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Eaton Corporation Senior Buyer in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Eaton's EES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Senior Buyer. This position takes place at our facility in Fayetteville, NC and is able to offer a hybrid schedule. Relocation assistance can be provided.
You will be responsible for purchasing materials and services, obtaining maximum value in terms of price, quality, and service. Plan material flow to insure minimum investment at high levels of customer service. Also give guidance to lower level purchasing personnel. Develop and oversee the implementation of purchasing strategies for major commodities.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $80250.03 - $117700.04 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:
• Develop plans to obtain division cost improvement objective.
• Develop plans to optimize inventory investment.
• Manage Suppliers to attain material requirements with production schedules and customer requirements.
• Recommend changes in methods, materials or systems as technology changes.
• Recommend changes in inventory levels based on trends and changes in product mix.
• Develop quality sources of materials and services to support plant productivity.
• Develop new and existing vendors to rationalize the supply base that have technical capabilities that align with our strategic initiatives.
• Drive improvement for On Time Performance from internal and external vendors.
• Negotiate with vendors to obtain the maximum value in terms of price, quality and service.
• Partner with Engineering during new product design by quoting material cost and other related activities.
• Manage Supplier Quality initiatives and actively support any tactical and strategic objectives.
Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of experience in manufacturing operations.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship now and in the future.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, business, accounting, or engineering from an accredited institution preferred.
• APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) or APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
• Five years of experience in manufacturing operations
• Previous experience in purchasing/materials or related function
• Structured negotiation experience including contract negotiation
Skills:
• Effective communication skills
• Understanding of safety and environmental procedures when interacting with suppliers skills on purchases and the ability of persuading vendors.
• High level of integrity
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to handle multiple priorities against multiple deadlines
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint as well
• Able to work well with people across multiple functions and communicate/present to senior level managers
• Working knowledge of Business, Accounting principles, Inventory Control, Economics, Transportation and Business Law Negotiating
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