Strategic Buyer - Networks

Overview

As Strategic Buyer - Networks, you will manage complex procurement for multiple sites, balancing demand, supplier capacity and quality to keep production flowing. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to secure capacity, negotiate long-term terms, and coordinate material availability. The role emphasizes supplier development, risk management and compliance, enabling on-time delivery for aerospace components. This is a hands-on, collaborative role with meaningful impact on continuity of supply and cost performance.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Challenging projects in a dynamic team
• Great company benefits
• Internal promotion opportunities
• Eaton University learning and development
• Wellbeing and safety-focused environment

Responsibilities

• Balance demand with supplier capability across South Molton, Bedhampton and Titchfield to align purchasing with network plans
• Procure complex, non-standard, non-repeat and low-volume requirements meeting quality, delivery and compliance
• Manage purchase orders, expediting, cancellation and recovery to close gaps with customer requirements
• Lead material forecast collaboration with suppliers and secure capacity commitments
• Source and develop suppliers; support tendering and negotiate pricing, terms and long-term agreements
• Manage supplier transitions, gate reviews, ramp-up/down with risk governance
• Coordinate technical procurement for controlled/undisclosed programs ensuring specifications are captured
• Coordinate with Quality on defective material actions to protect production
• Resolve invoice and receiving issues with Accounts Payable to protect supplier relationships
• Analyse ERP/MRP data; prepare risks, recommendations and recovery plans for leadership
• Support cross-site reviews and supplier performance meetings with clear ownership
• Collaborate with Commercial on Aftermarket quotations, align procurement assumptions with constraints
• Provide training and coaching to buyers to promote consistent regional processes
• Work within export control, trade compliance and company policy requirements
• Travel ~30% to suppliers and Eaton sites

Key requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business, supply chain, engineering, operations or related discipline
• Minimum two years of procurement, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering or operations experience
• Two or more years in procurement/supply chain in a high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environment (preferred)
• Professional procurement or supply chain qualification such as CIPS, APICS (preferred)

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strong communication and influencing abilities
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset
• ERP/MRP proficiency
• Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word proficiency
• Data analysis and reporting

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