What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Planner position at Eaton?
Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Material Planner. This position will be based in El Paso, Texas.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $83250.0 - $122100.0 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.
In this role, you will manage the procurement of all production and non-production items consumed within your area of responsibility to support both short-term and long-term business objectives. You will hold overall responsibility for meeting customer requirements, overseeing production control, ensuring on-time delivery, and maintaining optimal finished goods inventory levels and reorder points.
You will provide Value Stream Mapping (VSM) support for the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process to help ensure business continuity. This role requires close collaboration with all manufacturing support functions, including Engineering, Production, and Quality Engineering.
Additional Responsibilities Include
Essential Functions:
Basic Qualifications:
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.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $83250.0 - $122100.0 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.
In this role, you will manage the procurement of all production and non-production items consumed within your area of responsibility to support both short-term and long-term business objectives. You will hold overall responsibility for meeting customer requirements, overseeing production control, ensuring on-time delivery, and maintaining optimal finished goods inventory levels and reorder points.
You will provide Value Stream Mapping (VSM) support for the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process to help ensure business continuity. This role requires close collaboration with all manufacturing support functions, including Engineering, Production, and Quality Engineering.
Additional Responsibilities Include
- Scheduling assembly and fabrication parts
- Managing order schedules and related tasks
- Leading and presenting action plans to improve key performance metrics
- Reviewing incoming demand with Value Stream Managers to align with business needs
Essential Functions:
- Manages product line assigned purchasing performance, including quality, cost and on-time delivery performance of suppliers.
- Understands the MRP/ERP functions and rules and continuously drives for improvements in the system (usage, accuracy, compliance, etc.) and integration into the manufacturing process, including the implementation of ERP Rules.
- Manages and reviews inputs (SIOP, cycle counting, physical inventory, profit planning) and controls (min. Imax. levels, lead times, etc.) of the ordering process to ensure that inventory levels (purchase parts, WIP, finished goods, consignment, in-transit etc.) to meet Plant, Division and Corporate expectations.
- Has full control of the production plan in every production line to satisfy customer requested dates.
- Provides input, support and guidance regarding the Sales, Inventory, Operating and Planning (SIOP) process and uses the process to drive improvements into the Materials Planning / Scheduling function to ensure adequate resources are identified, financial goals met, and customers are satisfied.
- Identifies and implements cost reduction opportunities by reviewing supplier capabilities, material options, and processing requirements in order to meet and/or exceed the cost reduction initiatives.
- Leads cross-functional process improvement teams.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum 3 years of supply chain, procurement, OR material experience required.
- No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within 50 miles of the EL Paso, TX facility will 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.
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or supply chain from an accredited institution
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in any Supply Chain Area.
- Minimum two (2) year of experience managing supplier relationships.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish
- MRP system knowledge (MAPICS AS400)
- Engineering To Order (ETO) experience
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 : $83,250 - $122,100
