Ferrous Metal Category Director North America

development and implementation of the Sheet metal category strategies (1, 3, 5-year strategy) to serve business objectives & company target in terms of sustainable, quality, resilient, innovation, digitization, cost effectiveness, transformations

Execution:

Successfully manage and lead a strong team to actively:

• Directly manage strategic suppliers, participate in key negotiations, and coach other purchasers in their negotiations and strategies

• Support the implementation of productivity on QVE (Quality Value Engineering) and CoS (Change of Supplier) and identify new savings opportunities with the cross functional team

• Schedule business reviews with strategic suppliers and involve the respective supplier leaders, with the director participating in key strategic supplier business reviews.

• Deploy and follow up on supplier development and improvement action plans

• Negotiate supplier framework agreements with the strategic suppliers under management

• Propose and align stakeholders on the changes to the Supplier Orientation Chart based on Category Strategy

• Lead sourcing and supplier qualification process for new supplier linked to the category

Performance Monitoring:

• Track the monthly Performance for the suppliers delivering to the region (Quality, Service, Productivity)

• Handle most critical escalation with Strategic suppliers

Qualifications

• What qualifications will make you successful?

  Experience managing a procurement organization from tactical to strategic and execution. Experience with developing and partnering with suppliers on volume growth. Ability to consistently demonstrate executive presence and to build the best team, foster great collaboration, empower growth and development while maintaining high levels of engagement.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Mechanical/ Industrial/Electronics Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related, required. Master's degree, a plus

• Ability to speak and write in English fluently

• Minimum 10 years of Procurement, Purchasing, or Supply Chain experience, including managing category management teams.

• Required experience managing mechanical & raw material spend categories with knowledge of the Sheet metal market

• Prior work experience in electrical, industrial or automotive companies is desirable

• Strong negotiation skills with key suppliers and Schneider executives, ability to work in multicultural and cross-functional settings, and project management experience.

• Proficiency in successful procurement supplier negotiations, legal contracts, and risk management, with a results-oriented, proactive, and strategic approach to work.

• Leadership skills, strong communication, ability to work well independently and in a team, work under pressure, think strategically, solve problems, and deliver on time.

Schedule: Full-time
Req: 008ZTF