Category Manager - Sheet Metal Fabrications

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 5+ years' experience in sourcing category management.

• Experience with manufacturing sourcing process, fabrication & steel cost drivers and industry best purchasing practices.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• 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."

• No relocation will be provided for this role, candidate must reside within 50 miles of a designated Eaton office.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience executing manufacturing sourcing strategies that deliver improved resiliency and cost out to ensure supply continuity for growth and optimized pricing & market competitiveness.

• Carbon sheet steel, stampings and/or sheet metal fabrication.

• Experience with economic and market trends to advise the business on optimal sourcing strategies and any changes to supplier lead times for assigned categories.

Skills:

Soft skills

• Strategic Thinking, Negotiation, Data/Contract Management, Presentation and Influencing Skills.

• Must be able to travel up to 25%
• Must be a highly analytical, critical thinker and comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Must be comfortable working in matrix organization to drive collaboration and decision making
• Must be able to communicate effectively at a variety of different organizational levels.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills required
• Excellent quantitative analysis skills, especially developing business opportunity cases
• Ability to collaborate with international businesses, partners, & customers.

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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.

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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.

Client-provided location(s): Appleton, WI

Job ID: Eaton-50506Appleton

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-12T18:36:37