Mission:The Buyer is for the plants in the region the procurement responsible of the part numbers classified under the category F3/SO/etc..He/she is accountable for its procurement performance by managing a set of category supplier while supporting the plants procurement execution.He/She leads either directly the supplier relationship and developmentIn line with industrial strategy, He/She is accountable to execute the category strategy in the region by developing the regional APOP (Annual Procurement Operation Plan).Responsibilities:As the Procurement lead/accountable for the suppliers/category, his/her responsibilities include:ð Supplier managementHe/She manages the relationship between Schneider & the suppliers where he/she is the leader to:- Suppliers management meeting (BR, Nego,…)- Build yearly supplier business performance improvement plan (Productivity, SC & quality performance, …)- Suppliers negotiation in the regions included RFQ process- Contribute to supplier qualification with Supplier assessment- Management of supplier risk- Launch specific initiatives with the suppliers (Should Cost, ISO26000, DPO, Lean,…).- Contractualize supplier relationship (Supplier agreements, MSA…)ð Category APOPTaking the category strategies into account, he/she builds & drives the category APOPHe/She contributes to the definition of the Supplier Orientation Charts (SoC) and support deployment thru the PPMs in the Plants.QualificationsProfile/skill:Strong leadership skillsProven negotiation skillsAnalytical skills & cost analysisAbility to navigate in complex environmentProven influence & convincing skillsAgile & creative in complex problem solvingFluent in Englishavailability for travelsOpen minded & Result orientedTeamwork Spirit
