This role is based on Monterrey or CDMX. Introduction
- Schneider Electric North America Procurement teams have been going through a high level of transformation to achieve higher performance and bring greater value to the customer experience.
- Procurement is one of the strong drivers of this transformation and has been contributing heavily in the past year with continued growth and new product introduction.
- North America Procurement is a function within our Global Supply Chain (GSC) that supports a substantial amount of spend within a very diverse and exciting supply base of various technologies. Plant Procurement Manager
- Responsible for delivering on procurement initiatives and KPI's for the plant
- Develop and deploy the Annual Procurement Operation Plan (APOP) for the plant
- Build a high-performance procurement team for the plant
- Manage the procurement team to deliver on material productivity KPI's through various levers. Negotiation, Change of Supplier (COS), Quality Value Engineering (QVE), and / or Supply Base Optimization (SBO)
- Ensure a high level of engagement with the business to build and execute a procurement plan that meets the needs of the business
- Coordinate effectively with Regional and Global category teams to formulate and execute category initiatives
- Close coordination with Finance for AOC (Analysis of Change) alignment and developing actions where variances exist Required competencies :
- Proven experience in a leadership role within a fast paced environment
- Highly experienced in supplier negotiations
- Project management experience
- High level of problem solving
- Innovative
- Customer focused
- Experienced in digitization
- Strong leadership capacities
- Strong verbal and written communication skills Qualifications Experience and skills, we are looking for :
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or / and Business Administration
- Min 7-10 years direct experiences in procurement / sourcing (direct material) with minimum 2-3 years in managerial position
- Business Understanding :
- Very Good command in English
- High Proficient in MS Office
- Strong organizational, analytical, and writing skills Schedule : Full-time Req : 0090AL