Strategic Supplier Leader

Join us as a Manager, Global Supplier Management and play a pivotal role in optimizing our supplier network to drive innovation, resilience, and sustainable value. This is your opportunity to lead strategic supplier relationships and make a tangible impact on our global operations.

What will you do?

• Optimize the global supplier network to enhance supply chain resilience and achieve sustainable cost savings

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers to ensure quality, delivery, and cost efficiency

• Partner with cross-functional teams to align supplier capabilities with business priorities and innovation goals

• Drive continuous improvement by monitoring supplier performance and implementing value-creation initiatives

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Supplier Management — expert level; optimizing global supplier networks to drive performance and innovation

• Stakeholder Management — expert level; aligning diverse internal and external partners around shared objectives

• Customer Orientation — expert level; ensuring supplier strategies deliver exceptional value to internal customers

• Contract Management — advanced level; negotiating and managing complex supplier agreements

• Procurement Negotiations — advanced level; securing favorable terms that balance cost, quality, and risk

• Cost Analysis — advanced level; identifying savings opportunities through data-driven financial evaluation

• Risk Management — advanced level; proactively mitigating supply chain vulnerabilities and disruptions

• Sustainable Procurement — advanced level; embedding sustainability principles into sourcing decisions

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Strategic mindset with the ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity confidently

• Proven ability to coach teams, delegate effectively, and lead medium to large projects

• Strong communication and influencing skills to drive alignment across diverse stakeholders

• Independent judgment and business acumen to deliver results that impact operational success

What's in it for me?

• High-visibility role where your work directly shapes supply chain strategy and organizational success

• Opportunity to lead global innovation and sustainability initiatives with meaningful impact

• Collaborative culture that values expertise, strategic thinking, and continuous improvement

• Career growth through leadership opportunities and cross-functional collaboration

Ready to drive global supplier excellence? Apply today and let's build the future together!

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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!

• €40 billion global revenue

• +9% organic growth

• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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