Supply Chain Manager

Base Innovate; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000

Job description

Join Eaton and be a part of our commitment to providing impactful, energy-efficient solutions that shape a sustainable future. At Eaton, we make what matters work, and we're dedicated to fostering a workplace where ethics, inclusion, diversity, and our people are at the forefront.

Located in Bedhampton, Eaton's Aerospace business stands as a global leader in aerospace fuel systems.

The core business of Bedhampton is assembly and test of hydraulic parts for motors and pumps on aeroplanes.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, results-driven Supply Chain Manager to join our Leadership team at Bedhampton.

What You’ll Do

This position is responsible for managing key Supply Chain related functions end to end, such as materials planning, scheduling and ordering activities associated with the delivery of specific customer products, direct and indirect material purchasing, inventory control and warehousing, shipping and receiving.

• Manages and directs supply chain personnel in the Plant procurement, receipt, disbursement, and inventory control of material to ensure on-time delivery of customer orders while maintaining assigned inventory levels. Is expected to train, develop and educate direct reports on the use of supply chain management techniques, various business systems, varieties of reports and other related tools to ensure timely and economical completion of customer requirements.
• Has Plant responsibility for delivery of Sales and Sales Planning, support for delivery of Plant based operational metrics such as OTD, WOLI, and financial deliverables.
• Strong Leader to engage both direct and indirect team, significant stakeholders and leadership team within Eaton Aerospace, and best represent the site goals and strategy.
• Manages current and future demand requirements with manufacturing and supplier capabilities/capacities to ensure completion of customer requirements. Implements methods, practices and techniques to ensure the most economical movement of materials through the supply chain to achieve cost-effective logistics practices and inventory levels while meeting customer delivery requirements.
• Manages plant purchasing activities for items procured on local basis in order to complement centrally purchased items.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the plant's SIOP process. Analyzes data, including enterprise requirements planning information and prepares consolidated managerial reports as needed to facilitate and recommend actions to ensure plant/product line optimal supply chain execution.
• Ensures correct planning parameters and transaction disciplines are utilized in order execution systems (such as MFGPro) to ensure proper order generation and inventory balances.
• Manages material cost and schedule impact of proposed engineering changes in addition to taking necessary actions to ensure successful implementation and incorporation of approved engineering releases.
• Ensures quality of shipping documentation to meet corporate financial and customer audit requirements including Global Trade Management. Supports compliance initiatives and corporate commodity, logistics, and inventory strategies to achieve synergy across the operation.
• Devises and manages physical inventory audit methodology which meets corporate, governmental and customer specifications.
• Evaluates operational performance of the group in order to facilitate performance management, merit promotions, job transfers, dismissals, commendations, etc. Identifies and develops top talent to create a high-performance work team. Creates a pipeline of talent both within the supply chain team and other functions across the division.
• Coordinates with central corporate Supply Chain Function to provide data and participate in teams in order to drive best practices across Eaton Corp.
  
  

Skills

• Proven Leader of People: Multiple years of related professional and supervisory/Managerial experience.
• Full knowledge of materials planning systems (MRP/ERP) requirements and order generation process logic. High Digital Skillset including Excel, Microsoft Office 365 and associated programs.
• Thorough understanding of Supply Chain Management operational concepts surrounding production planning, scheduling, purchasing, supplier selection, inventory control, logistics, stockroom operations, and shipping/receiving.
• Detailed knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction (Six Sigma) concepts and tool sets as they relate to materials management.
• Ability to lead cross-functional process improvement teams.

What We Offer To You

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Challenging projects in a dynamic collaborative team.
• Flexible working solutions (remote, flexible working hours, compressed week etc.).
• 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 make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people's lives and the environment through power management technologies.
• We make your wellbeing matter - We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it's about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen.
  
  

The successful applicant will be in contact with US ITAR controlled technology, goods and information. As a condition of employment, employees with access to US ITAR controlled technology and goods may be required to undergo an additional screening process as part of the recruitment process.

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.