Sr General Manager, Global ETO Procurement in Vadodara, India

Job Title: Procurement Cluster Manager (Region International) – Direct Procurement

Category: Procurement – Global Supply Chain

Who are we and what do we stand for?

Schneider Electric creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. Our 135,000+ employees thrive in more than 100 countries. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software, and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Help us deliver solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, and at every moment.

We believe that great people and partners make Schneider a great company and that our commitment to Innovation, Diversity, and Sustainability ensures that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, and at every moment.

Your Mission

The Procurement Group Manager role is responsible for leading, developing and acting as the main SPOC of the ETO India plants under his/her responsibility, driving strategy, digital transformation and synergies within Global ETO plants and other divisions. Business continuity and customer focus by enabling a full set of Supply Chain resiliency as main priorities, and hands-on margin improvements by dedicated productivity actions and ETO execution.

This position is responsible and accountable for end-to-end procurement performance, encompassing procurement competitiveness, ensuring process robustness, and achieving financial performance through optimized procurement performance. It drives simplification, standardization, and digital transformation, taking into account regional and country-specific stakeholder needs and the overall G ETO Procurement strategy.

Essential Responsibilities

As Group Manager, his/her responsibilities include

• Lead, develop and empower the People (Buyer, PPM, CPB) in line with Schneider's core values and personal development needs
• Lead short-term needs, escalation topics, and influence business decisions of the plants under his/her scope to assure business continuity
• Drive APOP (Annual Procurement Operational Plan) strategy execution in cooperation with Category strategy through aligned SOC (Supplier Orientation Chart) with suppliers and stakeholder (Plant Directors, RCM, GCD, SQM, Tendering…)
• Drive with full accountability at the group level, implementation of transformation levers, mainly productivity (Nego, COS and QVE), resiliency (PO2, SBO, rebalancing), ETO project dimension (CPP) and leveraging digitisation (boosting RPA, Business Intelligence, eRA)
• Secure i-SAVE data quality and consistency with AOC
• Initiate recovery plan in case of discrepancy
• Prepare and participate in the Quarterly business reviews
• Lead critical negotiations where/when necessary to assure productivity actions as well as MPD coordination
• Develop and lead a high-performing procurement team through coaching, mentoring, fostering a culture of ownership and accountability
• Ensure robustness of Procurement processes aligned with PES requirements

• Support and contribute to the SRM program and enhance relationships through C2P (Connect to partners), Supplier Sponsorship and Business reviews

• SLD scope: accountable for the performance management and action plan for improvement in the short and mid-term. Support & lead supplier development improvement action plan with SLD and Supplier Quality

• Support the Unify implementation for G ETO plants

• Ensure continuity of business to support plant operations
• Formulate cross-functional levers for Supplier performance, innovation, and sustainable growth with key stakeholder validation.
• Develop a short and medium-term action plan based on Supplier risk (quality, bankruptcy, shortage…)
• Maintain and track the performance dashboard, accountable for the consolidated cluster productivity performance
• Support & align the development and execution of procurement categories strategy
• Maintains the accuracy of financial records at the regional level
• Sourcing, standardization, spend control, and innovation with suppliers.
• Deploy supplier framework agreements and contracts with suppliers.
• Manage the Regional cross-functional team partnership with the Business Owners.

What Qualifications will make you successful? About You ?

• Master’s degree in supply chain management/Procurement or Engineering or MBA (Preferred – not mandatory)
• Min 10 years of related experience (preferably in Electrical Industry), in projects, procurement, and Engineering Procurement; capable of defining strategy, animating teams, convincing, and influencing the stakeholders

• Strong Knowledge of Project procurement practices and cost structures

• Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate the team
• Strong experience in procurement or category management
• Capabilities to innovate in our practices and drive transformations (transformative and disruptive mindset)
• Entrepreneurship behavior
• Strong experience in performance management and ability to lead in a matrix organization
• Foster collaboration
• Cross-cultural experience

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to convince & influence a large network of internal/external stakeholders.
• In-depth understanding and knowledge of the industry
• Strong analytic skills with the ability to interpret and translate information into actionable insights, problem-solving
• Strong business acumen
• Digital and disruptive mindset
• High level of adaptability and change management, ability to learn and grow quickly. Change management capabilities to effectively lead the change and transformations
• Strong Customer focus with an understanding of the Procurement, Supply Chain and Quality process – customer centric
• Proven ability to lead transformational projects with successful implementation.
• Driven, self-motivated, self-starter, positive attitude, strong work ethic.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to changing requirements.
• Excellent presentation & facilitation skills, effective listening skills, high energy, and engagement.
• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment, demonstrate confident decision-making capability and achieve credibility with colleagues at all levels. Leader and Decision maker.

• Team Player/Builder
• Strategic Thinking
• Inspires and influence other to be part of change
• Frees up energy through trust, empowerment and attention to well being

Benefits

Schneider Electric believes in rewarding and recognizing employees who contribute to the success of the Company. We seek out and reward people for putting the customer first, being disruptive to the status quo, embracing different perspectives, continuously learning, and acting like owners. We’re recognized around the world for welcoming people as they are. We create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are seen as a real value for the company. 

What's in it for me?

• High-impact leadership role where your decisions shape organizational success
• Opportunities for professional growth, mentorship, and career advancement
• Inclusive, innovative culture committed to sustainability and operational excellence
• Flexible work arrangements that prioritize balance and well-being

Bring your procurement expertise to a team that's ready to achieve great things together!

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