Sourcing Manager at Eaton in Bajos de Haina

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a Sourcing Manager. What you’ll do: Job summary The Sourcing Manager leads the sourcing organization supporting the Las Piedras, Puerto Rico and MCB Haina, Dominican Republic manufacturing sites, with accountability for approximately $120 million in annual purchases. The position develops and executes multi-site sourcing strategies that support business growth, material availability, cost competitiveness, supplier performance, and supply chain resilience. The role leads and develops the local sourcing organization, and partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Category Management to achieve business objectives. This position is accountable for cost reduction, supplier risk mitigation, capacity readiness, continuity of supply, and the effective regional implementation of global and divisional category strategies. Job responsibilities • Lead and develop the sourcing organization supporting the Las Piedras and Haina manufacturing sites, establishing objectives, accountability, talent development plans, and succession readiness. • Develop and execute sourcing strategies supporting approximately $120 million in annual purchases while ensuring continuity of supply, cost competitiveness, and operational excellence. • Partner with Global and Regional Category Managers to align and execute sourcing strategies, providing market intelligence, supplier insights, and regional business requirements. • Drive annual cost reduction and productivity initiatives through negotiations, value engineering, localization, resourcing, supplier innovation, and process improvements. • Lead supplier selection, commercial negotiations, and supplier relationship management for critical materials and services. • Establish and sustain supplier performance management processes, including scorecards, business reviews, corrective actions, and continuous improvement plans. • Identify and mitigate supplier, capacity, quality, logistics, and business continuity risks through robust risk assessments and mitigation plans. • Ensure supplier readiness, tooling availability, and capacity expansion plans support current demand, business growth, and new product introductions. • Lead sourcing support for critical supplier escalations and recovery activities to minimize operational disruption. • Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to support business objectives, improve supplier performance, and execute strategic initiatives. • Apply structured project management practices to sourcing initiatives, ensuring accountability, execution, risk mitigation, and delivery of expected results. • Ensure compliance with Procurement Excellence standards, company policies, and applicable procurement controls. Qualifications: Education level required Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, Finance, or a related field from an accredited institution. Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or Engineering. Years and area of experience required Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain management, supplier development, or manufacturing operations. Minimum 3 years of experience leading sourcing or supply chain professionals. Experience managing significant purchasing spend and complex supplier relationships in a manufacturing environment. Demonstrated experience leading strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, cost reduction, and supplier risk mitigation initiatives. Experience supporting multiple manufacturing sites, countries, or business units. Experience implementing category strategies and influencing stakeholders in a matrix organization. Skills: Technical knowledge Strategic sourcing and category strategy implementation. Supplier relationship and performance management. Supplier risk man