Eaton’s IS AER FMC division is currently seeking a Supply Chain Program Manager. This is a remote opportunity within the United States. For those currently living with 50-miles of an Eaton U.S. Aerospace facility, it will be a hybrid opportunity.

This role manages, in a matrix environment, supply chain program managers, subcontractors of critical components during the development phase of New Programs across every FED site worldwide. Subcontract Program Management focuses on ensuring Program Management discipline is integrated into the Supply Chain, ensuring suppliers meet the program Cost / Schedule / Performance requirements in accordance with the PROLaunch process and the SCM Sourcing Gate Review Process.

This role focuses on the management of the subcontractor versus the subcontract (i.e. management of the supplier versus management of PO deliverables) from Phase 0 Concept thru Phase 6 Transition to Production ensuring maximum supplier involvement from project launch through rate production. This role additionally leads, manages and implements sourcing decisions for the division. Through the SCM gating process all programs, globally, are managed through this process and the manager herein owns that process.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $105000.03 - $154000.04 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:

• Manages the subcontractor to ensure timely completion of all efforts associated with the project:

• Ensures the program, site or commodity manager selects sources in accordance with the Sourcing Strategy established by the Commodity Leads utilizing the Sourcing Gate Process.

• Ensures the supply chain process is fully engaged from RFQ through the various reviews including System Requirements, Preliminary Design, Critical Design, Test Readiness, and Production Readiness.

• Understands critical paths with the Eaton prime program (proposal stage, pending win, win, development, test, transition to production) including supplier dependencies and new program awards

• Develops and manages project plans, utilizing the Early Sourcing Work Plan (ESWP), necessary to ensure program success

• Develops, with support of program team, required Statements Of Work (SOW) and Performance Based Specifications (PBS) on which the award will be based

• Manages review of all proposal response and prepares team (procurement, technical, quality) to audit potential suppliers

• Ensures compliance with applicable contract flow-downs (FAR, DFAR, TINA, etc.)

• Evaluates supplier Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Project plan for feasibility and sufficient detail to ensure key milestones such as completion of Concept Design, Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), Test Readiness Review (TRR), and Production Readiness Review (PRR) are scheduled and completed to the program plan

• Establishes Risk Management plan with the Program Manager, SCPM and Supply base to identify and mitigate risks on a real time basis

• Establishes the Supply Chain Integrated Product Team (IPT) consisting of Commodity Leads (sourcing), site buyers (Procurement), and Supplier Development Engineers (APQP), from both Eaton and the suppliers. This team conducts periodic Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM) to track progress between milestones.

• Vision (looking forward) to see total scope of Program progress and able to move the subcontractor along as necessary to keep progress moving (e.g. vision within Sourcing to detect other critical path processes that could impact subcontractor processes such as another supplier)

• Utilizes the TIM and IPT to ensure supplier utilizes best practice Design to Cost (DTC), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), and Design for Manufacture / Assembly (DFA/M) methodology to achieve best Quality / Cost / Schedule performance

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in Supply Chain, Program Management, Manufacturing, Engineering or Contracts.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing or Engineering from an accredited institution.

• Experience in an Aerospace Manufacturing environment.

• Program/ Subcontract Management experience of complex, multi-million-dollar, supplier of a major program(s)

• Vision (looking forward) to see total scope of Program progress and able to move subcontractor along as necessary to keep progress moving (e.g., vision within the Supply Chain to detect other critical path processes that could impact subcontractor processes)

• Experience of high mix/low volume manufacturing.

• Experience in metal fabrication, electronics, purchasing, and materials management positions.

• Five plus (5+) years in Supply Chain or Program management.

• Experience in metal fabrication, electronics, purchasing and materials management positions a plus.

• CPIM, CSCP, and/or PMP certification.

• Background and knowledge in/or Enovia (product life cycle management), Oracle, MFG/Pro, Cognos and other equivalent ERP / MRP software packages.

• Travel up to approx. 25% although for short periods of critical activity may be more.

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The application window for this position is anticipated to close on July 26, 2024.

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