Country Buyer Indirect Material & Services Germany (m/f/d)

Job Description

Join Eaton and help us provide energy-efficient solutions that have a real impact on the environment. We make what matters work. Find out more on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baa_aiJ4L7E

Do you want to work for a global player, where we care about ethics, inclusion and diversity and our people?

As a Country Buyer you will focus on all categories within Indirect Material and Services, act as the primary business partner and conduit between the EMEA corporate indirect team and local business partner stakeholders.

Your key deliverables :

• Drive the definition & implementation of business solutions from Corporate SCM programs, including value-delivery, plus ideas for leveraging One Eaton across all Eaton entities/businesses that are operating within Germany.
• Scope will focus on all categories within Indirect Material and Services. Acting as the primary business partner and conduit between the EMEA corporate indirect team and local business partner stakeholders.
• Where suitable regional solutions / supplier partners exist, focus will be in change management, implementation & compliance. Where regional solutions do not exist, focus will be determining suitable local solutions that align to meeting local site needs whilst delivering required productivity & service levels.
• Directly responsible & accountable for the delivery of productivity achievement & reporting across all related categories of Indirect, albeit with compliance accountability shared with local organizations. Related categories will include indirect material & services for Factory, Professional services – all in accordance with defined EMEA strategies.
• Lead the deployment of all performance improvement initiatives within indirect at country and local site level
• Manage local Indirect service providers, selection of suppliers, their performance and drive productivity initiatives through the IDEAS program.
• Develop structured approach and drives local business focus across Indirect-led activities in pursuit of overarching regional goals ensuring that a clear set of local aligned deliverables is established & implemented, with the necessary rigor/discipline to regularly track performance.
• Incorporate synergies across EMEA into process, ensuring processes consider wider EMEA impact.

Required:

• Functional Supply Chain Management knowledge & experience – 5-7 years of experience minimum
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills
• Ability to develop and negotiate effective commercial contracts on behalf of Eaton.
• Ability to develop & deploy a framework to standardize processes & ensure consistent deployment
• Understanding of technical specifications, product / service performance requirements, processes (manufacturing & non-manufacturing), and end user expectations
• Proven ability to interface confidently at Senior Management Level
• Fluent German & English skills required - other languages advantageous
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

What Eaton offers:

• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Great promotional opportunities – We encourage internal promotion, whenever possible
• Excellent working environment – safety and ethic are really important for us
• Culture & Values – We are more than the products we invent and produce – the way we do business is just as important. At Eaton, our values and culture define who we are – both individually and as an organization – and direct our activities every day
• Inclusion & Diversity - Openness to diversity widens our access to the best talent. Inclusion allows us to engage that talent fully

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What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job: Supply Chain / Logistics

Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa
Organization: ES EMEA Region

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes
Does this position offer relocation?: No
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time