Tactical Buyer

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the procurement of indirect materials, equipment, and services, including (but not limited to): MRO, facilities services, tooling, professional services, IT hardware/software, calibration, and safety equipment.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to define requirements, scope statements, and service-level expectations before procurement.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, solicit and analyze competitive quotes, and execute sourcing decisions in alignment with commodity strategies.
• Manage purchase requisitions and convert into orders in accordance with purchasing procedures and compliance requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance, ensuring on-time delivery and service quality; escalate and mitigate risks proactively.
• Execute purchasing card transactions (as applicable) and reconcile monthly statements.
• Perform data analysis to support sourcing decisions, cost reduction initiatives, and supplier consolidation opportunities.
• Support contract negotiations, renewals, and documentation management for indirect categories.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities within the indirect procurement process.
• Maintain accurate ERP system data, including supplier information, pricing, lead times, and order status.
• Serve as the primary contact for indirect suppliers inquiring on open invoices and provide timely communication regarding invoice status, risks, and issue resolution.
• Work directly with Eaton's global financial service team to resolve invoice holds, expedite payments, fix interface errors and update supplier records to ensure timely payments to suppliers.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with 1 year of supply chain experience in manufacturing OR Associates degree from an accredited institution with 3 years of supply chain experience in manufacturing.
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Westminster, MD to be considered.
• Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.