Project Category Leader

Schneider Electric Gruppe; Apodaca; Presencial; MXN 60,000 - 100,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An established industry player is seeking a Project Category Leader to enhance procurement strategies and supplier management within product development. This role is crucial for coordinating procurement activities and ensuring that supplier selections align with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in purchasing and sourcing, with a strong understanding of mechanical and electrical components. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will directly impact project success and drive innovation in supply chain processes.

Formación

• 5-10 years in Purchasing/Sourcing within a multinational.
• Experience in Mechanical & Electrical components supply chain.

Responsabilidades

• Lead supplier selection and negotiations for procurement.
• Manage procurement activities for new product projects.
• Contribute to achieving project targets in cost and quality.

Conocimientos

Supplier Management

Negotiation Skills

Procurement Strategies

Project Management

Business Acumen

Educación

Bachelor's in Engineering

Bachelor's in Business

Master's or MBA

Descripción del empleo

Job Description - Project Category Leader (009E42)

Project Category Leader - 009E42

The Project Category Leader supports Product Development projects within the Offer Lifecycle Management (OLM), ensuring an efficient supplier selection process.

He/she plays a key role in coordinating procurement activities between Procurement categories and Line of Business (LoB).

He/she supports the implementation of global/local procurement strategies that align with LoB needs, considering growth and technical challenges.

He/she is a strong team player within Offer Lifecycle Management, GSC, and the Schneider Electric Procurement community, recognized as an expert in his/her category and a specialist in supplier management.

Main objectives as PCL:

1. Lead the supplier selection process in collaboration with the Procurement Project Leader, including end-to-end negotiations from preparation to business award (e-RFQ).
2. Influence and deploy commodity strategies, SoC, and sourcing methods (Should cost, e-sourcing templates).
3. Challenge and influence SOC/Recommended choices to ensure commodity choices meet industry needs.
4. Provide inputs for CSRM / SRIM analysis to the project team / PPL.
5. Manage procurement activities for his/her category within new product projects.
6. Contribute to the development of procurement deliverables.
7. Guide component and sub-assembly selection with a procurement approach, considering target costs, TCO, innovation, avoiding single sourcing, standardization, supply chain flexibility, and quality.
8. Analyze and challenge project needs.
9. Contribute to achieving project targets (cost, quality, time-to-market) while adhering to procurement processes and strategies.
10. Support make-or-buy decisions.
11. Bring supplier market knowledge and innovation into projects.
12. Participate in key supplier negotiations for major suppliers when relevant.
13. Challenge specifications, define PPEP, and review contracts.

As Category representative for his/her category:

1. Consolidate roadmap, project information, and needs from BU to Commodity Management. Attend core team meetings.
2. Consolidate OCP information (supplier performance, etc.) for business reviews with key suppliers.
3. Organize interlock meetings with GCD/RCMs.
4. Collect and distribute targeted supplier OCP performance data to SSL/SupRep before business reviews.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Education: Engineering bachelor’s degree, or business bachelor’s degree; a master’s or MBA is a plus.
• Job Related Experience: Minimum of 5 to 10 years in a Purchasing/Sourcing team within a multinational corporation, with mandatory procurement and supplier management experience. Experience in outsourced products/assembly processes is a plus.
• Business Understanding: Experience and understanding of Mechanical (Plastic, Stamping, Printing) & Electrical (Winding, PCBA) components supply chain, with industrial product application experience being advantageous. Business acumen is essential.
• Others: Language skills and technical skills as required.