Indirect Procurement Sourcing Manager

Schneider Electric; Cavite City; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric Philippines is seeking an experienced Country Indirect Procurement Sourcing Manager to lead end-to-end indirect spend across Logistics, Real Estate, Travel, Professional Services and Marketing. You will drive procurement strategies, negotiate contracts, and partner with senior leadership to deliver value and ESG initiatives.

You will also manage supplier relationships, drive category excellence, and support procurement transformation efforts while ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing or Supply Chain/ Business Administration/ Finance/ Management.
• 5+ years of procurement/ strategic sourcing experience, preferably indirect procurement.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Experience engaging senior leadership and managing projects.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to create cost-effective, innovative procurement strategies.
• Execute purchasing activities: supplier sourcing, RFx, negotiations, supplier evaluation.
• Collaborate to advance ESG initiatives and procurement transformation.
• Track KPI performance and report results promptly.
• Build and maintain supplier base, manage performance and strategic reviews.
• Coordinate audits and close audit actions when required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Cross functional collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Experience engaging senior leadership

Analytical skills

Ambiguity navigation

Complex problem solving

Education

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

Job description

As the Country Indirect Procurement Sourcing Manager for 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.

Supplier Management

• 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.

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* Country-specific programs and initiatives may be available.

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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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