Commercial Demand Planning Manager

Join Eaton, a global leader where equality and inclusivity are at the heart of our mission. Here, everyone is valued and belongs. Be part of a team that delivers cutting‑edge, energy‑efficient solutions, making a tangible impact on the world. We empower our customers to manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical energy more effectively, safely, and sustainably. At Eaton, we’re dedicated to enhancing quality of life and protecting the environment with our innovative energy management technologies and services.

Our EMEA Business Service Center (BSC) () in Budapest is Eaton’s largest office in the region. With a diverse team of over 700 people, representing 40+ nationalities and speaking 20+ languages, the BSC is the central hub for business services. It empowers seamless operations and drives exceptional results across our electrical, industrial, and corporate teams. We are proud to be a Disability Friendly Workplace, ensuring an inclusive environment for all our employees.

This position can be base also on other Eaton premises in Germany, Poland and Italy.

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package based on applicable skills, knowledge, and experience, and aligned with internal and external market practices. Italy - Gross annual salary range EUR 74.200 – EUR 108.790

The Commercial Demand Planning Manager supports the execution and continuous improvement of the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process, as well as partnering with country sales zones to improve country forecast maturity and refine market assumptions for longer term forecasts. This role is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and maintaining key demand, supply, inventory, and operational data to support effective decision‑making across the business.

You will be working closely with country leadership teams, Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and Strategy functions, the Commercial Demand Planning Manager helps translate market trends, business strategies, and growth plans into aligned demand and supply assumptions. The role serves as a key analytical partner to the SIOP Manager while developing expertise across forecasting, supply chain planning, and strategic business planning.

In this tole you will be partnering with country, regional, and business leaders to gather, validate, and refine market assumptions that support the SIOP process.

• Support the monthly SIOP process and meeting cadence.
• Compile and validate demand, supply, inventory, and backlog data.
• Prepare standard reports, dashboards, and presentation materials for SIOP reviews.
• Ensure timely completion of actions and deliverables within the SIOP cycle.
• Support process governance and adherence to defined planning standards.

This role is responsible not only for supporting the monthly SIOP cycle but also for:

• Improving country forecast maturity.
• Driving consistency in market assumptions across EMEA.
• Connecting strategic growth plans to operational planning.
• Supporting 12-24 month demand outlooks and scenario planning.
• Acting as a bridge between local market knowledge and regional SIOP governance, partnering with countries to gather, validate, and refine market assumptions that support the SIOP process.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience, preferably within a complex, international, or matrixed organization.

• SIOP, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Supplier Collaboration, Inventory Optimization, ERP systems, Analytics, BI & Control Tower Technologies
• Change Management, Matrix Organization Navigation, Results Orientation, Customer Focus, Coaching & Influencing, Stakeholder Management, and Strong Verbal & Written Communication Skills.

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