Material Operations Manager

Material Operations Manager – Eaton’s Power Delivery and Regulation Division

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. This position is permanently located in Jonesville, SC. The role will be remote (in the United States) until Late 2026/Early 2027. Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates within the United States.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $109,000 - $159,000 a year. 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.

The Material Operations Manager is responsible for managing the internal materials and scheduling processes required inside an Eaton factory in order to drive the maximum adherence to the Master Production Schedule provided by the Network Planning team through the SIOP process.

• Manage material flow, inventory transactions, and short-term production scheduling to support plant operations.
• Oversee indirect and MRO purchasing in compliance with Eaton policies.
• Monitor production schedule execution, labor allocation, and elevate material availability issues.
• Drive forecast attainment and execute shipment schedules aligned with customer priorities.
• Maintain target inventory levels, meet on-time delivery goals, and manage freight costs.
• Champion continuous improvement using lean tools and standardized processes.
• Ensure data integrity for plant-owned systems, including routings, WMS, and production scheduling.
• Act as primary escalation point for SIOP plan execution.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Five (5) years of materials, operations and/or supply chain management within a manufacturing environment.
• Three (3) years of people management experience.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates that reside outside a 50-mile radius of Jonesville, SC.

• Experience in supporting cross‑functional SIOP and inventory management processes.
• Technical knowledge of forecasting techniques, bill of material structuring and scheduling execution.
• ERP knowledge preferably by current business systems.
• In‑depth knowledge of plant manufacturing processes and value streams from raw materials to finished product.
• APICS CPIM Certification is desirable.

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 a 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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