Manager, Services and Solutions Procurement

[OVERVIEW]

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[Role Profile]

This role is part of the Schneider Electric Process Automation hub/cluster leadership Team.

This position is responsible for determining, developing, and executing procurement strategies and plans to purchase 3rd party products and services for Schneider Electric Process Automation (PA) projects for respective hub/cluster.

Position reports directly to the Director- Regional Procurement.

The Project Procurement Manager will lead a team of 8 professional across India with responsibility for driving competitive supply and services strategies to achieve the best landed costs aligned with the customer's scope of work for projects.

[Expectations - Key Role Responsibilities]

Procurement & Contract Strategy:


* Develop and deploy an effective contracting and procurement strategy in line with the overall organization strategy.


* Take ownership for structuring, implementing, and controlling the contract and procurement activities in line with Schneider Electric Core Values.


* Coordinate with the other functions like delivery, legal, finance for effective contract and purchase structuring from a legal and tax perspective.

Procurement Operations:


* Understand the business opportunities along with the sales, presales, proposal, delivery to align resale strategy to meet/exceed business profitable growth.


* Maintain a robust understanding of relevant suppliers in all categories inside & outside the country with focus on cost drivers impacting vendor costing.

Developing and maintaining vendor database, pre-qualifications criteria's, annual reviews of high spend vendors and other related activities.


* Drive and implement SE PA standard processes and procedures consistent with Global standards processes and procedures meeting External/internal Audit requirements


* Lead a team of project procurement buyers/Logistics/Wearhouse members to drive meaningful purpose of procurement function.

Ensure appropriate goals, training and development plans are in place for entire team to deliver desired results.


* Manage the complete purchasing and contract administration activities and ensure supplier comply with regulatory and reputation requirements of SE organisation.


* Deploy benchmarking and cost modelling tools to enable competitive ...