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Category buyer at Schneider Electric USA, Inc

Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: HORSHAM, Pennsylvania





Job Description:

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Category buyer in our El Paso, TX location or Monterrey

Schneider Electric creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. Our 135,000 employees thrive in more than 100 countries. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Help us deliver solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.

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Great people make Schneider Electric a great company.

The Category Buyer is in charge of developing and executing commodity strategy for assigned commodities, support all manufacturing locations within the region for the products in scope, solve the need of the business and manage key suppliers. This position facilitates the interactions between the manufacturing clusters, cross-functional stakeholders, and purchasing to maintain and developing a panel of Best in Class suppliers in N. America meeting current business requirements, future growth needs, technological evolutions, supply chain optimization, and achieve annual cost savings targets.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute commodity strategies for the Non-Ferrous/Stampings Commodity. Continuously enhance purchasing expertise and knowledge of the local and global market trends.


  • Supplier Leadership: own the commercial relationship for key suppliers, serve as the point of contact for problem escalation, conduct Business Reviews, and drive sustainable development among the supply base, Negotiations.


  • Pursue systematic TCO reductions and value enhancements to drive cost savings and performance improvement.


  • Track KPI's and deliver reports as assigned.


  • Execute comprehensive RFQ process and support functional users in a timely manner.


  • Identify and develop strategic supply sources.


  • Sourcing, standardization, spend control and innovation with suppliers.


  • Leverage cross functional expertise to implement cost models, qualify suppliers, drive part number rationalization, and consolidate the supply base

    The Category Buyer is in charge of developing and executing commodity strategy for assigned commodities, support all manufacturing locations within the region for the products in scope, solve the need of the business and manage key suppliers. This position facilitates the interactions between the manufacturing clusters, cross-functional stakeholders, and purchasing to maintain and developing a panel of Best in Class suppliers in N. America meeting current business requirements, future growth needs, technological evolutions, supply chain optimization, and achieve annual cost savings targets.


    Essential Responsibilities



  • Develop and execute commodity strategies for the Non-Ferrous/Stampings Commodity. Continuously enhance purchasing expertise and knowledge of the local and global market trends.


  • Supplier Leadership: own the commercial relationship for key suppliers, serve as the point of contact for problem escalation, conduct Business Reviews, and drive sustainable development among the supply base, Negotiations.


  • Pursue systematic TCO reductions and value enhancements to drive cost savings and performance improvement.


  • Track KPI's and deliver reports as assigned.


  • Execute comprehensive RFQ process and support functional users in a timely manner.


  • Identify and develop strategic supply sources.


  • Sourcing, standardization, spend control and innovation with suppliers.


  • Leverage cross functional expertise to implement cost models, qualify suppliers, drive part number rationalization, and consolidate the supply base




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