Procurement Leader – NAM ETO Cluster | Drive Productivity

Schneider Electric; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 169,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Flex-time / Flexible work arrangements

Paid time off – 20 days

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Procurement Manager – NAM ETO Cluster based in Nashville, TN, with travel. You will lead the procurement plan for a group of ETO plants, delivering supplier and financial performance and managing a 10+ person team across 5–7 plants in North America.

Responsibilities include developing and executing category strategies, driving cost savings, supplier performance management, and cross-functional collaboration with Plant Quality, NAM ETO industrial team, and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Supply Chain Management or Engineering or MBA (Preferred – not mandatory)
• Minimum 5 years experience of ETO business
• Navigate in a complex environment and organization
• Connect with people and create strong networking in ETO organization
• Build strong relationships with Plant teams
• Influence, convince and drive positive change management
• Customer Centric, Strategic Thinking, Decision Maker, Problem Solving
• Handle multiple tasks and priorities
• Full accountability and leadership of end-to-end governance
• Navigate and adapt with stakeholders and peers
• Experience in procurement or category management
• Cross-cultural experience
• Effective communication – internal and external

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement plan for a group of ETO plants and deliver supplier and financial performance
• Manage and develop a team of 10+ procurement professionals across 5–7 plants in North America
• Develop and deploy procurement strategies and category plans
• Drive cost savings and productivity improvements
• Monitor supplier performance and manage escalation for critical issues
• Support Plant Quality & Managers on supplier performance in escalations
• Lead monthly supplier performance meetings with plant teams
• Ensure procurement involvement early in project stages and risk management

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s in Supply Chain Management

Engineering

MBA (Preferred)

Job description

Schneider Electric is seeking a Procurement Manager – NAM ETO Cluster based in Nashville, TN, with travel. You will lead the procurement plan for a group of ETO plants, delivering supplier and financial performance and managing a 10+ person team across 5–7 plants in North America.

Responsibilities include developing and executing category strategies, driving cost savings, supplier performance management, and cross-functional collaboration with Plant Quality, NAM ETO industrial team, and business