Senior Category Buyer

Job Description / Key Responsibilities

The Senior Category Buyer is responsible for developing and executing category strategies to ensure sustainable, competitive, and resilient supply for Schneider Electric. The role drives cost optimization, supplier performance, innovation, and risk management while ensuring compliance with company, ethical, and sustainability standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Category Strategy & Execution
• Define, implement, and continuously improve plant category strategies aligned with Schneider Electric's business objectives.
• Translate business needs into robust sourcing strategies delivering total cost of ownership (TCO) optimization.
• Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities including RFQ/RFP, supplier selection, contract negotiation, and award decisions.
• Conduct complex commercial negotiations to secure best-in-class cost, quality, delivery, and service.
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Develop and manage strategic supplier partnerships to support innovation, supply continuity, and long-term value creation.
• Drive supplier performance through structured governance, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Cost & Value Management
• Identify and implement cost reduction, productivity, and value-engineering opportunities.
• Monitor market intelligence, commodity trends, and risk factors to anticipate impacts and take proactive actions.
• Risk, Compliance & Sustainability
• Proactively manage supply chain risks and business continuity plans.
• Ensure supplier compliance with Schneider Electric's policies, ethical standards, and sustainability commitments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner closely with Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Global team and Business stakeholders to align sourcing decisions and future strategy as per operational requirements.
• Act as a procurement subject-matter expert in category-related initiatives.
• Digital & Process Excellence
• Leverage Schneider Electric's digital tools and procurement systems to drive efficiency, transparency, and data-driven decisions.
• Contribute to procurement transformation and best practice sharing.

Job Qualifications / Requirements

🔹 Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Economics, or related field (Master's degree is a plus).
• 7-10 years of progressive experience in procurement, sourcing, or category management.
• Proven experience managing strategic categories in a multinational or industrial environment.

🔹 Procurement & Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in:
• Category management and strategic sourcing
• Contracting and negotiation
• Supplier relationship and performance management
• Cost analysis and TCO modeling
• Solid understanding of supply chain dynamics, market analysis, and risk management.
• Experience working with ERP and digital procurement tools (SAP or equivalent).

🔹 Business & Leadership Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured, results-oriented mindset.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across functions and regions.
• Ability to operate autonomously while contributing effectively to global teams.
• High level of integrity, compliance mindset, and ethical behavior.

🔹 Communication & Language

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Fluent in English (additional languages are a plus).

🔹 Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong execution capability.
• Proactive, resilient, and comfortable managing complexity and change.
• Continuous improvement mindset aligned with Schneider Electric's values of sustainability and innovation.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

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IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

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36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World's most sustainable corporations

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Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

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Client-provided location(s): Cikarang, Indonesia

Job ID: Schneider_Electric-https://careers.se.com/jobs/114009?lang=en-us

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-04-09T19:01:37