Global Category Manager

1 month ago

Nashville, United States Schneider Electric Full time
The Global Commodity Manager will be tasked with developing and implementing commodity strategies for designated commodities, providing support to all manufacturing sites globally for the products within scope. They will be responsible for executing the commodity strategy to support the business, managing key suppliers, and facilitating interactions between manufacturing clusters, cross-functional stakeholders, and purchasing. The role involves maintaining and developing a panel of Best in Class suppliers globally, meeting current business requirements, future growth needs, technological evolutions, supply chain optimization, and achieving annual cost savings targets.

What will you do?
  • Develop and execute commodity strategies for the Box Build (H9)
  • Continuously enhance purchasing expertise and knowledge of local and global market trends
  • Own the commercial relationship for key suppliers and serve as the point of contact for problem escalation, issue resolution, and sustainable development among the supply base
  • Work with strategic suppliers on cost savings and performance improvement
  • Collaborate with strategic suppliers to implement improvement, digitalization, and supply chain initiatives
  • Track KPIs, deliver reports as assigned, and execute comprehensive RFQ processes
  • Identify and develop strategic supply sources
  • Lead sourcing, standardization, spend control, and innovation with suppliers
  • Work with a cross-functional team as the primary contact for the supplier and the strategy for the FG assembly.
  • 25% Travel expectations for this position.

What qualifications will make you successful?
  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or Mechanical/Industrial Engineering is required.
  • Deep understanding of electronic components and External Manufacturing Services (EMS).
  • +5 years of experience in Purchasing/Procurement/Supply Chain
  • Proficient in negotiating key supplier agreements, including costs, terms of supply, and quality.
  • Prior experience in negotiation with strategic suppliers, up to C-Suite level.
  • Proficient in purchasing and risk analysis, supplier relationship. management, cost analysis, market analysis, and supplier SWOT analysis.
  • Experience in working on supplier agreements, together with Legal.
  • Business knowledge and trade-off (Service Vs. cost, Total Cost of Ownership).
  • Supplier identification and evaluation, with an understanding of Supply Chain Quality.
  • Leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to communicate, organize, and work with supplier C-Suite Management and their account team.

Reports to: Electronic Category Director

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