Supply Chain Specialist - Cost Out, Risk & Resiliency
- Salary
- $86K–$126KUSD per year
- Hiring from
- United States
- Work type
- Remote
- Posted
- Oct 2, 2026
Eaton’s ES AMER MFGSC division is currently seeking a remote Supply Chain Specialist - Cost Out, Risk & Resiliency in the United States.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 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.
What you’ll do:
Position Summary
The Supply Chain Specialist is responsible for executing critical initiatives that improve supply chain resilience, mitigate risk, and deliver cost savings across IBP sites. This role leads cross-functional efforts to ensure business continuity, supplier stability, and cost competitiveness while driving timely execution of mitigation and cost-out strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
Risk & Resiliency Execution
- Identify supplier risks impacting continuity, quality, and delivery
- Develop and execute mitigation strategies (dual sourcing, alternate suppliers, safety stock)
- Lead risk escalation and ensure timely issue resolution across sites
- Maintain visibility of risk status, mitigation actions, and recovery plans
Cost Out / Productivity
- Identify and execute cost reduction opportunities across suppliers and materials
- Lead supplier negotiations with GPO, benchmarking, and RFQs to drive savings
- Support should-cost and total cost of ownership (TCO) initiatives
- Track and deliver cost-out commitments aligned to business targets
Cross-Functional Execution
- Lead cross-site alignment on risk mitigation and cost-out priorities
- Facilitate sourcing reviews, risk calls, and recovery actions
- Drive accountability for action items, timelines, and deliverables
- Partner with Category Management, Planning, Operations, and Engineering
- Support any plant or divisional events related to Cost-out or Resiliency
Key Outcomes / KPIs
- Reduction in supply disruption incidents
- Improved supplier resiliency (dual sourcing, recovery readiness)
- Delivery of cost-out targets
- On-time closure of critical risk mitigation actions
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution.
- Minimum of 2 years of supply chain experience.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience managing and analyzing data, maintaining accurate records, and utilizing business systems, databases, and standard software applications to support operational decision-making and process efficiency.
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business.
- Minimum of 2 years of project management experience, including leading cross-functional initiatives, managing timelines, and driving projects to successful completion.
- Experience managing supplier risk, cost initiatives, and escalations.
- Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of materials planning, inventory management, supply chain processes, business reporting, and trade compliance within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
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The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 10/9/2026.
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