Strategic Supplier Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Development programs

Global career opportunities

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Supplier Leader for its North America contract manufacturing network. The role drives supplier partnerships, commercial strategy, and capabilities to enable growth, productivity, and risk management across a multi-million-dollar spend portfolio.

You will lead executive governance, RFQs, and negotiations, shaping long-term value creation with cross-functional stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in strategic procurement, sourcing, supplier management, or related leadership.
• Experience leading complex RFQs, supplier selections, negotiations in contract manufacturing.
• Experience negotiating MSAs, SOWs, and BAs.
• Knowledge of should-cost, landed-cost, and total cost of ownership, tariffs & logistics.
• Understanding USMCA, IMMEX, tariff mitigation.
• Strong financial acumen and cross-functional influence.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop multi-year supplier roadmaps aligned with business priorities.
• Build strategic relationships with supplier leadership and ensure capacity plans.
• Lead executive supplier governance and supplier reviews.
• Oversee commercial aspects of new product introductions and outsourcing.
• Lead RFQs, supplier selections, and commercial negotiations.
• Create should-cost analyses using market intel and benchmarks.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, capacity commitments and other conditions.
• Manage MSAs, SOWs, BAs and other supplier agreements.
• Drive supplier productivity and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Identify and mitigate risks across quality, cost and continuity.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Supplier management

Contract negotiations

Cross-functional leadership

Cost analysis

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/SCM/Engineering

Job description

Position Summary

This role sits within a growing and strategically important area of Schneider Electric’s supply chain, with the opportunity to shape supplier partnerships, commercial strategies, and capabilities that support future business growth.

Contract Manufacturing, North America

This role sits within a growing and strategically important area of Schneider Electric’s supply chain, with the opportunity to shape supplier partnerships, commercial strategies, and capabilities that support future business growth.

The Senior Manager, Strategic Supplier Leader owns the commercial relationship and multi-million-dollar spend portfolio for key contract manufacturers supporting North America. Working in a highly matrixed organization, this role partners with Line of Business leaders, manufacturing clusters, Procurement, and cross-functional teams to drive supplier competitiveness, productivity, capacity, risk management, and long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Supplier Leadership

• Develop and execute multi-year supplier roadmaps aligned with business priorities, covering growth, competitiveness, capacity, technology, productivity, and risk.
• Build strategic relationships with supplier leadership and ensure capacity, investment, and technology plans support current and future business needs.
• Lead executive supplier governance and Supplier Business Reviews.
• Lead the commercial aspects of new product introductions, supplier transfers, outsourcing initiatives, and business transitions.

Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Management

• Lead strategic RFQs, supplier selections, commercial negotiations, sourcing decisions, and business awards.
• Develop fact-based negotiation strategies using should-cost analysis, cost transparency, market intelligence, benchmarks, volume leverage, and competitive alternatives.
• Negotiate pricing, productivity, payment terms, capacity commitments, and other key commercial conditions.

Contracts & Commercial Governance

• Lead the negotiation and management of Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), Business Agreements (BAs), and other supplier commercial agreements.
• Partner with Legal and key stakeholders to establish appropriate commercial protections, performance requirements, and supplier commitments.
• Ensure contractual commitments are implemented and remain aligned with evolving business requirements.

Productivity & Value Creation

• Own the supplier productivity roadmap, including Quality Value Engineering (QVE), Change of Supplier (CoS), commercial negotiations, and other cost-reduction initiatives.
• Build and execute a sustainable productivity pipeline through cost transparency, supplier collaboration, competitive sourcing, and commercial optimization.

Supplier Performance & Risk

• Drive supplier performance across Quality, Service, Cost, Cash, Productivity, and Sustainability.
• Lead commercial escalations and supplier recovery when commitments are not met.
• Identify and mitigate commercial, capacity, financial, geopolitical, tariff, and supply continuity risks.

Key Performance Indicators

Success in this role will be measured through:

• Achievement of annual productivity and cost savings targets, including QVE, CoS, negotiated savings, cost competitiveness, and cost transparency.
• Supplier performance across Quality, Service, Cost, Cash, Productivity, and Sustainability.
• Strategic sourcing and commercial execution, including RFQs, business awards, contract coverage, and compliance.
• Supplier readiness and risk mitigation supporting business growth and continuity.
• Commercial escalation and supplier recovery effectiveness.
• Execution of multi-year supplier roadmaps and governance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in strategic procurement, sourcing, supplier management, contract manufacturing, or commercial leadership.
• Proven experience leading complex, high-value RFQs, supplier selections, commercial negotiations, and sourcing decisions in a contract manufacturing environment.
• Experience negotiating and managing complex supplier commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, and BAs.
• Experience developing should-cost, landed-cost, and total cost of ownership models, including tariffs, duties, logistics, and other key cost drivers.
• Working knowledge of USMCA requirements, Mexico’s IMMEX program, and tariff mitigation strategies.
• Strong financial and business acumen with demonstrated ability to evaluate commercial trade-offs, investments, and business cases.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to influence across a highly matrixed, cross-functional, and cross-cultural organization.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or MBA.
• Spanish or Mandarin Chinese language proficiency.

Travel & Relocation

Approximately 25–30% travel within North America.

Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

What's in it for me?

• High-impact role with visibility and the opportunity to shape global supply chain strategy
• Lead sustainability initiatives and drive meaningful change across the supplier network
• Collaborative, innovative culture that values expertise and invests in your growth
• Access to development programs, mentorship, and global career opportunities

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 168,800 - USD 253,200 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you.

Benefits

• Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits), flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, 20 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date).
• Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares (eligibility depends on start date), and 401(k) + match.
• Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program (including service anniversary), sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.
• Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, initiatives that support youth education, and military leave benefits.

Company Statistics

• €40 billion global revenue
• +9% organic growth
• 150,000+ employees in 100+ countries

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.