GM – Procurement Manager at Schneider Electric Careers in Mumbai, India

As the GM – Procurement Manager at Schneider Electric, you will be responsible for leading a team of 8 professionals to develop and execute procurement strategies for purchasing third-party products and services for Schneider Electric’s Process Automation projects. In this role, your main focus will be on driving competitive supply and service strategies to achieve the best-landed costs aligned with the customer’s scope of work for projects.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deploy an effective contracting and procurement strategy in line with the overall organization strategy.
• Coordinate with other functions such as delivery, legal, and finance for effective contract and purchase structuring from a legal and tax perspective.
• Understand the business opportunities along with the sales, presales, proposal, and 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 a focus on cost drivers impacting vendor costing.
• 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/Warehouse members.
• Ensure appropriate goals, training, and development plans are in place for the entire team to deliver desired results.
• Manage the complete purchasing and contract administration activities and ensure suppliers comply with the regulatory and reputation requirements of the SE organization.
• Deploy benchmarking and cost modeling tools to enable competitive costs to win and drive margin improvements.
• Influence project bid/proposal process by ensuring the best 3rd party strategy to give Schneider Electric a competitive cost position during customer pursuits.
• Provide holistic strategic review on spend/cost & value opportunity analysis to proactively integrate the potential value/cost reduction opportunities into a successful strategic sourcing plan.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration.
• 10+ years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain management.
• Experience in an international/global company is preferred.
• Strong understanding of procurement best practices, policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Familiarization with transactions in ERP systems, especially SAP.

QnA Section:

Q: What is the main responsibility of the GM – Procurement Manager at Schneider Electric?

A: The main responsibility of the GM – Procurement Manager at Schneider Electric is to develop and execute procurement strategies for purchasing third-party products and services for Schneider Electric’s Process Automation projects.

Q: What are the qualifications required for this position?

A: The candidate should have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration. They should also have 10+ years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, along with strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.