Sr Category Specialist EMobility

What you'll do:

If you desire to be part of something special, to be part of a winning team, to be part of a fun team - winning is fun. We are looking forward to Sr. CategorySpecialist EMobility based in Pune, India. In Eaton, making our work exciting, engaging, meaningful; ensuring safety, health, wellness; and being a model of inclusion & diversity are already embedded in who we are - it's in our values, part of our vision, and our clearly defined aspirational goals. This exciting role offers opportunity to:

• The purpose of this position is to drive all supplier-related metrics, most importantly cost-out, maintains supplier relationships and leads the development of category strategies with the support of Category Managers from the Global Procurement Organization as production procurement buyer.
• The role also supports resolution of shortages at eMobility plants.
• Collaborate with other functions (operations, quality, logistics, engineering) for resourcing and rationalization. Total alignment of Sourcing strategy with Category leads of respective commodity.
• Prime focus is to deliver Cost out, Price increase mitigations, working capital improvement & resiliency.
• Manage end to end sourcing process for electronics category with exposure to electronics components would be beneficial.
• Sources Suppliers offering the best combination of price, service and quality.
• Ensures/facilitates an Implementation Plan for transition of selected Supplier and monitors implementation, if applicable.
• Ensures mandatory due diligence is performed and accountable for reporting/tracking potential savings
• Proactively identifies opportunities/initiatives for cost out opportunities to assigned categories.Takes ownership of assigned savings initiatives regarding maintenance of projects in the global cost out data base
• Drive Global resiliency metrics of eMob with focus on data andcore resiliency systems.
• Uses spend information and category metrics to influence business strategy to address Cost- Working Capital and SPIR mitigations.
• Perform supplier market analysis, category analysis, and supply risk analysis, and develop TCO understanding, as well as the map of how sourcing process and channels work within the category, and identify improvements to be targeted.
• Prepare and execute negotiation events seeking best cost out contracts and beneficial commercial agreements with suppliers (approved by Category Manager).

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or Engineering preferably Electrical/Electronics
• Minimum 8-10 years' of professional experience with 4+ year relevant experience in Electrical & Electronic Components procurement and strategic sourcing

• Knowledge of manufacturing technologies, supply chain process
• Knowledge of MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI & Project)
• Ability to communicate clearly & effectively in person, via e-mail and over phone
• Timely project closure and good analytical skills
• Quick response to deadlines, time management
• Should have good experience on data analysis, report preparation and presentation to project team/stakeholder
• Demonstrate visibility with a detailed action and timescale plan.
• Select, introduce and develop the suppliers. Continuing the relationship and management of the suppliers performance together with the supply chain team.
• Ensure effective contract management follow up activities are in place (e.g. Supplier Agreements, SAP Contracts, purchasing info records, master data).
• Take responsibility for a number of known 'problem suppliers', review history and take ownership for definition and deliver of actions to achieve a durable solution and recovery of performance.
• Review key commodities as directed to support production requirements and Corporate Global Strategic Supply projects.
• Supports the plants to resolve material shortage situations.