We are more than just a power management company, we are committed to inclusion, diversity, and sustainability. You will be part of a global team committed to delivering on our brand promise: "Make what matters work" We pride ourselves on building a culture that reflects our shared goals, beliefs, and attitudes.

We are ethical - We are passionate - We are responsible - We are efficient - We are transparent - We are learning. We are EATON!

What you’ll do:

Our supply chain management team creates a bottom-line impact by driving cost management and operational benefits. Within our supply chain, the Global Category Manager will drive towards optimal conditions (resiliency, cost, contractual, quality, delivery, innovation, VAVE) for global suppliers, leveraging synergies across businesses and driving the “One Supply Chain” philosophy.

The Global Category Manager role develops long term category strategic planning, creates category metrics and ensures regional category strategies are aligned with Corporate and Business goals, deployed concurrently and meets the requirements of Supply Chain Management across the Eaton Enterprise. You will develop deep category knowledge and become a true expert, knowing the spend portfolio as well as the end markets in order to provide leadership guidance for the businesses and the global purchasing organization in the region.

As the Global Category Manager- Electronics you will :

• Establish and lead supply chain teams in developing strategies to leverage Eaton’s Enterprise buy, generate cost-outcome results, reduce supply base and improve quality and service performance

• Negotiate and manage key strategic supplier contracts and relationships

• You will lead the category to develop innovative business solutions, forecasts and category projections to understand and manage economics, risks, and market drivers. Reviews both economic and market trends and advises the businesses on best sourcing strategies for assigned categories

• Lead appropriate regional teams for supporting and managing supply chain strategic and operational goals and objectives

• Create alignment between corporate, supplier diversity and business unit strategic and financial plans.

• Drive Eaton’s Global Procurement process to meet Enterprise goals and understand market gap available in category through Ariba RFQs, E-Auctions, Should Cost, Supplier Events and market intelligence

• Work closely with assigned category suppliers and Eaton manufacturing facilities to make sure that Eaton plants are supplied at all times at the most competitive price

Qualifications:

• At least Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or Business Administration from an accredited institution

• Professional Supply Chain related certification (e.g. CPM, CPIM) Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Economics from an accredited institution, MBA are preferred

• Previous professional experience in Supply Chain or Operations and experience as category manager

• Prior experience with Electronic components purchasing is a must

• Understanding of electronic component specifications, lifecycles, and industry standards

• Awareness of regulatory compliance related to electronic components

Skills:

• Demonstrated Problem Solving Skills

• Demonstrated ability to achieve results

• Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills

• Ability to take a leadership role in driving change in the organization

• Demonstrated ability in the area of strategic process creation and implementation and demonstrates a bias for action and implementation

• Ability to directly lead and manage and influence people within the organization without having direct reporting lines

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package

• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team

• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible

• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.