Procurement Specialist

Schneider Electric; Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Milton; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

13 paid holidays annually

Up to 19 days paid time off in first  

Paid family leaves

Parental leave

Employee share ownership plan

Retirement plan with employer pension/

Job summary

Schneider Electric Canada is seeking a seasoned Procurement Specialist to help ensure material availability for Services and manufacturing operations. You will drive supplier performance, cost savings, and data integrity in SAP while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The role requires 5+ years in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and proficiency with SAP and Excel. Quebec candidates must have functional French.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience in manufacturing or services.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Experience working with MSAs.
• Proficiency with SAP and Excel.
• For Quebec-based candidates functional French is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase orders and ensure materials are delivered on time to meet operational requirements.
• Proactively identify and resolve potential supply shortages and expedite critical orders when needed.
• Support resolution of invoice discrepancies in partnership with Accounts Payable.
• Participate in operational planning and supply review meetings.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives through supplier negotiations and collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data, pricing information, and commodity codes in SAP.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement improvement plans when required.
• Support supplier selection, qualification, and ongoing relationship management.
• Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, including pricing, quality, lead times, logistics, and service levels.
• Contribute to sourcing strategies and productivity improvement initiatives.

Skills

Procurement experience

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Negotiation

MSAs

SAP

Microsoft Excel

French (Quebec)

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

MSAs (Master Service Agreements)

Job description

What will you do?

As a Procurement Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring material availability for our Services business and manufacturing operations while helping drive supplier performance, operational efficiency, and cost savings. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers to support business continuity and deliver outstanding results.

• Manage purchase orders and ensure materials are delivered on time to meet operational requirements.
• Proactively identify and resolve potential supply shortages and expedite critical orders when needed.
• Support resolution of invoice discrepancies in partnership with Accounts Payable.
• Participate in operational planning and supply review meetings.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives through supplier negotiations and collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data, pricing information, and commodity codes in SAP.
• Monitor supplier performance and implement improvement plans when required.
• Support supplier selection, qualification, and ongoing relationship management.
• Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, including pricing, quality, lead times, logistics, and service levels.
• Contribute to sourcing strategies and productivity improvement initiatives.

What qualifications will make you successful?

Must-have qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience, ideally within a manufacturing or services environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Experience working with Master Service Agreements (MSAs).
• Proficiency with SAP and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• For Quebec-based candidates functional French is required.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience analyzing supplier performance metrics and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

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.

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

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Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: "We see you. We value you". It's more than just pay and benefits- it's a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

The expected pay range is CAD 75,200 - CAD 112,800 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives.

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.
• insurance coverage for health, inclusive of medical, dental, vision, basic life, accident, and disability insurance
• Wellness Wallet (reimbursement for medical / wellbeing expenses)
• telemedicine program
• 13 paid holidays annually
• up to 19 days paid time off in first year
• paid family leaves
• parental and care leave
• Recharge Break (savings plan for a future paid leave of absence)
• employee assistant program with mental, family, and legal counselling and flexible work arrangements
• base salary
• incentive plans
• employee share ownership plan
• retirement plan with employer pension match
• ongoing performance and development conversations
• Senior Talent Program
• global career opportunities
• access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors
• learning platforms like Coursera
• 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
• fostering an inclusive, caring workplace
• volunteer leave
• programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation
• initiatives that support youth education

*Participation and coverage levels for specific benefit programs are determined based on employment status (e.g., full-time, part-time, temporary, or fixed-term) and are subject to applicable plan terms, conditions, and eligibility waiting periods.

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