Senior Supply Chain Manager: Strategic Sourcing & Leadership

Eaton Group

Sydney

On-site

AUD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Eaton's Power Quality division seeks a proactive Supply Chain Manager to lead ANZ sourcing and end-to-end supply chain excellence, with a strong mandate to uplift sourcing capability and strengthen the vendor ecosystem for UPS, PDUs, racks, and services.

You will develop procurement strategies, lead a team, and drive DOH/OTD, contract negotiations, and continuous improvement. This role partners with senior stakeholders to deliver analytics-driven efficiency across the organisation.

Qualifications

10+ years across supply chain, with 5+ years in people leadership.
End-to-end supply chain ownership (planning through delivery).
Vendor identification, qualification, benchmarking, and negotiations.
Strong commercial mindset with ability to challenge suppliers on quality, cost, and materials.
Advanced SIOP capability, including scenario modelling and communication to senior stakeholders.
Systems: SAP or Oracle, advanced Excel; Power BI and AI-enabled SCM tools desirable.
Post-graduate or ASCP-aligned supply chain qualifications strongly valued.

Responsibilities

Lead ANZ strategic sourcing and category management by developing aligned procurement strategies and resilient, dual-sourced supplier ecosystems.
Lead sourcing activities across mechanical, electronic, plastic, metal, and software/IP categories.
People leadership and culture building within the PQ supply chain team.
Develop and execute procurement strategies aligned with company objectives and long-term business priorities.
Support contract negotiations, commercial terms discussions, and long-term agreement implementation.
Drive supply chain performance across DOH, OTD, continuous improvement initiatives, quality, cost-out, and compliance, with timely reporting and cross-functional collaboration.
Deliver competitive advantage to global SCM organisations by transitioning transactional activities and enhancing reporting and analytics to improve organisational effectiveness and efficiency.