The Project Purchasing Leader supports New Product Development projects & End to End Product Lifecycle within the Offer Creation Process. This individual is an important actor of new offers development and coordinates procurement activities between Procurement categories and the Line of Business and supports the implementation of global / local procurement strategy suppliers.

This person is a strong team player in the Offer Creation Process, Global Supply Chain, and the Schneider Electric Procurement community where is recognized as an expert in the procurement function for the Product Line this person will be dedicated to.

What will you do?

Product Line Lifecycle:

• Understanding the projects & evolution roadmap of the product line.
• Act as a single point of contact for procurement topics for all stakeholders.
• Coordinate the procurement strategy across the product line portfolio.
• Analyze and challenge the roadmap and project’s needs.
• Challenge & Influence Strategic Supplier choices: ensure that Category Management choices fit with business needs.
• Bring supplier market knowledge and innovation into projects.
• For major suppliers: participate to key supplier negotiation preparation and negotiation when relevant.

Projects execution:

• Influence and Deploy commodity strategy, Preferred Suppliers & method (Should cost, e-sourcing template)
• Lead the supplier mapping & selection process.
• Lead negotiation end to end starting from preparation up to the award of the business.
• Provide inputs for the CSRM / SRIM (Component Risk Management & Supplier Risk Management) analysis to the project team.
• Accountable for Procurement activities within new product projects
• Accountable for the elaboration of the different Procurement deliverables
• Guide components & sub-assembly selection with a procurement approach (Challenging the target cost, considering Total Cost of Ownership, Innovation, sustainability, avoiding single sourcing, promoting component standardization, supply chain flexibility, resilience & quality).
• Contribute to the achievement of OCP project targets (product cost, project cost, quality, and time-to-market) while respecting the procurement processes and strategy.
• Contribute to the make-or-buy decision
• Challenge the specification, define PPEP and lead contract reviews.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Engineering bachelor’s degree, or business bachelor’s degree, master or MBA is a plus.
• Experience in Electronics/semiconductor required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Procurement/Sourcing team of a multinational corporation.
• Experience in procurement & Supplier management is mandatory. At ease with developing Procurement strategies and with Supplier Relationship Management.
• Components supply chain experience and understanding, with Industrial product application experience will be a plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $115,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lake Forest, CA: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you now or will you in the future required sponsorship to work in the US?
• Do you have experience in the category of Electronics/Semiconductors? Required
• For how long have you been working in procurement?

Work Location: In person

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