Supply Chain Planning - Manager

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Whether it's through our products, software, and services that propel the digital transformation of energy management and automation, or through our corporate citizenship and volunteer activities, we make a meaningful impact by empowering people and organizations to become more resilient, electric, and digital.

Which is where you come in.

Working at Schneider Electric means working toward a cleaner, better world.

You're part of a global team built on inclusion, mastery, purpose, action, curiosity, and teamwork, turning sustainability ambitions into actions.

The Role: Supply Chain Planning Manager

You will develop planning and purchasing strategies and oversee the commodity planner/buyer in their daily activities in material planning and supplier communications to ensure that strategic material planning processes are in place to enable operational and production continuity at optimal cost.

Spearheaded the material review and works closely with internal and external parties to ensure the supply of materials is in place to satisfy production requirements.

The Supply Chain Planning Manager must be able to deliver efficient, effective, and flexible solutions to meet timely production requirements.

What will you do?


* Ensures the on-time placement and delivery of purchase orders based on the system lead time at the lowest price and based on the approved vendor list


* Internal


* Facilitates Regular Shortage Reviews to address Shortage gaps and Mitigate Supply Risks


* Recommends and participates in the qualification process of alternative suppliers for each commodity


* Searches for continued cost reduction opportunities through alternative suppliers, cost estimation activities, and continued supplier negotiations


* Strong leadership skills in continuous improvement and problem-solving activities


* Designs or implements supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies


* Manages activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning


* Develops procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as commodity, finance, production, logistics and warehouse


* Implements new or improved supply chain processes


* Confers with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure the availability of materials or products


* Plans and implements methods to achieve and maintain 98% on-time delivery and 100% production, and other established KPIs


* Resolves material planning problems/constraints involving material availability that affect the overall production operations to ensure timely products delivery and/or shipment


* Nego...