Material Productivity Leader

We are looking for a Material Productivity Leader to be part of Procurement organization . This role plays a crucial part in optimizing material costs and enhancing productivity within the plant.

The Material Productivity Leader will be responsible to develop, lead, and execute all the initiatives associated with technical productivity in the plant & to support Procurement team to reach productivity targets on direct materials with major focus on:

• Insource, outsource, change of supplier, quality & value engineering changes, supply base optimization and supply risk mitigation
• Participate to the BOC to animate productivity actions with the target to get them approved and applied within P&L date, working in co-operation with R&D and Plant Quality.
• Organize, execute and lead QVE days in co-operation with Buyers, Vendors and Marketing. Lead productivity workshops to increase pipeline of new ideas and business cases for future projects opening. Build and support a solid pipeline of projects through new ideas that secure productivity year over year to guarantee a robust RF productivity plan
• Development of solid business cases to mature productivity ideas and convert them into projects.
• Perform risk management to identify and minimize issues in program/project execution, leading discussions and tracking of action plans with proper individuals.

• University / College degree in Industrial Engineering, Business or equivalent.
• 3-5 years of experience in Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing or Supply Chain areas.
• +3 years proven experience working in Project Management.
• Understanding of Manufacturing Processes.
• Experience implementing and leading Agile.
• Fluent English (written and oral)
• Availability to travel Internationally (Valid Passport and USA Visa)

• Supply Chain knowledge, Supplier Management, Negotiation , Market analysis, Cost Modeling, Inventory Management.
• Ability to interpret engineering specs, drawings, BOM (Bill of Material).
• Strong Project Management knowledge
• Financial acumen.
• Internal Cost and Budget Management knowledge
• Total cost analysis
• Proficient in Database Management (Excel, Power point high level)

• Ability to multitask, prioritize and team work
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to communicate, organize and work with cross-functional teams.
• Analytical and Strategic Thinking
• Proactive, dynamic, self-driven, results oriented.

• An important and key job in an international company such as Schneider Electric, with the opportunity to guide and bring your contribution to become one of the key elements for our Global strategic accounts.
• The possibility to grow inside the company and to make the difference exploiting the opportunities the company will offer you.
• Possibility to collaborate with cross region teams.
• Exposure inside the global organization thanks to the specific role of the candidate, tailored around the Global Strategic accounts needing.
• Education thanks to continuous training and coaching activities and the 3E approach
• Experience thanks to the constant growth that will be ensured thanks to wide activities this role will require to cover to satisfy customers needs.