Supply Chain Manager

Eaton’s Electrical Sector is currently seeking a Supply Chain Manager to join our team in Richmond, VA. Relocation assistance within the US available.

Eaton’s Electrical Sector is undergoing an exciting period of rapid growth as we power the accelerated expansion of the global data center industry. To support increasing customer demand and positioning ourselves for long-term success, we are significantly scaling our operations and expanding our footprint in Richmond, Virginia. This growth creates a unique opportunity to build, influence, and lead a highly visible supply chain operation at the center of one of Eaton’s fastest growing businesses.

The Supply Chain Manager plays a critical leadership role within the Data Center Power Distribution (DCPD) organization, with broad responsibility for end‑to‑end supply chain execution—including materials management, planning, scheduling, procurement, inventory control, warehousing, shipping, and logistics. This role partners closely with operations, network teams, and customers to ensure material availability, production readiness, and on‑time delivery of mission‑critical products, while driving scalable processes to support continued growth.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113,000 - $165,000 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:

• Own plant materials management, inventory control, and material flow to keep production running, applying lean material-flow principles.

• Maintain inventory targets and accuracy, balancing service, cost, and working capital in line with Network plans.

• Lead indirect and MRO purchasing to ensure materials and services are available on time and compliant with Eaton policies.

• Identify and escalate material-supply risks to COE and Network teams to reduce production and customer impact.

• Drive forecast attainment aligned to the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and approved SIOP plan.

• Build and manage short-term production schedules, confirming material readiness and tracking shop-floor execution.

• Act as the site lead for SIOP execution escalations, owning materials constraints and recovery actions.

• Execute shipment schedules to meet customer priority dates and support OTD and freight targets (including premium freight)

• Own site supply chain data accuracy (e.g., routings, WMS transactions, inventory moves, MRO data, shipping/receiving, and production schedules).

• Champion continuous improvement across materials, inventory, and procurement using Eaton tools (MMA, OPA, visual management, standard work, and value stream mapping).

This role could be the next step in your career if you demonstrate the following experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a manufacturing organization

• Minimum of two (2) years experience in a management of people function

You will set yourself apart by demonstrating some or all of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in supply chain management, engineering or business

• Three (3)+ years of experience in logistics, procurement, inventory management, demand planning or other related fields

• Three (3)+ years of experience in managing teams or leading cross-functional project using SAP ECC

• APICS CPIM or CSCP certifications

We will not consider candidates who:

• 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

Keys to role success:

• Travel may be required for this position, up to 10% of total work time

• Excellent communications skills – verbal, written and electronic

• Capability of managing change

• Strong Computer / systems skills – Microsoft office products, ERP / MRP

• Continuous improvement mindset

• Strong accountability focus #LI-LR1

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