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What you'll do:

Position Overview

Eaton's Power Connection business has a cooperative employment opportunity for students pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or engineering.
The objective of this program is to develop your technical and analytical skills in Supply Chain Management, through a practical experience, and assist in your personal development of leadership competencies through training, networking and coaching. During the program you will provide services to support the Supply Chain operations and Key Projects development of our dynamic and exciting Eaton Power Connections business through an assignment as Materials Planner and Continuous Improvement Co-op.
Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It's where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential-and where you can help us reach ours.

In this co-op program your assignment may include:

• Supporting the Materials Planning organization in developing the Material Management Basis (process, system, tools) according to Mobility's group expectation on Materials functional excellence.
• Align and optimize strategies to meet Plant and Divisional metric measurement goals, such as on time delivery, Inventory Profile, ABC/XYZ classification, Excess & Obsolete Process, days on hand, etc.
• Plan and purchase raw materials and manufactured parts for assigned vendors ensuring customer demand is met.
• Maintain accurate and updated records, such as purchase orders, quotations, correspondence, supplier management and/or organizational charts.
• Manage and communicate demand requirements with manufacturing and supplier, considering capabilities/capacities to ensure completion of customer requirements.
• Analyze data and prepare reports as needed to facilitate and recommend actions to ensure optimal supply chain execution.
• Detect critical needs and advise planners, plant, supervisors, and quality as needed.
• Communicate plans, status, and results to senior managers and leadership.
• Collect and analyze replenishment data and implement process improvements that advance operating efficiencies.

All co-op assignments may have additional responsibilities as assigned.

Our co-op program provides you with great exposure to Eaton Mobility Group Supply Chain and would prepare you for a potential opportunity to join a Supply Chain or operations role within Eaton upon graduation.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in or received a bachelor's degree program in business administration, Supply Chain Management or engineering at an accredited institution
• Must have a combined GPA of 2.5 or higher (please do not round)
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship on a continual permanent basis.
• Relocation is not provided for this role, the candidate must be located within 50 miles of Carol Stream, IL.

Preferred Qualifications

• completed his/her bachelor's degree in 2024.
• Experience in automotive industry
• Experience with Continuous Improvement projects
• Proficiency in Power BI is a plus.
• Experience in Supply Chain or Materials Management
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office specifically Excel

Position Criteria

• Actively enrolled in a Bachelor of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Supply Chain and/or Business knowledge and experience Thorough knowledge of planning and scheduling (directs materials replenishment process).
• Desired knowledge of manufacturing and production, forecasting and inventory management procedures.
• Must leverage good communication, analytical and PC skills with the ability to problem solve quickly and effectively.
• Self-motivated and possessing a drive for results.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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.