Associate Category Manager

Schneider Electric•El Paso, TX

About The Position

The Associate Category Manager supports the category strategy definition for North America Region, lead its execution for the assigned commodities, support all manufacturing locations, support solving the business needs and challenges, and manage performance for key suppliers assigned. This position facilitates the interactions between the manufacturing plants, the clusters, cross-functional stakeholders, and Procurement to maintain and develop a panel of Best in Class suppliers meeting current requirements, future business needs, technological evolutions, and achieve annual targets in terms of productivity, quality, delivery, supply base optimization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Mechanical/ Industrial/Electronics Engineering is required.
Minimum 5-years of experience in Procurement, Purchasing or Supply Chain.
Minimum 3-years of experience working with electronic categories.
Experience with successful Procurement supplier negotiations.
Ability to speak and write in English fluently.
Open minded and results oriented.
Leadership skills with the proven ability to influence others.
Ability to work well in a team and independently.
Ability to work under pressure.
Proactive approach to work.
Strategic thinking.
Cross cultural awareness.
Problem solving and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business or related, a plus.
Project Management experience desired.
Knowledge on legal contracts and risk management desired.

Responsibilities

Responsible to ensure the best Quality, Cost and Delivery Conditions to supply Labels, Packaging and Fasteners.
Develop and execute commodity strategies for the Fabricated Components Sheet Metal Category
Continuously enhance expertise in the category and the local and global market trends to become a referent in the matter.
Supplier Leader: own the commercial relationship and performance for assigned suppliers, conduct regular Business Reviews, lead annual negotiation, serve as the point of contact for problem escalation, drive sustainable development among the supply base.
Finds opportunities and creates a pipeline in the category supporting QVE, Change of Supplier, and Supply Base Optimization goals.
Work and collaborate with cross functional teams in the region supporting different Procurement Initiatives (audits, tools, processes, etc).
Pursue systematic TCO reductions and value enhancements to drive cost savings and performance improvement.
Track KPI's and deliver reports.
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.