Strategic Sourcing Lead

As the Manager Strategic Sourcing you will provide overall management and leadership of Schneider Electric's supply chain and logistics operations that fuel our Direct to Chip Liquid Cooling, Data Center & IT Cooling and Thermal Management product lines all of which support our position as a global leader in cooling technologies for Supercomputers, High Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Centers and Critical Process Cooling.

You will develop channels of supply and key performance indicators, lead the development of strategic sourcing plans, influence decision making, manage purchasing specialists, company logistics and play a key role in shaping corporate strategy for a high growth leader in the thermal technology space.

Duties and Responsibilities


* Establish long-term strategies for cost improvement among Strategic Sourcing categories, in collaboration with multi-functional stakeholders.


* Measure and report on yearly savings & avoidance targets, and independently verified with internal finance partners.


* Maximize value while mitigating risk on Motivair business using quantitative and qualitative methods.


* Establish and maintain strong supplier level relationships at the executive level.


* Create and manage a supplier relationship program, including structure to manage suppliers based on their criticality to Motivair by ensuring regular touch points, forecasting, and escalation paths for those that fall into a critical partner category, while controlling costs and establishing dual sourcing strategies for those that fall into non-critical high-volume category.

Through this process, a "partner of choice" program will be created to measure key performance metrics that are valued most to qualify as a Motivair strategic supplier.


* Ensure Motivair is achieving cost reductions through optimal sourcing channels.


* Establish a close working relationship with Engineering to qualify and ensure price and quality metrics are met when introducing new components.


* Work closely with our New Product Development Programs (NPI) to source and procure new products and optimize lead times to ensure we are meeting target schedule dates.


* Foster strong cross-functional relationships within Motivair - ensure the needs of the business are understood and supported.


* Assure supply of goods or services; identify risks and mitigation strategies.


* Build/maintain multi-year supply roadmaps for all key suppliers based on Motivair's pipeline and multi-year growth strategy.


* Establish operational objectives and work plans to support the goals the Strategic Sourcing organization.


* Proactively develop and maintain supplier portfolio to support Motivair's manufacturing operations.


* Perform cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking.


* Take the lead in negotiating master purchase agreements with suppliers and customers by running the program and coordinating internally w...