Procurement Supervisor

About the Role

As the Procurement Planning Supervisor at Motivair, a Schneider Electric company, you will be responsible for leading the planning and coordination of materials, components, and supplier capacity to support the company's mission-critical cooling product lines.

You will ensure alignment between customer demand, engineering requirements, and manufacturing capabilities, while collaborating across Schneider Electric's global supply chain network.

This role plays a key part in ensuring reliability, agility, and responsiveness in upstream operations, with a strong focus on supplier performance and inventory optimization.

Key Responsibilities:


* Develop and manage upstream supply plans to support the production of mission-critical cooling solutions, ensuring alignment with customer orders and engineering timelines.


* Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and manufacturing teams to ensure timely sourcing and availability of key components.


* Partner with Schneider Electric's global supply chain and sourcing teams to leverage economies of scale and supplier performance data.


* Manage supplier planning relationships, ensuring capacity visibility and proactive risk mitigation.


* Optimize inventory levels of long-lead and high-value components while maintaining production flexibility.


* Drive continuous improvement in upstream planning processes, focusing on lead-time reduction, forecasting accuracy, and process automation.


* Utilize Schneider Electric planning tools (e.g., SAP IBP, MRP, APS systems) to support real-time decision-making and analytics.


* Participate in S&OP and demand planning processes, representing upstream supply readiness.


* Lead root-cause analysis and corrective action planning in cases of supply disruptions.


* Develop, coach, and mentor a planning team to support both operational excellence and long-term growth.

What Qualifications to be successful?


* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.


* Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) and APICS/CSCP certification preferred.


* Experience:


* 7+ years of supply chain, procurement, or production planning experience in a manufacturing or engineered-to-order environment.


* Proven track record managing supplier relationships and planning complex component supply chains.


* Leadership experience in S&OP and demand planning processes.


* Experience working within a matrixed, global organization is a strong plus-ideally within Schneider Electric or similar environment.

Skills & Competencies:


* Deep understanding of upstream supply planning, lead time constraints, and supplier capacity planning.


* Strong ERP/MRP planning system expertise (SAP or equivalent).


* High proficiency in data analytics, reporting tools, and Excel.


* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.


* Demonstrated leadership an...