Lead Category Buyer

Lead Category Buyer, Sheet metal

Organization: Schneider Electric | Procurement | Global Supply Chain

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Mission

The role is part of the Central Procurement organization within the Europe region.

The Lead Category Buyer will act as the strategic, key interface between the Global ETO procurement organization and the dedicated category that he / she is leading.

The selected categories F5, K2-K5, B1 and K3 are the ones critical for growth and it is essential to have both an operational reflection on the field (with dedicated plant/group buyers) and a strategic axis on leveraging ETO needs on EU level.

Role includes operational scope on the field within dedicated plants as well as global strategic scope on Region EU level.

The role encompasses the coordination of the dedicated buyers for clarifying the plant/group/regional level need analysis and reflecting these in the Region EU level strategy definition focusing on ETO needs with the key stakeholders of the Category wise Strategy definition (RCMs, GCDs).

On the category level, it is important to ensure the needed capacity creation and securitization for Business Continuity and focusing on the Customer by enabling full set of Supply Chain resiliency on the dedicated categories.

This role will act as the SSL (Strategic Supplier Leader) for the selected strategic suppliers on a Global ETO Regional EU level.

What You'll Do


* Develop the Category APOP (Annual Procurement Operational Plan) focusing on Need Analysis for short / medium / long term by coordinating the dedicated buyers in the Region EU level.


* Creation of the needed strategy taking into account the plant, product, local, global needs of the category.

Ensuring the ETO level reflection on the EU level category adaptation with the dedicated RCMs.


* Coordinate the buyers and in case of need other departments involved in the execution of the strategy on dedicated categories.


* Being a part of the lead position, a part of the critical escalations (on Quality / Supply Chain) specifically on defined strategic suppliers as SSL.


* Leading the contractualization of Strategic Suppliers as SSL with MSA and specific capacity agreements.


* Coordination of the productivity levels on category base (Nego, COS and QVE), resiliency (PO2, Effective Regionalization)


* Lead Strategic Suppliers negotiations on regional EU level


* Support and contribute to SRM program and enhance relationship through C2P (Connect to part-ners), Supplier Sponsorship and Business reviews over the dedicated category.


* Coordinate the execution of sustainability initiatives over the dedicated suppliers in category level.

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What You'll Bring


* Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain or related field from a leading educational institution


* Min 5 years' experience in Procurement with strong skills in the following domains: defining strategy, functionally coordinating teams, supplier...