Senior Customer Project Buyer: End-to-End Sourcing Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Basic life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (PTO)

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a procurement lead for customer projects in the United States. You will drive end-to-end sourcing, from quote-to-win through execution, coordinating with Tendering, Engineering, and plant teams to maximize project margins and mitigate risk.

Responsibilities include leading RFIs/RFQs, optimizing BOM productivity, and reporting progress via iSAVE and dashboards. The role requires strong negotiation, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration.

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

• Sourcing Strategy & Supplier Management across early project stages.
• Lead RFIs, RFQs, eRAs ensuring cost, lead-time, tech and quality alignment.
• Coordinate supplier selection with Tendering, Engineering, Category Buyers and plant teams.
• Identify synergies across plants for large customer projects and initiate joint sourcing actions.
• Drive competitiveness through negotiation, should-cost levers, and CoS.
• Analyze BOM to identify productivity opportunities and report progress in iSAVE.
• Ensure reliable data accuracy and dashboards usage; support procurement data governance.
• Collaborate with supplier quality teams to secure quality and delivery commitments.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier management

Process orientation

Communication & influence

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

SAP

iSAVE

Job description

Schneider Electric is seeking a procurement lead for customer projects in the United States. You will drive end-to-end sourcing, from quote-to-win through execution, coordinating with Tendering, Engineering, and plant teams to maximize project margins and mitigate risk.

Responsibilities include leading RFIs/RFQs, optimizing BOM productivity, and reporting progress via iSAVE and dashboards. The role requires strong negotiation, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration.