.Eaton's VEH Vehicle Group division is currently seeking a Regional Commodity Manager.**What you'll do**:**Primary Function**:Leads the development, management and oversight of common platforms of standard supply chain processes; and develop NA strategies through consensus building to implement cost effective improvements for regional suppliers within the Aftermarket and Outside Process categories. This function is accountable for developing strategic supplier alliances, ensuring supplier performance, the reduction of total supply chain costs and improving quality and service delivery throughout the supply chain system. In addition, this function develops long term commodity strategic planning, creates commodity metrics and ensures commodity strategies are aligned, deployed and meet the requirements of the Supply Chain Management function and Vehicle Group North America operations. Position is accountable for effectively implementing Eaton's strategic plan and managing measurable results.**Essential Functions**:- Establishes and leads supply chain teams in developing Aftermarket and Outside Processing strategies to leverage Eaton's Vehicle Group world-wide buy, generate cost-outcome results, reduce supply base and improve quality and service performance.- Initiates, develops and executes regional strategic initiatives to facilitate cross-business synergies and increased leverage across a rationalized set of regional preferred supplier partners.- Negotiates and manages key strategic aftermarket supplier contracts including buy/sell agreements.- Reviews, approves, monitors and reports compliance to commodity agreements and strategies based upon Eaton SCM strategic directions.- Initiates innovative business solutions, forecasts and commodity projections.- Presents to senior management new planning tools, methods, technical analysis, standards and procurement opportunities that are aligned with SCM/Eaton strategic plans and cost reduction initiatives.- Support regional Aftermarket growth initiatives, working with cross-functional team to find unique solutions to accelerate growth.- Identifies and implements innovative solutions to business problems, independently and through high performance cross-functional teams.- Benchmarks procurement processes and develops and implements best practices throughout Eaton and Supply Chain Management.**Qualifications**:**Specialized Knowledge**:Bachelor's Degree required.Five or more years experience in commodity management or equivalent five or more years of supply chain work experience in a related supply chain management function.**Preferred Knowledge & Training**- MBA or Master's degree- Is an acknowledged expert in identifying and understanding current trends in supply chain management specific to services, direct and / or indirect materials
