Plant Procurement Manager at Schneider Electric USA, Inc in Smyrna, Tennessee

Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

The Plant Procurement Manager (PPM) manages the relation between the purchasing organization and the plant in order to reach the plant's purchasing objectives.

What will you do?

• Accountable, with the Procurement Sourcing Leads (PSL), for the material productivity of the plant.

• Monitoring of the negotiation actions and their results.

• Support to the PSL for the management of technical and supplier change actions (identification and progress) with escalation process within the purchasing function and/or the plant.

• Identification, with the PSL, of new actions to reach the targets in term of productivity by lever

• In charge of accuracy of forecasted savings by challenging PSL to ensure maintenance is being performed and to make it match the P&L reality.

• Accountable, with the monthly reconciliation committee (PPM, financial controller and PSL, for consistency of productivity in forecast and in actuals.

Supplier Management

• Supports Plant Quality & Managers on supplier performance for critical cases, in internal escalation process after SQME & SSCME's implications

• Participates to the monthly Supplier Performance Meeting with the Plant.

• Informs about short and middle term Quality & Logistic risks coming from supplier market.

Supplier Market

• Makes sure that the Supplier Orientation Charts exist and are shared with the Plant.

• Informs the Plant about supplier market significant changes and warns the Plant if risks are identified.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or equivalent required

• 5+ years of experience in Procurement / Sourcing and Project Management including good working relationship with the supplier base, desired

• Proficiency in English required

• Strong people leadership skills, ability to achieve results and develop talent through coaching and mentorship

• Good interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills

• Understanding of engineering and manufacturing process, desired

• Supply chain knowledge (supplier management, cost analysis, market analysis, inventory management, etc.

• Must be proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint. SAP experience and database management skills desired

• Result oriented, resourceful and dedicated to driving continuous improvement

• Other skills/experience desired: category expertise, financial accumen, quality knowledge and project management

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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