Indirect Procurement Manager

Indirect Procurement Manager Location: Either Hoofddorp (Netherlands) or Belgium Work and grow your career at Schneider Electric Discover the opportunity to join an international, dynamic, and responsible company that fosters the development of all its people around the world. Every day, we empower employees to achieve more and experience exciting careers. Find out how our values and unique position make Schneider Electric a top 25 employer of choice, according to LinkedIn. We also won the Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability and Efficiency award (click here for our YouTube video). Discover how Schneider Electric fits your career As an Indirect Procurement Manager for Netherlands & Belgium your role is to ensure the operational relations with suppliers within the strategy defined in cross functional team and the respect of the contracts on the field (plant, entity); take part in the negotiation process regarding price level, and / or quantity, quality, logistic level; track and report key elements/data on supplier performance. Click here to read more about our products and solutions. After a thorough onboarding, your role will look like this. Your responsibilities • Apply and adapt the global and regional purchasing strategy with appropriate action plans in accordance with performance objectives (customer satisfaction, quality, cost, service, innovation). • Responsible of the P&L IP productivity on his/her perimeter, propose saving actions on his/her portfolio and Source at lowest Total Cost of Ownership considering all aspects of quality, cost and delivery. • Manage supplier consultation & selection, according to category strategy. • Manage supply qualification; negotiate and manage contracts with local/specific suppliers (price, delay, ..). Optimizes the Supplier base. First escalation level for supplier crisis management. • Contribute to the purchasing database update by providing necessary information to category managers / supplier leaders / plants update database of spend; update specific basis. • Implement the quality and cost reduction objective related to action plan/productivity program (QVE, rebalancing…). • Propose saving actions on his/her portfolio and propose actions (QVE, rebalancing,... ) within his/her perimeter in consistency with commodity strategy. • Work in close collaboration with IP Europe Hub & Procurement OPS Hub. • Ensure that key purchasing tools (SSP SRM, iSave (costing tool), MDG, Coupa …) are deployed effectively and homogenize methods and processes for the purchasing functions within their perimeter. What to expect @ Schneider Electric? • A good salary suitable to your experience, 30 vacation days, company telephone and laptop, etc; • You will be part of a leading global specialist in energy management who believes in sustainability and taking care for the planet; • Endless development opportunities through the online learning offer of 10,000+ e-learnings; • We value differences. We offer equal opportunities to everyone, everywhere; • Well-being creates performance and performance generates well-being. Qualifications This is who you are • A completed Bachelor or Master Technical degree, with the specialism in Engineering or Business: • A minimum work experience of 3-4 years in a similar role; in indirect categories within a manufacturing environment & cost improvement culture. Preferably with experience in international sourcing. • Dutch speaking and very good in written and spoken English; • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, customer focus, results orientation, prioritization, analytical capabilities, reactivity, purchasing supplier management, purchasing cost evaluation (TCO), strong negotiation skills, teamwork, purchasing contracts, contribution to defining local category strategy; • Procurement tools: SSP SRM, SAP MDG, Cost Savings (eSave), Coupa. Who we are At Schneider, we believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. We empower all to do more with less, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment. More than 135,000 employees are active for Schneider in more than 100 countries. We are committed to unleash the infinite possibilities of an open, global, innovative community that is passionate with our Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values. We work with partners and customers, What we do? We provide energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability. We combine world-leading energy technologies, real-time automation, software and services into integrated solutions for Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries. Interested? We welcome you to apply for our interesting position. For any questions or more information you can contact Wilmah Nyatsambo, Recruiter on phone number +31 88 00 30 750. Acquisition on this vacancy will not be appreciated. Schedule: Full-time Req: 007VR1