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Strategic Buyer

Eaton Aerospace
Raleigh, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 6/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/4/2026
Eaton's CPDI OPS Operations division is currently seeking a Strategic Buyer. This role is located out of Raleigh, NC.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 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.

The Supply Chain orchestration from customer to supplier requires a strong operational partner to manage, measure and maintain business relations with external supply chain partners. The Strategic Buyer is responsible for complex procurement of custom products and services and related supply chain aspects such as purchase orders, inbound volumes, spend, procurement volumes, forecast and capacity commits and supplier performance and compliance. The Strategic Buyer's focus lies on new and defined suppliers for a range of products procured from outside of Eaton.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It's where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential-and where you can help us reach ours.

What you'll do:

• Procure parts and services with complex or custom requirements
• Perform supplier capabilities qualification and enforce quality requirements (APQP,etc.)
• Receive, validate and communicate Engineering Specs for parts with support of Engineering
• Monitor new tender or portfolio needs, validate make/buy & facilitate timely RFx and vendor onboarding
• Assess market conditions and define critical materials, sourcing strategy
• Negotiate price-volume-lead time-service level-warranty T&Cs for optimal and risk-efficient balance
• Engage suppliers in tender preparation and align on responsibilities for delivery, installation and maintenance
• Manage Material Forecast collaboration and receive capacity commits from suppliers
• Track supplier performance, compliance and facilitate monthly and quarterly review and quality audits.

When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we - as individuals and as a company - are stronger.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Minimum 1 year of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, operations or a combination of those functions
• Minimum 1 year of experience using an MRP/ERP system
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation

Preferred Qualifications:
• 2 years of procurement or supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment
• 2 years' experience with SAP MRP/ERP system preferred
• 2 years' experience working in a high mix, low volume manufacturing environment
• Experience with SIOP processes

Skills:

Position Criteria:
• This role is based at the Raleigh Plant Operations location and on site 5 days a week
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a matrix environment, get results and drive change through others
• Effective oral and written communication skills as well as planning and organizational skills
• Ability to manage by influence through solid relationships and process focus
• Ability to effectively present results and recommendations to senior-level executive team
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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, and all candidates' privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

Salary : $86,000 - $126,000

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