VP, Supply Chain Readiness & Launch Excellence

Eaton; Coraopolis (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 203,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation seeks a Vice President, Supply Chain Readiness to drive end-to-end readiness for capacity deployment across manufacturing, including new plant startups and NPI. Based in Beachwood OH or Moon Township PA with up to 50% travel, the role partners across engineering, sourcing, operations, and finance to ensure materials, inventory, and logistics align with expansion plans.

The position requires leading cross-functional teams, developing KPIs, and delivering readiness milestones

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Business, or related field.
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of progressive supply chain, sourcing, operations, or manufacturing leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success leading supply chain strategies for manufacturing expansions, greenfield sites, large-scale launches, or industrialization programs.
• Experience in supply network design, demand and capacity planning, supplier development and readiness, strategic sourcing, commodity management, NPI and product launch support.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between business growth objectives, manufacturing expansion programs, and the external supplier network to ensure supply chain readiness for capacity deployment.
• Establish and execute strategies that align supplier capabilities, material availability, logistics infrastructure, and operational requirements for greenfield investments, plant startups, and footprint expansion.
• Lead cross-functional readiness planning, ensuring internal stakeholders and strategic suppliers are aligned to support successful production launches and ramp-ups.
• Drive supplier engagement, risk mitigation, and capacity assurance activities to enable speed-to-capacity while maintaining operational, cost, and customer performance objectives.
• Lead integrated demand, supply, and capacity planning processes, translating business growth forecasts into actionable supplier and manufacturing readiness plans.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing, Operations, and suppliers to align future capacity requirements with supplier capabilities and investment strategies.
• Develop scenario planning and risk assessment processes to identify constraints, capacity gaps, and growth opportunities across the end-to-end supply network.
• Ensure visibility to supply chain risks and lead mitigation strategies that protect launch timing and business continuity.
• Lead supplier readiness and material planning activities supporting new product introductions, industrialization efforts, and manufacturing transfers.
• Establish governance processes that provide visibility to launch readiness, supplier performance, and critical program milestones.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting that measure supplier readiness, launch performance, capacity attainment, and risk exposure.
• Provide ongoing updates to senior leadership regarding readiness, supplier commitments, supply risks, mitigation actions, and resource requirements.

Education

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

Job description

Eaton Corporation seeks a Vice President, Supply Chain Readiness to drive end-to-end readiness for capacity deployment across manufacturing, including new plant startups and NPI. Based in Beachwood OH or Moon Township PA with up to 50% travel, the role partners across engineering, sourcing, operations, and finance to ensure materials, inventory, and logistics align with expansion plans.

The position requires leading cross-functional teams, developing KPIs, and delivering readiness milestones