Plant Indirect Procurement Sourcing Management

Schneider Electric Corp; Cavite City; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric Corp is seeking a procurement professional in the Philippines to manage Indirect Procurement across multiple categories including Logistics, Real Estate, Travel, Professional Services and Marketing Communications. You will collaborate with stakeholders to develop and implement strategies that drive productivity, innovation and compliant governance across the business.

The role focuses on partnering with country leadership and cross-functional teams, leading procurement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance or Management.
• 5+ years of procurement/strategic sourcing experience, preferably indirect procurement.
• Excellent communication, cross-functional collaboration, interpersonal and project management skills.
• Experience engaging senior leadership and strong analytical capabilities in spend analysis and scenario modelling.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to create and implement cost-effective, sustainable procurement strategies.
• Perform purchasing activities including supplier sourcing, RFx processes, contract negotiations and supplier evaluation.
• Collaborate with suppliers to advance ESG initiatives and drive supplier performance.
• Support procurement transformation and digital adoption initiatives, and track KPI performance.

Skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing or Supply Chain/ Business Administration/Finance/ Management

Job description

As part of procurement team in Philippines, this role is responsible of all Indirect Procurement (IP) spend across multiple categories including Logistics, Real Estate, Travel, Professional Services, Marketing Communications etc. You will have the opportunity to engage and collaborate with multiple stakeholder groups and business support functions to develop and implement procurement strategies to drive productivity, innovation, performance whilst ensuring compliance with Key Internal Controls and policies.

What will you do?

Purchasing Performance

• Partner with stakeholders and relevant cross functional teams to create and implement procurement strategies that are cost effective, innovative and sustainable to support business goals and growth.
• Perform purchasing activities including but not limited to supplier sourcing, execute RFI, RFx, commercial and contract negotiation, supplier evaluation and recommendation of award in compliance with key internal controls and governance policies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and suppliers to propel Schneider Electric as a leader in ESG initiatives.
• Support and execute plans on procurement transformation and digital adoption.
• Continuous improvement on productivity, supplier’s payment term, catalogue adoption and green procurement.
• Track and report KPI performance accurately and in a timely manner.
• Proactively share strategy, supplier base and best practices with regional and global category teams.
• Identify opportunities and execute initiatives to enhance process simplification and standardisation.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and strengthen engagement with Country Leadership Team and key stakeholders to align procurement support with business’ needs.
• Provide strategic and day-to-day support to stakeholder groups on procurement related activities.
• Conduct regular training sessions to educate and enhance stakeholders’ awareness of procurement process, tools and policies.
• Develop, manage and maintain supplier base including the preferred suppliers’ list.
• Evaluate and analyse business needs for supplier mapping.
• Build strategic relationships and manage supplier performance for key suppliers through stakeholder feedback, tracking of performance-based metrics and strategic business reviews.
• Leverage global/ regional suppliers to drive spend aggregation and to identify opportunities and implement strategies for supplier base optimisation.
• Support supplier audits and follow up to close out audit actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing or Supply Chain/ Business Administration/Finance/ Management.
• 5+ years of procurement/ strategic sourcing experience preferably in indirect procurement.
• Excellent communication, strong cross functional collaboration, interpersonal skills and project management skills.
• Experience in engaging senior leadership.
• Strong analytical skills demonstrated in performing bid analysis, spend data, fair-value analysis and scenario modelling.
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity.
• Complex problem-solving skills with the ability to develop and implement effective solutions.