Schneider Electric

Regional Category Manager

Schneider Electric$168K — $253K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in procurement management or related field
  • Expert in procurement negotiations and supplier management
  • Skilled in strategic and sustainable procurement practices
  • Advanced risk and stakeholder management abilities
  • Strong analytical and financial literacy skills
  • Creative and strategic thinker with a growth mindset
  • Proven ability to influence without direct authority

Responsibilities

  • Develop category strategies that enhance sourcing and deliver cost savings
  • Lead high-stakes negotiations with suppliers for long-term contracts
  • Analyze market trends to identify supplier opportunities
  • Provide guidance on procurement practices across multiple business areas
  • Foster high-performing relationships with strategic suppliers

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • 401(k) plan with company match and stock ownership options
  • Paid time off and holidays, plus family leave support
  • Community support initiatives and volunteer leave programs
Full Job Description
Join us as a Senior Manager, Category Management, and take the lead on strategic sourcing initiatives that drive cost savings, mitigate risk, and create sustainable value. This role offers the chance to shape procurement strategy on a global scale while building high-performing supplier partnerships.

What will you do?
  • Develop and implement category strategies that optimize sourcing and deliver measurable cost savings and value
  • Lead negotiations with strategic suppliers to secure contracts with favorable terms and long-term benefits
  • Analyze market trends and evaluate suppliers to uncover opportunities for innovation and risk mitigation
  • Provide expert guidance on complex procurement challenges with impact across multiple business areas

What are the key skills we are looking for?
  • Procurement negotiations - expert level; securing favorable terms in high-stakes, multi-stakeholder contract discussions
  • Procurement strategy - expert level; designing and implementing category strategies that drive sustainable value
  • Supplier management - expert level; building and optimizing strategic supplier relationships for long-term performance
  • Stakeholder management - expert level; aligning diverse internal and external partners around shared procurement goals
  • Influencing skills - expert level; driving consensus and action across functions without direct authority
  • Strategic thinking - expert level; translating market insights into actionable sourcing roadmaps
  • Risk management - expert level; identifying and mitigating supply chain and contractual risks proactively
  • Sustainable procurement - advanced level; integrating environmental and social criteria into sourcing decisions

What qualifications will make you successful?
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to connect procurement decisions to organizational strategy
  • Proven collaboration and conflict management capabilities to navigate complexity and ambiguity
  • Creative thinking and a growth mindset to drive innovative solutions in dynamic environments
  • Financial literacy to analyze cost structures and build data-driven business cases

What's in it for me?
  • Lead high-visibility initiatives with direct impact on global procurement outcomes
  • Shape category strategy and drive sustainable value across the organization
  • Work in a collaborative, innovative culture that invests in your professional growth
  • Flexible work environment designed to support your success and well-being

Bring your procurement expertise to a team that's ready to achieve great things together - apply now!

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 168,800 - USD 253,200 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you'll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits), flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, 20 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date).

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares (eligibility depends on start date), and 401(k) + match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program (including service anniversary), sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, initiatives that support youth education, and military leave benefits.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

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.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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.
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