What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Eaton?
Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Buyer. This role will take place at our brand new, growing facility in Greenwood, SC.
The Buyer has the primary responsibility for releasing and on-time delivery of purchase orders for raw material and production support activities. Other responsibilities include management of supplier capacity, supplier performance, inventory management, inbound premium freight management, and PO health including over-dues, expedites, short cycles, and missing promise dates. This role is also responsible for providing forecasts to suppliers and management of MRP, assisting with material cost savings, DOH, and invoice on hold and reducing total cost of ownership on purchased materials. This position interfaces with planning, business unit resources, customer service, product engineering and production is critical to ensure a high level of support to satisfy the customer.
As we transition from Hodges to our expanded Greenwood site, you’ll join a rapidly growing Busway operation positioned for long‑term success. We’re targeting ~$1B in annual sales by 2030 through increased capacity, stronger supply‑chain resiliency, and continued volume growth. This move is a chance to help shape the next phase of our manufacturing footprint and contribute to the operational gains driving our growth. Simply put: it’s a great time to be at Eaton - and an even better time to be in Busway.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.
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.
What You’ll Do
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
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.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. 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. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The Buyer has the primary responsibility for releasing and on-time delivery of purchase orders for raw material and production support activities. Other responsibilities include management of supplier capacity, supplier performance, inventory management, inbound premium freight management, and PO health including over-dues, expedites, short cycles, and missing promise dates. This role is also responsible for providing forecasts to suppliers and management of MRP, assisting with material cost savings, DOH, and invoice on hold and reducing total cost of ownership on purchased materials. This position interfaces with planning, business unit resources, customer service, product engineering and production is critical to ensure a high level of support to satisfy the customer.
As we transition from Hodges to our expanded Greenwood site, you’ll join a rapidly growing Busway operation positioned for long‑term success. We’re targeting ~$1B in annual sales by 2030 through increased capacity, stronger supply‑chain resiliency, and continued volume growth. This move is a chance to help shape the next phase of our manufacturing footprint and contribute to the operational gains driving our growth. Simply put: it’s a great time to be at Eaton - and an even better time to be in Busway.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.
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.
What You’ll Do
- Supplier Interaction: Communicate delivery expectations, forecasts, design changes, lead time management, and material expedites or delays to ensure Supplier On-Time Delivery (SOTD) goals.
- Cost Management: Identify and drive cost reduction and avoidance opportunities.
- Delivery & Flexibility: Ensure strong supplier on-time delivery, short lead times, and flexibility to meet customer requirements.
- Order Management: Review purchase requisitions, place orders, issue change notices, and review exception messages to adhere to production schedules.
- Material Records: Maintain material master records, ensure accurate PIR records, source lists, and reconcile supplier invoices promptly.
- Planning: Review part consumption characteristics and maintain appropriate planning parameters.
- Inventory Management: Review and maintain Kanban replenishment, vendor managed programs, consignment, scheduling agreements, and blanket orders.
- Corrective Actions: Provide root cause corrective actions when needed.
- Demand Planning: Proactively plan for demand spikes and avoid material shortages.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with various teams to resolve complaints and clear production obstacles.
- Quoting: Quote parts with suppliers.
- Financial Goals: Meet DPO (Days Payable) and IOH (Invoices on Hold) goals.
- Inventory Reduction: Lead initiatives to reduce excess and obsolete inventories through improved processes.
- Cycle Counting: Coordinate with receiving and operations on cycle counting, adjustments, root cause analysis, and inventory accuracy.
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
- At least an Associate’s degree from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience working in a manufacturing environment.
- 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.
- No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within a 50 mile radius of the listed facility will be considered for this position. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
- At least 1 year of experience in supply chain or purchasing.
- Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills to converse with diverse groups 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.
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.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. 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. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Salary : $71,000 - $105,000