Strategic Buyer - Network in Fareham

Currently located in Titchfield, Hampshire, Eaton's Aerospace business stands as a global leader in aerospace fuel systems. Our site is transitioning to a newly constructed facility in Daedalus, a state‑of‑the‑art location that will serve as the Centre of Excellence for aerospace manufacturing across Europe.

What you’ll do:

• The Supply Chain orchestration from customer to supplier requires a strong operational partner to manage, measure and maintain business relations with external supply chain partners.
• The Strategic Buyer – Networks is responsible for complex procurement of custom products and services, including purchase orders, inbound volumes, spend, procurement volumes, forecast and capacity commits, supplier performance and compliance, with a focus on non‑standard, non‑repeat buying.
• Procure parts and services with complex or custom requirements, focusing on non‑standard, non‑repeat buying, including stranger/alien programmes.
• Drive the part deactivation and reactivation processes, including obsolescence management to meet customer demands.
• Collaborate in the Aftermarket quoting process with commercial teams.
• Accountable for managing the producibility decision process for the plant (dormant parts / "none" process / supplier unknown).
• Manage in‑site transitions (supplier movement / gate processes / ramp up / ramp down) based on a risk matrix.
• Manage all technical procurement activities associated with ITAR & other undisclosed programmes.
• Receive, validate and communicate engineering specifications for parts with support of Engineering – ITAR & other undisclosed programmes.
• Engage suppliers in tender preparation and align on responsibilities for delivery.
• Manage material forecast collaboration and receive capacity commits from suppliers.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, operations or a combination of those functions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or supply chain from an accredited institution.
• 2+ years of procurement or supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of experience with SAP MRP/ERP system (preferred).
• 2+ years of experience working in a high‑mix, low‑volume manufacturing environment.

Skills:

• Proven analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment, get results and drive change through others.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, and planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage by influence through solid relationships and process focus.
• Ability to effectively present results and recommendations to senior‑level executive teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.).

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Challenging projects in a dynamic collaborative team.
• Great company benefits.
• Internal promotion opportunities, whenever possible.
• We invest in employees long‑term – ongoing learning and development through Eaton University.
• Reliability, safety, efficiency and sustainability are core to our dedication to improving people’s lives and power‑management technologies.
• We put health, safety and wellbeing first – wellness programme designed to empower employees.

The successful applicant will be in contact with US ITAR controlled technology, goods and information. As a condition of employment, employees with access to US ITAR controlled technology and goods may be required to undergo an additional screening process as part of the recruitment process.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.