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Eaton

Direct Source Demand Planner

PA · On-site

$86K - $126K/yr

Eaton's Electrical Sector - Americas is currently seeking a Direct Source Demand Planner to join the team. This is a HYBRID role (TWTH required office), Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm,based at the Moon ...

BELMAR GROUP

Recruiter

Fairburn, GA · On-site

$18/hr

Direct-source applicants from the competition in both light industrial and other general labor environments Requirements: * Ability to visit assigned client locations. * Minimum of 1 year relevant ...

Bosch-HomeComfort

Director, Source 1 Parts

Wichita, KS · On-site

$208K - $218K/yr

Reporting to the Americas Commercial Leader, the Director of Source 1 Parts , is a key role in our ... This team member will lead the efforts to drive parts growth through our direct and indirect ...

Bosch-HomeComfort

Director, Source 1 Parts

Wichita, KS

$208K - $218K/yr

Reporting to the Americas Commercial Leader, the Director of Source 1 Parts , is a key role in our ... This team member will lead the efforts to drive parts growth through our direct and indirect ...

Bosch-HomeComfort

Director, Source 1 Parts

Wichita, KS · On-site

$208K - $218K/yr

Reporting to the Americas Commercial Leader, the Director of Source 1 Parts , is a key role in our ... This team member will lead the efforts to drive parts growth through our direct and indirect ...

Bosch-HomeComfort

Director, Source 1 Parts

Wichita, KS · On-site

$208K - $218K/yr

Reporting to the Americas Commercial Leader, the Director of Source 1 Parts , is a key role in our ... This team member will lead the efforts to drive parts growth through our direct and indirect ...

Belcan

Source Inspector

Talladega, AL

$38 - $45/hr

Source Inspector Locations: Talladega, AL 35160 Pay Rate: $38.00-$45.00/hour Shift: 1st Shift Hours ... Contract or Direct / W2 or 1099 #sourceinspection #qualityinspection #aerospacejobs Company ...

Belmar Integrated Logistics

Recruiter

Fairburn, GA

$18/hr

Direct-source applicants from the competition in both light industrial and other general labor environments Requirements: * Ability to visit assigned client locations. * Minimum of 1 year relevant ...

Belcan

Source Inspector

Buffalo, NY

$38 - $45/hr

Source Inspector Locations: Buffalo, NY 14225 Pay Rate: $38.00-$45.00/hour Shift: 1st Shift Hours ... Contract or Direct / W2 or 1099 #sourceinspection #qualityinspection #aerospacejobs Company ...

Belcan

Source Inspector

Minneapolis, MN

$38 - $45/hr

Direct / W2 #sourceinspection #qualityinspection #aerospacejobs Company Overview: Belcan, a leader in engineering services for the aerospace industry, is seeking experienced Source Inspectors ...

Belcan

Source Inspector

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

$38 - $45/hr

Direct / W2 #sourceinspection #qualityinspection #aerospacejobs Company Overview: Belcan, a leader in engineering services for the aerospace industry, is seeking experienced Source Inspectors ...

Britt Medical Search

Neurology Physician

Mattoon, IL

$301K - $375K/yr

Join a strong team of employed physicians who offer a direct source for referrals and specialties. The culture is one you'll not find elsewhere with employee accountability and pride in our ...

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Direct Source Demand Planner

Eaton

PA • On-site

$86K - $126K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement

Posted 4 days ago

Eaton rating

7.6

Company rating: 7.6 out of 10

Based on 222 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

228th of 538 rated manufacturers

Job description

Eaton's Electrical Sector - Americas is currently seeking a Direct Source Demand Planner to join the team. This is a HYBRID role (TWTH required office), Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm,based at the Moon Township (Pittsburgh), PA site.
This role will prepare a mid to long term consensus demand plan (18-24 months) through coordination of sales and marketing forecasts into a planning and purchasing plan that will satisfy customer expectations, while minimizing inventory investment, and maximizing customer growth opportunities. You will issue purchase orders to internal and external suppliers. Additionally, this role will support demand planning and manufacturing operations to meet inventory and customer satisfaction goals.
The ideal candidate is a results-oriented professional with excellent verbal and written communication skills, who thrives in a dynamic matrixed organization. You can collect and incorporate multiple inputs from various sources to formulate an accurate consensus demand plan and can clearly communicate the essential information of a consensus demand plan to diverse stakeholders, ensuring alignment and informed decision-making. You demonstrate strong collaboration across functions while maintaining focus on delivering measurable business results with accordance to the SIOP calendar. Your ability to influence and communicate effectively makes you as a key contributor to the SIOP process. We are looking for candidates who are diverse in their backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and who can bring fresh and innovative ideas to our team.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $86,250 - $126,500 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:
In this role:
  • Demand Planning and SIOP - Lead, coordinate, and manage monthly Product Line reviews meeting on a monthly cadence for the Demand cycle of the SIOP process; prepare an 18-24 month forecast (statistical baseline, qualitative adjustments, market intelligence). Collect and incorporate customer forecasts and historical demand into the forecasting database as input to demand and procurement plans. Present demand plan outputs in relevant SIOP Demand Reviews. Manage and monitor Demand Planning KPIs (Forecast Accuracy, Bias at multiple product levels); perform root cause analysis of top errors.
  • Internal/External Supplier Management - Create/Review 12-24 month netted supplier forecast by incorporating demand, supplier lead time, and inventory inputs. Coordinate with GPO on supplier -related activities: Supplier performance, lead times, price increase/decrease, etc. Review purchasing requisitions and issue purchase orders to internal and external suppliers to support service levels and inventory goals. Manage (expedite and/or delay) purchase orders to satisfy changing customer requirements and business objectives. Manage supplier invoice holds for timely resolution.
  • Finished Goods Inventory Management - Use demand data and statistics to develop stock/non -stock classifications and reorder point analyses; review with stakeholders and implement. Manage and maintain finished goods inventory levels at distribution centers to maximize service while minimizing inventory investment; prepare FG inventory forecasts.Support/coordinate phase in of new products and phase out of obsolete items; monitor and minimize excess inventory investment.
  • Logistics Coordination - Communicate/coordinate with distribution centers and logistics providers for shipment coordination and product receipt.

Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum 2 years' experience in SIOP, Demand Planning, Production Planning, Purchasing, or Customer Service.
  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Moon Township, PA 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 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in a Technical Discipline
  • Proficiency in VISTA order management, SAP, MAPICS or other ERP system
  • Exprience in a manufacturing/industrial environment
  • Demantra or other forecasting system experience
  • Power BI experience

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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.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
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.

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