Buyer This position is based at our Greenwood, SC facility.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 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:

Responsible for the procurement of a large variety of complex materials and services in order to effectively support the production requirements for the plant; develop appropriate stocking strategies; work with corporate resources to identify product supply sources and review and negotiate purchase price; work with supplier quality team to qualify vendors to ensure the overall conformance of materials purchased to manufacturing specifications; assist facility with new product development; and manage vendor relationships/quality/delivery/inventory levels in accordance with plant objectives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Maintain continuing knowledge and an understanding of the company's outside supplier product demands and production scheduling techniques to support the timely availability and procurement of required materials within the current inventory guidelines.
• Locate and select new and alternate sources of supply to meet the production requirements of the plant.
• Establish and maintain effective contacts and working relationships with vendors and suppliers for all
• necessary information.
• Prepare and communicate product specifications to vendors for bid as appropriate and negotiate with the most favorable bidder(s) considering costs, quality, delivery, etc.
• Award and administer purchase orders and agreements in accordance with established company policies and procedures.
• Develop, coordinate, and manage alliances with key suppliers.
• Work with facility design engineers to support significant manufacturing project builds.
• Perform other related activities and special projects as assigned
• Support corporate commodity managers on cost reduction programs.
• Support supplier quality team through participation in the APQP/PPAP qualification process.
• Support cycle counts for specific brands and / or MRO products and help support annual physical inventory.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within the immediate geographical area of 50 miles of Greenwood, SC will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering or Business from an accredited institution.
• One year of experience within production, procurement or engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• APICS CPIM certification
• SAP Experience

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.