As the Finance Leader for Indirect Materials, you will be the Finance Leader and Finance Business Partner for the Global Procurement Organization (GPO) and Business SCM teams, with a focus on Indirect Materials ($2.5B+ spend oversight). You will support and partner with the teams to implement, support negotiations, track progress, and achieve Business and Category strategies, supplier monitoring and development, and aid in any process optimization leading to overall value realization within Indirect Materials across Eaton. You will be part of the newly created Operations Finance organization within the Supply Chain Finance team and will be expected to work cross-functionally across the organization to analyze data and identify opportunities for improvement throughout the Indirect Material supply base (profitability, cash flow, resiliency, lead times, quality).

Job Responsibilities
- Support and partner with the GPO and Business teams, to ensure the achievement of Category / Business strategies including ARIBA Guided Buying, Hub & Spoke program deployment, MRO Optimization initiatives, etc.
- Identify specific opportunities and actions by leveraging SCM tools, such as should cost and total cost of ownership, that can be taken and to drive accountability to execute actions across the Enterprise
- Partner with GPO, Business SCM, and Project Management teams, on managing the project pipeline and project hopper progression to ensure financial commitments are achieved
- Lead efforts in determining and achieving Indirect Material targets for the annual Profit Plan, which includes specific goals and objectives for each Business and Category (for Cost Out, Payment Terms, Inflation Mitigation)
- Coordinate and lead monthly Actual and Forecast reviews with the GPO and Business SCM teams for Indirect Materials, regarding supplier and category cost out and payment term performance, as well as economic impacts for Energy, Packaging, Labor, and other categories
- Develop and maintain meaningful and actionable reporting on Indirect Materials performance including spend (purchases, receipts, invoices paid), cost out, supplier price increase requests, payment term progression, resiliency, and compliance to policy and programs at the Business and Category levels
- Support and partner with the applicable teams to implement and update policies, procedures, systems and programs that apply to Indirect Materials

Qualifications:

Basic Requirements:

- Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution required
- Minimum 7 years of professional experience in progressive Accounting and/or Finance roles
- Experience as a finance business partner in a complex, best-in-class finance function
- Must be able to work in the US now and in the future without company sponsorship

Preferred Requirements:

- Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
- CPA, CMA certification preferred
- Masters Degree in Business Administration from an accredited institution
- FP&A and finance operations experience, including cost accounting and productivity analysis
- SAP and Oracle experience preferred
- Experience within a global / multinational manufacturing company
- Plant-level operations finance experience preferred

Skills:

- Strong analytical skills and continuous improvement mindset
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and project management skills
- Strong cross functional collaboration and change management skills
- Strong understanding of financial business processes
- Demonstrated problem solving skills including the ability to identify strategic approaches to ensure proactive solutions

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $141000.03 - $206800.04 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. 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.

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