Strategic Materials Planning & Logistics Lead – On Site

Eaton Corporation; Westminster (SC); On-site; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site role Westminster, SC

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Materials Planning & Logistics Manager for our Westminster, SC site. Relocation assistance is provided. The role requires leading SCM activities, balancing demand with capacity, and driving continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.

You'll oversee planning, scheduling, inventory, procurement and logistics to meet customer requirements while maintaining strong inventory accuracy and supplier performance. A US work authorization is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum five (5) years’ work experience in supply chain within a manufacturing environment
• Minimum one (1) year of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or Engineering from an accredited institution (preferred)
• Master’s Degree from an accredited university (preferred)
• APICS or ISM Certification (preferred)
• Previous logistics and Materials Management experience within a manufacturing environment (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Follow and enforce safety protocol, including PPE usage and maintaining a clean work area.
• Develop plant strategic plans and align departmental goals, including supply chain strategies.
• Lead materials management activities through SCM team – planning/scheduling, inventory management, procurement, logistics.
• Balance customer demand with manufacturing and supplier capabilities to meet requirements.
• Direct purchasing for production and non-production materials; minimize purchase price variance.
• Develop organizational capability through mentoring and succession planning.
• Reconcile differences between production capacity and unconstrained demand.
• Out-source activities to meet demand and reduce supply chain risk.
• Review Excess & Obsolete inventory and guide disposition.
• Develop replenishment strategy for MRP parts and maintain inventory levels.
• Use root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement in processes and metrics.
• Lead the material planning team to balance demand, capacity, and orders.
• Improve automated processes to maximize information and material flow.
• Expedite material when needed to meet deadlines.
• Maintain good working relationships with customers (internal and external).
• Ensure cycle counting is deployed with root-cause actions for inventory accuracy (98+%).

Skills

Leadership experience

Supply chain

Continuous improvement

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

APICS/ISM Certification (preferred)

Job description

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Materials Planning & Logistics Manager for our Westminster, SC site. Relocation assistance is provided. The role requires leading SCM activities, balancing demand with capacity, and driving continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.

You'll oversee planning, scheduling, inventory, procurement and logistics to meet customer requirements while maintaining strong inventory accuracy and supplier performance. A US work authorization is required.