Early Talent Leadership Development Program - Supply Chain
Job Description
Join our Early Talent Leadership Development Program!
Eaton, a global energy management leader with nearly $27.4 billion in revenue in 2025, is dedicated to making energy safer, more efficient, and sustainable. With 92,000 employees serving customers in over 180 countries, we are committed to improving quality of life and protecting the environment.
Eaton’s Operations Early Talent Leadership Development Program offers a unique opportunity to kick-start your international career. You'll receive leadership training, personal coaching, and network with senior leaders. Through rotational assignments across various locations and business areas, you will develop a broad skill set and prepare for future leadership roles.
Ready to make a real impact and advance your career?
What you’ll do:
- Duration: Three years
- Rotations: Three unique twelve‑month assignments designed to build broad experience in operations management across manufacturing and supply chain functions.
- Potential Assignments: Lean/continuous improvement, quality, project management, manufacturing engineering, supply chain management, operations project management, logistics, or services operations—depending on country and business unit placement.
- International Exposure: Two rotations will take place in different countries across the EMEA region.
- The program begins with an SCM Analyst role at our Vantaa (Finland) plant. In this role, you will support indirect procurement and sourcing activities by optimizing purchase order processes, managing vendor setup and ownership, and contributing to local sourcing strategies, while driving data-based decision-making through dashboards and analysis, monitoring risks (e.g., late payments, vendor issues), and supporting continuous process improvements across the supply chain.
- The program begins in September 2026.
Qualifications:
- Must currently possess or have obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical, industrial, engineering technology, engineering management, applied engineering) by August 2026.
- Work or internship experience is a plus (up to 3 years of experience)
- Effective communication
- Proactivity and curiosity
- Excellent analytics and data processing skills
- Ability to learn fast and take challenging tasks
- Desire to build a leadership career in a multinational company
- Flexibility to relocate within the EMEA region during the program
What we offer:
- Being part of a company that has been in business for more than 100 years, is well known in the industry, and has a major impact on the energy industry.
- Work in a company with commitment to Inclusion & Diversity and Sustainability.
- Comprehensive support throughout the relocation process, both during and after the program, tailored to your rotation.
- Exclusive learning curriculum designed to bolster your leadership skills. During the program, you will attend 20 training sessions focused on developing key skills, such as critical thinking, emotional intelligence, career management and self-presentation.
- Annual Early Talent Conference and other events to expand your network within Eaton by connecting with senior leaders and fellow participants on key topics – from sustainability and diversity to team management and business development.
- Strong, agile, and diverse team locally and globally.
- Hybrid worktime model for balancing your work and life.
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