Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a Senior Operational Buyer COE. 

Job Summary    
The purpose of the positon is to support Eaton manufacturing plants and other Eaton locations in the ESA region with operational procurement activities from our Center of Excellence CoE offices.Senior Operational Buyer will hanlde Medium/High complexity networks assign components    
    
Job Responsibilities    
* Procures direct materials following plant and corporate regulations (QA, SCM)
* Communicates and coordinates with network schedulers for plan and execution updates
* Understands material requirements and processes requisitions to provide POs to Suppliers
* Works closely with suppliers to ensure on time delivery of material to plant
* Executes exception messages (Postponement/Anticipation/Cancellation of orders) and manage internal escalations
* Resolving internal discrepancies with operations and external issues with suppliers (e.g. delivery issues, claims, quality issues, etc)
* Works closely with logistics partners and suppliers for material delivery as per incoterms
* Evaluates and monitors supply performance (SOTD) and works with suppliers and category managers to implement corrective/preventive actions for on time performance improvement
* Supplier invoice management and support in resolution of holds for timely payments
* Maintains inventory levels of materials in accordance with the objectives set and works with inputs from inventory analysts and network schedulers for optimized inventory level.
* Coordinates with Supplier Quality and suppliers for RMA of defective parts and relates reverse logistics
* Works with Engineering, Products Managers and CMs for phase-in/ou (ECM Management)
* Maintains revelant purchasing data (Specific to price thorugh SPIT Policy) and other purchasing data (e.g. unit price change, supplier lead time, MOQ, MOV, Single/dual sourced, among others) in collaboration with Data Health and Commodity Team
* Utilizes all digital tools available for SCM for maximized efficiency
* Responsible for sharing with the team best materials management practices, continuous improvement of process, development of process standards, compliance with materials planning processes, and reporting in alignment with the network and global supply chain organization

Education level required
Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or similar careers.

Years and area of experience required
Minimum 3 years of experience in similar areas.
Fluent Spanish / English language capabilities

Technical knowledge
• MS Office skills (Excel)
• Experience in purchasing/finance is preferred
• ERP system experience (SAP, Mapics, Oracle, Vista, ) 

• Kinaxis, SAP MM advanced level, Mapics, Oracle, MS Office advanced level

• Ability to communicate effectively
• CI mindset
• Proactive Can Do Attitude
• Ability to work in a team
• High level of accuracy
• Capacity and ability to work under pressure and prioritize.

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