End to End Supply Chain Materials Planning Manager

Eaton; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s IS AER FMC division in Los Angeles is seeking an End to End Supply Chain Materials Planning Manager to lead demand-supply balancing for the value stream and guide the SIOP horizon (0-36 months). This role focuses on achieving on-time, in-full fulfillment while optimizing inventory and cash flow.

You will manage a team of schedulers and planners, collaborate with buyers and order managers, and drive improvements in capacity, inventory targets, and policy adherence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required for this global role.
• Minimum five (5) years of supply chain management and planning experience.
• Minimum two (2) years experience in leadership or project management.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Network Schedulers / MPS planners across the 0–3 months window.
• Balance capacity vs demand across 0–36 months and drive solutions.
• Collaborate with operations, warehousing and procurement for capacity gaps.
• Oversee replenishment strategy and audits of inventory parameters.
• Develop the consensus supply plan to meet demand on-time and in-full.
• Support SIOP meetings and communicate supply vs demand results.

Skills

Supply chain management

Leadership experience

Demand-supply balancing

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Planning expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or Master’s in Supply Chain (preferred)

CPIM certification (preferred)

Tools

Advanced Planning Systems

Job description

Eaton’s IS AER FMC division is currently seeking an End to End Supply Chain Materials Planning Manager. This position will be located at our Los Angeles, CA facility.

The End to End Supply Chain Materials Planning Manager is a leading role in the integrated, intelligent and agile supply chain organization, focusing on the full SIOP horizon including execution (0-36 months).

The End to End Supply Chain Materials Planning Manager is responsible for demand-supply balancing for their value stream and provides insights on demand at risk for their portfolio. Sets and maintains the guardrails by which the consensus supply plan is generated, taking into consideration constraints, allocation and prioritization rules for the full horizon and manages critical exceptions in mid-term. Role is one of liaising with the whole network horizontally rather than going into the detail.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $149000 - $219000 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.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a team of Network Schedulers / MPS planners responsible for value stream in the 0-3 months window and functionally collaborates with a team of Buyers, Material Planners and Order Managers.
• Manage capacity vs. demand (0-36 months horizon), flagging any exceptions, driving solutions and decision making to close the gap.
• Partner with operations, warehousing and operational procurement if capacity gaps require escalation.
• Manage replenishment strategy across value stream in line with the inventory policy. Conduct regular parameters audits.
• Create the consensus supply plan, balancing FG inventory and capacity with the objective to meet demand on-time and in full.
• Ensure production schedule adherence and attainment.
• Work with SIOP and business teams to update FG inventory targets and inventory policies.
• Review supply and inventory performance metrics, inventory outlook projection, identify gaps vs targets & improvement opportunities and liaise with relevant stakeholders to execute improvement action plans.
• Be accountable for value stream improvements in cash, cost and customer service results.
• Initiate scenario planning to optimize the plan on service, cash and costs.
• Prioritize order allocation in case of supply constraint (affecting more than one market/ customer) in collaboration with the Execution Scheduler.
• Provide relevant information to the divisional SIOP meetings regarding supply vs. demand (capacity) and FG inventory performance.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years of supply chain management and planning experience for a global or multi-plant industrial company.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience as a leader of people or in project management.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Los Angeles, CA will be considered. Active‑Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Master’s in Supply Chain, Operations, or Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Experience with Advanced Planning Systems.
• CPIM certification.

Skills:

• Working across supply chain / operations with a proven track record of influencing & delivering results across the end-to-end product and supply chain management processes.
• Ability to manage complex material flows across multi‑tier manufacturing & distribution networks.
• Broad foundational technical expertise across areas such as planning, execution, procurement & plant operations.
• Experiencing building strong partnerships and influencing cross functional stakeholders in sales, finance, product line leaders and HR.
• Deep understanding of how supply chain impacts P&L and working capital.
• Ability to analyze, interpret and draw conclusions on large volumes of data.
• Holistic perspective, ability to adapt to different cultures and to get results in a complex environment.
• Influential, visible internal and external leader able to challenge the status quo, motivate and inspire teams to work together to solve complex challenges.
• Must be able to build strong relationships at all levels.
• Storytelling ability using data to generate scenarios, including communicating outcomes to a non‑technical audience.

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