Project Category Leader

The Project Category Leader supports Product Development projects within the Offer Lifecycle Management (OLM) securing an efficient supplier selection process.

He/she is an important actor for coordination of procurement activities between Procurement categories and Line of Business (LoB).

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

He/she is a strong team player in the Offer Lifecycle Management, GSC, and the Schneider Electric Procurement community where he/she is recognized as an expert in his category and a specialist in supplier management.

Main objectives as PCL:

In collaboration with the Procurement Project Leader, he/she is leading the supplier selection process:

• 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 for the 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.

• Consolidate roadmap/projects info/needs from BU to Commodity Mgt. Attend core team meetings
• Consolidate OCP information (Supplier performance, ...) for Business Reviews with Key Suppliers
• Organize interlock meeting with GCD/RCMs
• Collect and distribute "targeted" suppliers OCP performance to SSL/SupRep before Business Review

• Education: Engineering bachelor degree, or business bachelor degree, master or MBA is a plus.
• Job Related Experience: Minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in a Purchasing/Sourcing team of a Multinational corporation, Experience in procurement & Supplier management is mandatory. Experience in outsourced products / assembly processes is a plus.
• Business Understanding: Comprehensive Mechanical (Plastic, Stamping, printing) & Electrical (Winding, PCBA) Electronics (SW/HW) Components supply chain experience and understanding, with Industrial product application experience will be a plus. Business acumen
• Others (e.g. language skills, technical skills):
• English Mandatory
• Multicultural experience
• Team player
• Digital Acumen