Category Buyer, Universal Enclosures

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Category Buyer | Universal Enclosures

About the Role

Join a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment where the agility of a small company meets the strength and global reach of Schneider Electric.

As a Category Buyer, you will be responsible for securing the best Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) conditions for a portfolio of components supplied to multiple Universal Enclosures manufacturing plants across Europe. Working within an international procurement organization, you will play a key role in supplier management, strategic sourcing, cost optimization, and business continuity.

You will be part of a collaborative team of 10 procurement professionals, contributing to Schneider Electric's purchasing strategy and supplier performance objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Aligned with Schneider Electric's Procurement Strategy, you will drive supplier performance and implement sustainable cost optimization initiatives while ensuring business continuity.

Supplier Management & Strategic Sourcing

• Manage operational relationships with assigned suppliers and foster sustainable competition within the supplier panel.
• Lead Request for Quotation (RFQ) processes and select suppliers in alignment with commodity strategies.
• Drive supplier consolidation plans while mitigating business and supply chain risks.
• Act as the first escalation point for supplier crisis management.

Negotiation & Cost Optimization

• Lead or participate in annual negotiations with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Identify and implement cost reduction initiatives, including Value Engineering (QVE) and Change of Source (COS) projects.
• Ensure achievement of annual productivity and procurement performance targets.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with Marketing, R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing teams.
• Support strategic supplier initiatives and procurement transformation projects.
• Contribute to procurement tools and databases by ensuring data accuracy and availability.

Supplier Leadership

• When acting as a Schneider Supplier Leader (SSL), lead global supplier strategies, including:
  • Global negotiations
  • Should-Cost analysis
  • Lean manufacturing initiatives
  • Supplier performance improvement plans

Required Skills

Education

• Master's Degree in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field with at least 3 years of purchasing experience.
• Alternatively, an Engineering degree combined with procurement experience.

Languages

• Fluent English (mandatory).
• Spanish (mandatory).
• French is highly desirable.

Technical Competencies

• Strong negotiation and supplier management capabilities.
• Purchasing expertise including:
  • Cost analysis
  • Market analysis
  • Supplier performance management
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of procurement digital tools and platforms (RPA, e-Sourcing, SRM, SupplierOn, Prism, Tableau, etc.).
• Understanding of contract management, legal frameworks, and risk assessment.
• Financial acumen and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis.
• Knowledge of Quality and Supply Chain processes.

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with plant leadership teams and international stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and prioritization skills.
• Strong analytical thinking with the ability to translate data into actionable plans.
• Solution-oriented mindset with the ability to perform under pressure.
• High level of autonomy, adaptability, and decision-making capability.

Why Join This Opportunity?

• Work in a highly international environment supporting multiple manufacturing plants across Europe.
• Gain exposure to strategic procurement and supplier negotiations at a global level.
• Be part of a fast-paced and complex industrial environment where your impact is visible.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders and procurement leaders across Schneider Electric.
• Contribute directly to business performance, competitiveness, and supply chain resilience.

Additional Information

• International exposure with regular interaction across several European countries.
• Frequent supplier negotiations and strategic sourcing activities.
• Business travel required: approximately 10% to 20% of working time.
• Experience in an international manufacturing environment is highly valued.
• Ideal candidate profile includes 3 to 5 years of procurement experience, particularly in supplier negotiations and strategic sourcing.
• French language skills are considered a strong advantage.

What will you get?

We adapt to you!:

🕓 With our flexible schedule, you'll have the freedom to adjust your work hours to accommodate your personal needs and responsibilities.

🏝 Need more time to relax and disconnect? With our Holy Pack, you can purchase additional vacation days to recharge when you need it most.

📅 Celebrate holidays your way! With Floating Holidays, you can exchange holidays for other days that better suit your plans and personal preferences.

🧘♂️ Need additional time to explore new experiences or focus on personal projects? With the Sabbatical Pack, you can request up to 2 months of extra leave (unpaid).

💞 We value the importance of family and want to support you in all aspects of your life. Our Global Family Leave Policy provides flexible paid conditions for when you need it most, whether you're about to be a parent, need time to overcome a loss, or to care for a loved one.

We take care of you!:

📱 With access to the health and wellness platform Wellwo, you and up to 5 people of your choice can enjoy virtual medical care and 24/7 psychological support, as well as access to nutrition counseling, fitness classes, and more!

🏄♂️ From dance classes to booking a hotel spa, we offer an agreement with AJ by Gympass so you can access a network of thousands of gyms and sports centers to keep your body active in the way you like best.

🩺 Your well-being is our priority. You will have medical service at your workplace for close attention to any medical needs.

We empower you!:

🎯 With Career Hub, our AI-driven professional development platform, you can connect with job opportunities, projects, and mentors at Schneider Electric globally.

🤑 We offer you the opportunity to be a shareholder of Schneider Electric and share in our achievements with our stock ownership program.

🙌 We celebrate everyone's talent and success with our recognition program, through which you can give and receive points for your achievements and redeem them for gift cards at your favorite stores.

💗 You will have life insurance for your protection.

💰 We offer you a Flexible Remuneration Plan in which you can choose from a variety of options, such as health insurance, meal vouchers, childcare vouchers, transportation vouchers, training, and more.

🛒 As part of our #SEGreatPeople, you will have access to an online store of Schneider Electric products with exclusive prices and super discounts.

🎁 With Club Schneider, you will enjoy special discounts at your favorite stores, restaurants, travel agencies, and other external services.

💚 Participate in company-subsidized volunteer programs to contribute to our community and have a positive impact on your environment.

Why Schneider Electric?

As a proudly people focused company, you will find a dynamic and personal environment, and attractive development opportunities. Our flexible work models ensure a balance between family and work life, fostering personal growth, performance, and cooperation. We continuously create an inclusive, respectful, and cooperative environment because together, we dare to innovate and bring our bold ideas to life.

Great people make Schneider Electric a great company.

Disclaimer

We are always searching for exceptional people, passionate about customers, who break molds and think disruptively. If you are motivated by constant learning, we definitely want to meet you! Best of all? In our inclusive environment, we firmly believe that diversity is a source of strength and creativity. Here, authenticity is a superpower! We are committed to creating a workplace where every voice is heard. 🚀💪

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: "We see you. We value you". It's more than just pay and benefits- it's a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you'll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, support for chronic conditions, and confidential counseling for life's challenges.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

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