Plant Buyer

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets.

## What you’ll do:

• Applies purchasing practices to assigned commodity management and possesses knowledge to ensure products meet quality, delivery, and specification requirements at the lowest possible costs. Identifies new suppliers, negotiates price, analyzes trends, and expedites orders within functional area of responsibilities.
• Understands how to skillful negotiations with internal and external suppliers, solve problems, settle disputes; develop win-win resolutions, and develop positive relations through tact, diplomacy, and good judgment.
• Comprehends how to define and apply complex data analysis and analytical tools for process improvements.
• Understands and applies process channel knowledge for acquiring materials and/or services in order to ensure delivery requirements for commodities and/or service customers.
• Possesses fundamental and sound knowledge of the value chain process; and possesses the ability to analyze and interpret cost drivers when applying cost out strategies.
• Understands how to utilizes and apply project management tools and techniques for procurement applications.
• Prepares reports and other correspondence for use by Eaton SCM professionals.

## Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable functional discipline
• Minimum of at least 7 years of experience in supply chain work activities.
• Good communications and customer care skills when interacting with both internal and/or external customers.
• Knowledge of supply chain and purchasing reporting systems.
• Knowledge of Eaton commodity products and supplier resources.
• Good knowledge of supply chain and purchasing requirements.
• Sound knowledge of quality assurance and reporting accuracy.
• Knowledge and applications skills of process improvement.

At Eaton, we don’t just want to offer you a job, but a journey and experience. Our goal is to give you the space to find that sweet spot where your passion meets purpose.

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Eaton announced, on June 11, 20206, the intent to combine its Mobility Group (including both the Vehicle and eMobility segments) with a new company. We expect to complete this process by the end of the first half of 2027. The compensation and benefits that will initially be offered for this position are based on Eaton's plans, programs and practices. If you are offered and accept this position and are actively employed by the Mobility Group when the transaction closes, the new company will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time.