Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electronic disciplines; familiarity with materials like sheet metal and plastic molding/stamping.
Master's degree preferred.
5-10 years of experience in Mechanical/Electric/Electronics commodities with strong product knowledge.
Proven project procurement experience.
Willingness to travel up to 20% for supplier visits and sourcing needs.
Responsibilities
Identify and qualify new suppliers during the design concept phase.
Develop procurement strategies based on local market intelligence and project requirements.
Align supplier strategies with Category Teams for effective implementation.
Leverage supplier expertise to enhance Design for Manufacturing processes.
Conduct cost estimations and analyze supplier quotes to ensure competitive pricing.
Manage project planning and supplier performance to meet quality and delivery standards.
Ensure compliance with the Procurement Excellence System (PES) throughout all processes.
Benefits
High-visibility role influencing competitive market offerings.
Collaborative culture with cross-functional exposure and leadership engagement.
Opportunities to grow expertise in sustainable and digital procurement.
Autonomy to drive results with flexibility and professional independence.
Full Job Description
Lead related project procurement activities required to support new products development & industrialization & localization projects activities across the leagues.
What will you do?
Identify new technologies & new suppliers, qualify new supplier during design concept phase
Identify new technologies required for new designs.
Understand product design/function to guide design options to best available technologies (technical requirements, cost, lifetime, ...)
Provide local market intelligence and project requirements to build procurement strategies through Category core teams.
Coordinate w/ quality and category procurement teams to identify, select and qualify new suppliers following SAM process.
Deploy Procurement/Supplier strategy
Align supplier strategy w/ Category Team for each Category.
Implement procurement strategy by Supplier mapping and challenge category team with new products' needs.
Avoid any monopolistic situation whenever possible.
Guide development teams to select appropriate suppliers.
Lead early supplier involvement
Leverage supplier expertise to improve Design for Manufacturing.
Support value analysis by function vs cost and boost QVE ideas
Introduce Innovation ideas from supplier side to new projects.
Manage BOM cost & MSA
Conduct cost estimation through the cost breakdown, should cost
Get and analyze supplier quotes.
Monitor and ensure competitive material cost to meet product target cost.
Negotiate all procurement terms and conditions QDCS (quality/delivery/cost/service).
Set up MSA for strategic parts & components.
Conduct project management for product/part
Build up and follow up project planning w/ supplier and cross-functional/global teams.
Manage supplier performance in terms of in due time & quality of deliverables, and monitor improvement
Ensure quality and on time delivery of procurement project deliverables
All process/procedure should follow PES (Procurement Excellence System) requirement.
Bachelor's degree of science in mechanical or electronic disciplines. Familiar with material/sheet metal and plastic molding & stamping. EE background is preferred
Master is preferred
5 to 10 years min. with similar working experience for Mechanical/Electric/Electronics commodities, strong product knowledge and project procurement experience
20% business travel might be required for supplier visit/plant execution and sourcing needs.
What's in it for me?
High-visibility role where your decisions shape competitive market offerings
Collaborative culture with cross-functional exposure and leadership engagement
Opportunities to grow expertise in sustainable and digital procurement
Autonomy to drive results with flexibility and professional independence
Bring your procurement expertise to a team that values strategic impact-apply today!
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a multinational corporation that specializes in energy management and automation solutions. The company was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France. Schneider Electric offers a wide range of products and services including electrical distribution, automation and control, and energy management. The company operates in over 100 countries and has a strong presence in the industrial and commercial sectors. Schneider Electric is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets to reduce its environmental impact. The company has received numerous awards for its sustainability efforts and is recognized as a leader in the industry.
