Offer Procurement Leader

Offer Procurement Leader – Schneider Electric

What is it about?

The Offer Procurement Leader

• supports Product Development projects within the Offer Creation Process (OCP) securing an efficient supplier selection process, reaching & beating end-to-end cost targets & Time-to-market objectives.

• is an important actor for coordination of purchasing activities between Global Supply Chain (GSC) organization and Business (league).

• supports the implementation of global / local procurement strategy suppliers which matches the business needs in terms of growth, technical challenges.

Main Objectives

•      Lead negotiation end to end starting from preparation up to the award of the business (including e-RFQ)

•      Influence and Deploy commodity strategy, SoC, method (Should cost, e-sourcing template)

•      Challenge & Influence SOC/Recommended choices: ensure that Commodity choices fit with Industry needs

•      Provide inputs for the CSRM / SRIM analysis to the project team / PPL

•      Responsible for Procurement activities for his category within new product projects–

•      Contribute to the elaboration of the different Procurement deliverables

•      Guide components & sub assembly selection with a procurement approach (Challenging the target cost, considering Total Cost of Ownership, Innovation, avoid single sourcing, promote standardization, supply chain flexibility, quality).

•      Analyze and challenge the needs.

•      Contribute to the achievement of OCP project targets (product cost, project cost, quality, and time-to-market) while respecting the procurement processes and strategy.

•      Contribute to the make or buy decision

•      Bring supplier market knowledge and innovation into projects.

•      For major suppliers: participate to key supplier negotiation preparation and  negotiation when relevant

•      Challenge the specification, define PPEP and contract review.

Requirements

•      Education: Engineering bachelor degree, or business bachelor degree

•      Job Related Experience: Minimum of 3 years in a Purchasing/Sourcing team of a Multinational corporation, with experience in procurement project, like outsourced products / assembly processes, change of supplier, QVE, localization. Experience in new product development is a plus.

Others (e.g. language skills, technical skills): 

·        English Mandatory

·        Multicultural experience

·        Team player

·        Digital Acumen

·        Fast learner and great ownership