End-to-End Customer Project Procurement Lead

Schneider Electric Corp; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a procurement lead for customer projects in the United States. You will drive end-to-end sourcing, negotiate to maximize margin, and coordinate with engineering, tendering, and plant teams to align cost, lead times, and quality.

You will manage data and dashboards, monitor supplier performance, and participate in governance across functions. The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, risk mitigation, and the ability to influence stakeholders to deliver on-time

Qualifications

• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
• Excellent process orientation and ability to focus on priorities in complex projects.
• Clear and persuasive communication; strong influencing skills across functions.
• Analytical mindset and data-driven decision-making.
• High adaptability, autonomy, and ability to lead cross-functional governance.

Responsibilities

• Act as the procurement lead for customer projects from Quote-to-Win through project execution.
• Lead sourcing actions (RFIs, RFQs, eRAs) from early stages, ensuring cost, lead-time, technology, and quality alignment.
• Coordinate supplier selection with Tendering, Engineering, Category Buyers, Supply Chain, and plant teams.
• Identify synergies across plants for mega customer projects and initiate joint sourcing actions.
• Drive competitiveness during tendering through negotiation, QVE, CoS, and should-cost levers.
• Analyze Bill of Materials to identify productivity opportunities and report on productivity in iSAVE.
• Integrate procurement deliverables into customer project governance and ensure data accuracy in dashboards/SAP.
• Evaluate supply chain risks early and implement mitigation and continuity plans.
• Participate in monthly governance with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Plant stakeholders.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier relationship

Process orientation

Cross-functional influence

Data-driven decisions

Autonomy

Job description

Schneider Electric is seeking a procurement lead for customer projects in the United States. You will drive end-to-end sourcing, negotiate to maximize margin, and coordinate with engineering, tendering, and plant teams to align cost, lead times, and quality.

You will manage data and dashboards, monitor supplier performance, and participate in governance across functions. The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, risk mitigation, and the ability to influence stakeholders to deliver on-time