NPI Procurement Project Manager

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead supply chain work from product development through industrialization, production ramp-up, and stabilization.
• Translate engineering and customer requirements into sourcing and supply chain strategies.
• Coordinate sourcing, supplier qualification, industrialization, launch readiness, and supplier performance.
• Work with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Logistics, Manufacturing, and GPO teams to meet project objectives.
• Manage bills of materials, component sourcing, shortages, engineering changes, risks, and milestones.
• Drive supplier engagement, issue resolution, escalation management, and risk mitigation.
• Lead product cost management and support total-cost optimization, value analysis/value engineering, design-to-cost, and cost reduction.
• Hand over to operational procurement and supply chain teams after production stabilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of supply chain experience, ideally in strategic procurement, sourcing, or supply chain planning.
• At least 4 years of experience in sourcing, supplier management, escalation management, and shortage mitigation.
• Experience with NPI, product launches, industrial transfers, or manufacturing operations.
• Knowledge of SAP/ERP systems, Power BI, Excel, and Microsoft Office.
• Fluent English; additional European languages are an advantage.

Skills

• Strong project and program management, sourcing, and supplier-management capabilities.
• ProLaunch 2.0, APQP, or Stage-Gate knowledge is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing in a global matrix environment.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, supply chain cost drivers, and supplier industrialization.
• Analytical, problem-solving, risk-management, communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What Eaton offers

• Annual mentoring, Eaton University, rewards and recognition, and ongoing learning and career-development opportunities.
• Diverse local and global teams, structured employee development, onboarding, and an open feedback culture.
• Hybrid worktime model.