Eaton

Power management leader for electrical systems

Sr Planner - Supply Chain Management

Production Planning & SchedulingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeTijuana, Baja California, MexicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Engineering or Administration is required.
At least 3 years of production planning experience in an automotive manufacturing environment is required.
At least 3 years of MRP planning experience is required.
Strong knowledge of SAP and Excel is required.
Advanced English proficiency is required, including written and verbal communication and the ability to participate in meetings with English-speaking customers, discuss risks and solutions, answer questions, and maintain fluent business conversations.
The role requires proactive, results-driven work, teamwork, negotiation skills, and the ability to prioritize activities.
Problem-solving, teamwork, customer-service orientation, a sense of urgency, and collaboration are listed as required soft skills.

Responsibilities

Convert customer demand and requirements in SAP into production signals through a production plan aligned with plant goals, including on-time delivery, productivity, sales, days on hand, and past-due targets.
Serve as the main plant contact for the Customer Service Representative responsible for the product families within the planner’s scope.
Back up the planning lead and assist and guide other planners in their day-to-day activities.
Follow MRP signals to create work orders on time, satisfy customer demand, achieve desired safety stock, and maintain production-line workflow in alignment with the Master Production Schedule.
Create and deliver a production plan and sequence to achieve on-time delivery, sales, and productivity goals.
Communicate and coordinate with product-line supervisors, leaders, and purchasing teams to ensure schedule attainment and recovery when required.
Monitor and report material shortages to the purchasing area.
Communicate frequently and proactively with the customer service team to meet or exceed customer expectations and keep backlog status up to date.
Follow up with production control on work-order status and investigate factors affecting schedules to modify the production plan as necessary.
Escalate potential issues related to on-time delivery, sales, and productivity, and support action plans for short- and long-term solutions.
Develop and participate, as required, in negotiations concerning Eaton claims against suppliers for non-conforming material, including cost, time, rework, scrap, labor, and sorting charges.
Support the New Product Introduction team as required.
Support the planning lead and back up critical activities.
Support quality standards for customer-specific requirements and certifications, including ISO and IATF.

Desired Qualifications

APICS certification is preferred.
Power BI and Kinaxis experience or knowledge is preferred.

Eaton’s IS VEH EMB division is currently seeking a Sr Planner.

Eaton announced, on June 11, 2026, the intent to combine its Mobility Group (including both the Vehicle and eMobility segments) with a new company. We expect to complete this process by the end of the first half of 2027. The compensation and benefits that will initially be offered for this position are based on Eaton's plans, programs and practices. If you are offered and accept this position and are actively employed by the Mobility Group when the transaction closes, the new company will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time.

What you’ll do:

This position is responsible for converting customer demand/requirements in SAP to production signals trough a Production Plan. This plan must be aligned to Plant specific goals such as On time delivery, Productivity, Sales, DOH and Past due. This position is the main plant contact for the Customer Service Representative that handles the product families under hers/his planning scope. This position can act as the planning lead back up and should be abel to assist and provide guidance to other planners in their day to day activities.

Essential Functions:

1 Follow MRP signals to create work orders timely to satisfy customer demand, achieve desired safety stock and maintain work flow on the production line in alignment with the Master Production Schedule.
2 Create and deliver a production plan and sequence to achieve OTD, Sales and Productivity.
3 Communicate and coordinate with product line supervisors/leaders and purchasing teams to ensure schedule attainment and recovery if required
4 Monitor and report to purchasing area material shortages
5 Communicate frequently, proactively with customer service team to meet or exceed customer expectations and maintain up to date backlog status
6 Follow up with production control status of work orders, investigate factors that affect schedules to modify production plan as necessary
7 Follow escalation process of potential issues related with OTD, sales and productivity and support action plan for short and long term solutions
8 Develop and participate (as required) in negotiation process of Eaton claims (i.e., cost, time, rework, scrap, labor, sorting charges) with suppliers
regarding non-conforming material
9 Support NPI team as required
10 Support the Planning lead and act as a back up for critical activities
11 Support the Quality standards for our customer specific requirements and certifications *ISO, IATF
12 Follow MRP signals to create work orders timely to satisfy customer demand, achieve desired safety stock and maintain work flow on the production line in alignment with the Master Production Schedule.

Qualifications:

Basic qualifications:

Bachelor Degree Engineering or Administration

Technical knowledge:

3+ years of experience in production planning in an automotive manufacturing environment
3+ experience in MRP Planning
Strong knowledge on SAP and Excel. APICS certification (preferable).
Advanced English proficiency, with strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to actively participate in meetings with English-speaking customers, discuss risks and solutions, answer questions, and maintain fluent business conversations.
Power BI , Kinaxis is preferred.
Proactive & results driven; Team work; Negotiation skills; Ability to prioritize activities

Skills:

Soft skills:

Problem Solving, teamwork, customer service oriented, sense of urgency and collaboration, team work oriented.

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