Material Control Specialist

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets.

What you’ll do:

Responsible for material planning and local and international procurement to ensure timely, cost-effective availability of direct and indirect materials for production and business operations. The role executes purchase requisitions and orders, selects and negotiates with suitable suppliers, manages delivery and inventory performance, resolves purchasing and invoice issues, and coordinates supply risks and engineering changes to achieve quality, cost and on-time delivery objectives.

A. Plan and execute material control and local and international purchasing activities in alignment with division and site supply-chain strategies.

B. Review approved purchase requisitions and material requirements planning (MRP) demand; create and issue purchase orders accurately in SAP/ERP.

C. Identify and evaluate suitable suppliers, obtain quotations, negotiate commercial terms, and procure materials, office supplies, maintenance items and other indirect requirements in accordance with purchasing policies.

D. Send orders to suppliers, obtain acknowledgement and confirmed delivery dates, maintain item-level estimated arrival dates, and track receipt through delivery to the internal requester.

E. Expedite urgent orders, follow up open purchase orders and communicate delivery status and risks promptly to Production Planning, internal customers and other stakeholders.

F. Improve supplier on-time delivery and order lead time, and support consignment and just-in-time supply arrangements to ensure reliable material availability.

G. Optimize inventory structure and control indirect-material spending; minimize excess, obsolete and long-aging inventory, and adjust or cancel purchase orders when demand changes.

H. Maintain accurate purchasing and material-planning data in SAP/ERP; coordinate purchase-order closure, resolve goods receipt/invoice receipt variances, support Accounts Payable and release blocked invoices as authorized.

I. Coordinate new-supplier onboarding and supplier-master-data changes through the approved gatekeeper process, ensuring complete documentation and compliance.

J. Coordinate quality returns, replenishment and engineering changes; manage phase-in/phase-out activities to minimize shortages and inventory scrap cost.

K. Identify supply and project dependencies, implement mitigation plans, and communicate status, quality, cost and delivery performance to stakeholders.

L. Complete other assignments requested by the manager.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Materials Management, Business Administration, Accounting or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain, purchasing, material planning or material control, including local and/or international procurement.
• Proficient in SAP/ERP and MRP; purchase requisition and purchase order processing; supplier sourcing, evaluation and negotiation; material and inventory planning; supplier delivery management; purchase-order closure; goods receipt/invoice receipt variance and blocked-invoice resolution; supplier master-data maintenance; engineering change and phase-in/phase-out control; consignment and just-in-time supply. Proficient in Microsoft Office; Oracle or AS400 knowledge is preferred.
• Proficient in spoken and written English, with the ability to understand technical and business information and communicate effectively with global suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Strong teamwork, stakeholder management, customer focus, problem-solving and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Able to think and act strategically, deliver results, identify critical dependencies and risks, and drive timely mitigation actions with integrity and accountability.

At Eaton, we don’t just want to offer you a job, but a journey and experience. Our goal is to give you the space to find that sweet spot where your passion meets purpose.