Senior Plant Procurement Manager

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Sr. Plant Procurement Manager in our Nashville Tennessee location. 

Responsibilities:

As the Procurement lead & accountable for the multiple MTS Cluster Plants Across NAM plant acts as the Single Point of Contact for the plants.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure the correct deployment of the general Purchasing Strategy of cost reduction initiatives in the cluster.
• Propose, support and lead cost reduction projects/ ideas (Quality value engineering, Change of supplier, Negotiation) within their perimeter in consistency with the Purchasing strategy goals.
• Supports/Lead the Supplier Escalation process from the Supply Chain teams at his/her plants.
• Contribute to the correct purchasing database maintenance via the regular and constant update of corresponding data.
• Ensure correct deployment of Purchasing Excellence System and lead regular compliance audits within his/her scope.
• Support the commodity management strategy for supplier consultation & selection including negotiate and manage contracts with local/specific suppliers (price, lead times, pay terms, inventory level, etc.)
• Support and / or lead all the activities related the supply qualification system in plant according with the responsibility matrix defined.
• Identifies, with the PPM/PSL, new actions to reach the targets in term of productivity by lever.
• Ensures the negotiation coverage of his plant(s) & their results.
• Provides support to the PPM/PSL for the management of technical and supplier change actions (identification and progress) with escalation process within the purchasing function and/or the plant.
• The Sr. PPM takes part in the plant QBR and commits himself/herself to the Material Productivity Rolling Forecast.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or similar programs required.  
• 8 years of experience in Purchasing, Project Management or related fields .
• Understanding of Engineering /Manufacturing Processes is a plus.
• Communication and leadership skills. 

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