR GED and 5 years’ experience in Supply Chain.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills to converse with diverse group of stakeholders including senior management, operations and Supply Chain Management personnel.
• Strong ERP/MRP system skills.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully deploying commodity strategies and driving cost-out.
• Strong analytical problem-solving abilities are necessary to understand operational inefficiencies and separate/resolve legitimate supplier performance issues.

Skills

• Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills to converse with diverse group of stakeholders including senior management, operations and Supply Chain Management personnel.
• Strong ERP/MRP system skills.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully deploying commodity strategies and driving cost-out.
• Strong analytical problem-solving abilities are necessary to understand operational inefficiencies and separate/resolve legitimate supplier performance issues.

Benefits

This position is eligible for a variable incentive program. The expected annual salary range for this role is $71,000 - $105,000 a year. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71,000 - $105,000 a year.

Schedule

This role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.