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Your role:
The Category Buyer is responsible for parts/ materials for factories in the region. He/she is responsible for purchasing performance by managing a set of suppliers while supporting the execution of purchases in the factories.
He/she is responsible for the direct management of supplier relationships or the overall management of categories for strategic suppliers. He/she is also responsible for implementing the category strategy in the region by developing the Annual Procurement Operation Plan (APOP) at the regional level.
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Your main missions:
- He/she manages the overall relationship between Schneider and the suppliers for which he/she is responsible.
- Develop the annual plan to improve the commercial performance of suppliers (Productivity, Supply Chain Performance and Quality).
- Organize and lead supplier management meetings (performance reviews, negotiations, innovation meetings).
- Conduct negotiations with suppliers in the regions, including the Request for Quotation (RFQ) process and electronic auctions.
- Contribute to the qualification of suppliers by participating in their evaluation.
- Detect potential supplier risks and develop and implement the associated corrective action plan.
- Manage specific initiatives with suppliers (Sustainability Green Solutions and Decent Work programs, ISO26000, DPO).
- Oversee the contractual relationship with suppliers (contract award letters, logistics/quality agreements, MSAs).
- Administer accounts payable in SAP MdG and SSP SRM, manage billing disputes, price updates, and report productivity data.
He/she supports the Strategic Supplier Manager by providing all the necessary information and requirements to drive the performance of suppliers in the region.
Your profile:
- Bachelor or master's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering field
- You have a minimum of 5 years' experience as a category buyer/strategic buyer/strategic purchaser
Your skills:
- Strong experience in purchasing - Knowledge of stamping would be an asset
- Strong vendor management and communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- Analytical skills and experience in analyzing market trends
- Results orientation
- Ability to navigate a complex environment
- Proven skills in influence and persuasion
- Agility and creativity in solving complex problems
- Fluency in English is mandatory
- High availability for business trips (30% of your time)
We know that skills manifest in many ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all of the requirements listed, we still encourage you to apply.
What we offer?
If you are joining Schneider Electric, here is an idea of everything we can offer you to have the best possible experience:
- A competitive salary, an individual bonus as well as profit-sharing bonuses rewarding everyone's effort
- Medicover White Spring medical package
- Life & accident insurance
- WESOP (World Employee Share Ownership Plan), our unique program with the opportunity to become a shareholder in the company
- International, diverse environment and a company culture that encourages raising questions and ideas - to make an impact
- Cafeteria allowance
- Working at the company which ranked #1 in TIME Worlds' Most Sustainable Companies in 2024
- Exceptional career opportunities not only locally, but internationally as well
- Global Family Leave Package to support a healthy work-life balance
- Home office opportunity (2 times/week)
- Professional development through training, internal mobility and promotion (local and international), skills sharing, etc.
Life is on: join us and grow your impact!
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!
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