What will you do
- Achieve cost savings through digital bidding, negotiations and strategic initiatives
- Define customer requirements and analyze category data to establish and implement robust regional procurement category strategies that deliver value to the business
- Manage entire purchasing process (Outside Group) from supplier sourcing up till execution.
- Secure timely execution of RFPs/tenders across various countries, from supplier onboarding to contract award, including RFx initiation, pre-tender briefings, proposal evaluations, selection of vendors and negotiations.
- Within Customer Project Execution centre, support Tender and Execution operational teams in supply management
- Assess risks on the supply chain and transfer/mitigate it as early as possible through audit, contractual clauses, supplier development plan.
- Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-execution, ensuring back-to-back conditions in comparison to Schneider Electric customer terms.
- Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and potential claims with suppliers.
- Lead Business Review to explore best practises, address improvement opportunities, and enhance vendor performance to strengthen stronger business partnerships
- Manage the purchasing order process with an ethical approach, securing the assets from SE (based on corporate rules)
- Take active part of Purchasing community as referent for his area of expertise and integrate global Supplier Oriented Chart (SOC).
What qualifications will make you successful for this role
- Possess an University Degree in Electrical Engineering and/or related
- Minimum 8-10 years in project purchasing
- Cross functional and cross border experience
- Strong communication skills, effective in a cross cultural environment to foster collaboration toward a common goal
- Proven autonomy to manage negotiation path with suppliers
- Ability to connect, influence & convince C-Level management of suppliers.
- Ability to understand, influence & convince in a complex organization
- English fluency is a must; mandarin speaker will be valuable
