Materials Manager (S&OE )

What You’ll Do

Job Summary:

This position leads the centralized Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) and Master Production Scheduling (MPS) process for LATAM, executing the order backlog across both Legacy Eaton and SAP ERPs. Operating under the principle of “Centralized Strategy – Decentralized Execution”, the role balances short-term supply and demand at the execution horizon, converts the SIOP/IBP plan into feasible master schedules by site and product line, and drives on-time, cost-effective backlog execution across the region’s manufacturing footprint.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the regional S&OE process, translating the SIOP/IBP consensus plan into executable master production schedules (MPS) by site and product line.
• Direct centralized Supply Planning teams operating across Legacy Eaton and SAP ERPs, ensuring consistent backlog execution and past-due reduction.
• Own short-term supply planning: constraint identification, capacity balancing, materials availability and prioritization at the 0–13-week horizon.
• Coordinate S&OE / MPS planners in Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile and Brazil, standardizing planning parameters and cadence.
• Manage the weekly S&OE cycle, escalating supply-demand imbalances and driving resolution with plants and Customer Operations.
• Establish and monitor KPIs (schedule adherence, past due, backlog aging, forecast-to-plan attainment) and drive continuous improvement.
• Interface with Demand Planning / IBP to align execution with the divisional plan and to feed constraints back into SIOP.
• Support inventory and working-capital targets through disciplined planning and lot-size / safety-stock governance.
• Comply the Eaton Business System (EBS), in foundations, Planning, Growth, Functional Excellence, Assessment and Learning, mainly in the Eaton Business Excellence (EBE); ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 and its tools (such as: Eaton Quality System (EQS), Eaton Lean System and Six Sigma-ELS, HR Standard Work and Employee Survey.
• Meet any other activity assigned by supervisor or special requirements of the company.
• Active participation in continuous improvement programs, committees and counsels at local, regional and Eaton level.
• Comply with Global Directives and Policies as function requires: Ethics & Compliance, Workplace, Communications, Enterprise Risk Management, Finance, Legal, MESH.
• Firmly follow Eaton Culture Model and its three culture commitments: Think Big, Act Boldly, and Win Together.

Qualifications

Education level required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or Business from an accredited institution required.
• CPIM Certification Desirable

Years And Area Of Experience Required

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in supply/production planning.
• + 3 years leading planning teams, ideally multi-country / multi-ERP.5 years’ Supply Chain Manager experience in a large company required.

Technical Knowledge

• Working knowledge of S&OE, MPS, supply/production planning and SIOP/IBP.
• Expertise in MPS, S&OE, capacity and materials planning is required.
• Experience operating across multiple ERPs (SAP and Legacy Eaton) is required.
• Strong understanding of SIOP/IBP linkage and backlog execution.
• Advanced English required; proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese is also required.
• Availability to travel across Latin America.
• Data/BI and advanced Excel skills; experience with Eaton Business System (EBS) tools preferred.

Location: This position is open to candidates based in Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, or Chile.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
• Ability to influence plants and cross-functional partners without direct authority.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication in English and Spanish.
• Sense of urgency and structured prioritization under pressure.
• Collaborative, hands-on leadership style.
• Eaton Culture Model: Think Big, Act Boldly, and Win Together.

Functional Competencies

Global Trade Management, Logistics, Materials, Procurement, Risk& Compliance, Supplier Development & Quality, Suplier Diversity, Digitalization.