Material Specialist

Eaton; Beaver (Beaver County); On-site; USD 69,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s Beaver, PA site is seeking a Material Specialist to ensure material readiness and timely production. This on‑site role connects Operations, Materials, Quality, Engineering, Planning and Procurement to protect the manufacturing schedule.

You will monitor shortages, coordinate recovery actions, and support continuous improvement of material flow, while avoiding supplier management or PO activities. This role focuses on site execution and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• 2+ years in manufacturing, materials, planning, or related areas.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to analyze schedules and inventory.
• Understanding of manufacturing operations and material flow.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison across Operations, Scheduling, Materials, Quality, and Procurement to align on production priorities.
• Identify and communicate shortages, constraints, and risks with cross‑functional teams.
• Maintain forward view of material readiness by analyzing schedules and inventory.
• Coordinate shortage recovery, expedite actions, and track risk until resolved or escalated.
• Support root cause analyses for material disruptions and preventative actions.
• Flag inventory and system discrepancies affecting material availability.
• Collaborate with Quality to disposition rejected material and communicate issues.
• Support continuous improvements in material flow and risk management.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Analytical abilities

Ownership & urgency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business Administration, Engineering, or related

Tools

ERP systems (SAP, MAPICS, Oracle, Vista, BaaN)

Job description

Eaton’s EPG CPD PCD Power Components Division division is currently seeking a Material Specialist. This position is based out of our Beaver, PA facility and requires on‑site presence.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $69,000 - $101,000 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.

Job Summary

The purpose of this position is to support the manufacturing site by ensuring material readiness, shortage visibility, and timely communication between Operations, Materials, Quality, Engineering, Planning, and the centralized Procurement/COE team. This role serves as the site connection point for production material risks, helping identify shortages based on the production schedule, coordinating internal actions, executing site‑controlled material processes, and escalating risks to the appropriate buyer, planner, or functional owner. This position does not own supplier commercial management, purchase order placement, price negotiation, or sourcing decisions. The role is focused on site execution, material flow coordination, production support, and proactive risk identification to protect the manufacturing schedule.

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary liaison between Operations, Scheduling, Materials, Quality, and Procurement to ensure alignment on production priorities, material health, supply constraints and recovery actions.
• Identifies, analyzes, and communicates material shortages, supplier constraints, and schedule risks through daily tier processes, material walks and coordination with Procurement, Operations, Planning, Materials and Quality to support uninterrupted production.
• Develops and maintains a forward‑looking view of material readiness by analyzing production schedules, inventory positions and supplier commitments to identify and mitigate emerging risks before they impact manufacturing.
• Coordinates and drives shortage recovery, expediting efforts, and cross‑functional action plans, maintaining ownership of risk tracking, escalation processes, and follow‑up activities until issues are resolved or appropriately escalated.
• Supports root‑cause analyses for material disruptions and drives actions to prevent future occurrences.
• Identifies and escalates inventory and system discrepancies that could impact material availability.
• Partners with the Quality function to disposition rejected material while coordinating communications, documentation, and follow‑up activities related to supplier quality issues.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives focused on material flow, shortage management, risk identification, escalation processes and system utilization.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Over 2 years of experience in manufacturing, materials management, production planning, supply chain, inventory control, logistics, or operations support.
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.
  • Ability to analyze production schedules, inventory levels, shortages, and material status.
  • Understanding of manufacturing operations, material flow, inventory transactions, and production support processes.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • ERP system experience, such as SAP, MAPICS, Oracle, Vista, BaaN, or similar systems.
  • Basic knowledge of supplier quality documentation processes, including rejected material, deviations, PPAP, RMA, and containment actions.
  • Experience with consignment inventory, warehouse coordination, receiving processes, or production‑line material support.
• Professional Skills:
  • Strong sense of urgency and ownership.
  • Proactive communication and escalation mindset.
  • Ability to work in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
  • Strong follow‑up discipline and attention to detail.
  • Ability to prioritize based on production impact and customer needs.
  • Problem‑solving mindset.
  • Ability to work effectively with multiple functions and levels of the organization.
  • High level of accuracy in data validation and documentation.
  • Continuous improvement mindset.
  • Accountability for commitments and action closure.

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