Category Manager

2 months ago

Franklin, United States Schneider Electric Full time
Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Category Manager located in our Nashville TN location.

What do you get to do in this position?

As a Category Manager, you are responsible to ensure the best Quality, Cost and Delivery Conditions for machining suppliers.

Aligned with the Corporate Strategy, you are in charge to implement the best terms and conditions with suppliers to achieve on a sustainable basis, the targets allocated to the team and the Purchasing Department (Yearly Productivities, Suppliers Quality & Deliveries performances):
  • Be the representative/voice for Schneider Electric to the suppliers in your category
  • Ensure category is meeting business needs with its suppliers and conducting business reviews with suppliers to communicate the needs and performance.
  • Manage the Request for Quotations and supplier selection in consistency with the commodity strategy.
  • Lead business risk evaluations in your category and devise a strategy to remove risk. Including but not limited to financial risk, capacity constraints, and long lead times.
  • Execute the supplier strategy by understanding multiple business unit needs and translating that to supply that meet Schneider's need. Including but not limited to securing growth, improving margins (pay terms, inventory, part price), rebalancing, ensuring quality, and delivery performance.
  • Identify/implement technical productivities (QVE), Supplier Change (COS) while collaborating cross functionally with internal teams to move quickly and with accuracy
  • Lead a global approach of category ownership including but limited to negotiation, should Cost, and lean initiatives for allocated suppliers.
  • Contribute to the purchasing database/tools updates by providing necessary information to commodity managers / supplier leaders/ purchasing assistant
  • Be the first escalation level for supplier crisis management.
  • Communicate Supplier strategy internally
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain, engineering or related field
  • 8+ years of proven experience as category manager or similar role
  • Solid knowledge of category management, marketing, and sales principles
  • Supplier realtionship management
  • Strategic planning and global sourcing
  • Understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods
  • Proficient in MS Office
  • An analytical mind with a strategic ability
  • Excellent communication and people skills

Why us?

At Schneider Electric we're committed to creating a workplace that gives you not just a job but a meaningful purpose in joining our mission to bring energy and efficiency to enable life, progress and sustainability for all.

We believe in e mpowering our team members to reach their full potential, fostering a sense of ownership in their work.

We embrace inclusion as a fundamental value, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued. We value differences, and welcome people from all walks of life. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone, everywhere.

If you want to be part of a company where your contributions truly matter, where you are empowered to make a difference and where inclusivity is valued, we would love to hear from you.

Discover your M eaningful, Inclusive and Empowered career at Schneider Electric.

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+12% organic growth
135 000+ employees in 100+ countries
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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled

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 we 'embrace different' as 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. This extends to our Candidates and is embedded in our Hiring Practices.

You can find out more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here and our DEI Policy here

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