Global Category Manager

hace 2 días


Barcelona, Barcelona, España Schneider Electric Norge As A tiempo completo
Job Title: Global Category Manager

Schneider Electric is seeking a highly skilled Global Category Manager to lead our Procurement team in Barcelona or Budapest. As a key member of our global procurement community, you will drive strategic sourcing initiatives and manage a global team to deliver high-performance, efficiency, and customer satisfaction for our stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead and manage a global team to drive end-to-end sourcing processes within the category scope.
  • Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans to meet business needs and deliver productivity/savings.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to anticipate, collect, and formalize business requirements.
  • Assess the technology vendor market to determine the best options and sources of supply for Schneider Electric.
  • Lead RFPs, negotiation, and supplier selection in close collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Manage contract negotiation, approval, and signature for large-scale, enterprise-wide global agreements.
  • Analyze and optimize a portfolio of Professional services to continuously optimize cost and operational efficiencies.
  • Proactively manage the supplier panel, evaluate performance, risk, and innovation, in alignment with the category strategy.
Requirements:
  • 6-8 years of relevant experience in sourcing Professional services in a global environment.
  • Excellent sourcing & negotiation skills, including contractual and commercial negotiation, supplier management, and should-cost analysis.
  • Good understanding and experience in legal aspects associated with Professional services, including Intellectual property, Personal data, cybersecurity, and DPA.
  • Ability to influence and convince, with strong networking skills.
  • Relevant experience in project management in a global environment, including change management.
  • Subject matter expertise on Professional services market trends.
  • Communication, collaboration, and functional leadership skills.
  • Ability to deal with sensitive topics and exposure to executive leaders in a global environment.
  • Result-oriented, dynamic, self-driven, and a team player.
  • Ability to use e-sourcing and data analytics tools.
  • Data-driven to leverage data analytics, data visualization, and data presentation for strategic analysis of category/spend portfolio and supplier panel.
  • Fluent in English (written and verbal): mandatory.
  • Strategic sourcing experience.
  • Bachelor's degree (Master's Degree preferred).

Schneider Electric is a leading global company in the energy management and automation industry. We strive to promote a global economy that is both ecologically viable and highly productive. Our company values diversity, equality, and inclusion, and we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals.



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