Materials Supervisor

Eaton; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 93,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking a Materials Supervisor to oversee the supply and delivery of transmission parts. This role involves leading the aftermarket transmission parts business, ensuring timely material planning and shipping, and maintaining key performance indicators. You will collaborate with various teams to enhance processes and drive performance improvements. This position offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will directly impact operational success. If you have a passion for supply chain management and lean practices, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health and Welfare Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid Time Off

Unpaid Time Off

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years in supply chain or operations.
• Experience with global sourcing and supply base management.

Responsibilities

• Analyze forecasted demand for inventory management.
• Work with customer service to improve service levels.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

MRP

JIT

Kanban

Job description

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Eaton’s IS VEH VGNA division is currently seeking a Materials Supervisor. This position is based at our Indianapolis, IN distribution center.

The Materials Supervisor is responsible for ECJV and Eaton transmission parts supply and delivery. The role will lead and be the owner of aftermarket transmission parts business, from material planning to shipping. The position will maintain KPI’s of OTD, Past Due, Inventory Value, Premium Freight and will coordinate and drive all functions in material planning, and work with ELC peers to ensure kits are built, and sub assemblies are shipped on time. Will partner with SIOP team related to forecasting and future demand planning.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $93750.03 - $137500.04 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

• Analyzes forecasted demand to ensure sufficient safety stock and strategic inventory levels for Eaton/ECJV purchasing items. Support Eaton product line engineering and plant value analysis events to identify and capture internally generated direct material design cost reduction ideas.
• Work closely and proactively with buyers team to escalate, review and resolve commercial issues using Eaton's processes to deliver material on time without any production impact.
• Work with customer service and materials areas to drive OTD to the customer, identify potential problems and work creatively to develop and implement sustainable solutions to improve service level.
• Develop and maintain countermeasures to address the root causes of gaps in planning process.
• Build relationships with co-workers in all areas of the plant focus on continuous process enhancement. Work toward the creation of a lean support culture in accord with our overall division lean objectives.
• Responsible for daily/weekly updates for past due and current orders; facilitate resolution by working with CSR and peers to execute past due orders to meet OTD expectation.
• Monitor, measure and drive performance improvement of the planning performance metrics
• Operate whit urgency when it’s needed to mitigate impact to our customers, able to maintain calm on stressful situations
• Support customer escalations if necessary
  
  
  

Qualifications

Required Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of seven (7) years Supply Chain and/or a combination of operations, supply chain, manufacturing experience.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US without corporate sponsorship both now and in the future
• No relocation is provided for this position. Candidates residing within 50 miles of Indianapolis, IN will also be considered. Active Duty Military are exempt from this geographical limitation.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and/or Mechanical, Industrial Engineering
• Master's Degree
• Experience with global sourcing and supply base management.
• Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing experience and/or Green Belt certification
• Knowledge and skills in MRP, JIT (just in time) , Kan Ban, Vendor Managed Inventory.
• Ten (10) years or higher in Supply Chain and/or a combination of operations, supply chain, manufacturing experience.
  
  
  

Skills

• Knowledge of and ability to apply structured value analysis techniques and best practices. These include methods for optimizing the mix of function analysis (what something does) and the value for purposes of identifying and removing all unnecessary costs.
• Experience in using quality tools/methodologies (PPAP. APQP. MSA, SPC, auditing).
• Knowledge of automotive industry-specific quality registration (ISO/TS16949).
• Effective people/interpersonal, negotiation, communication and customer skills.
  
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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