Job description

You will report to the Global Category Manager in the Global Professional Service team. You will be a part of a global procurement community ( team members in North America, Europe, and Asia ) and interact with stakeholders/suppliers all across the globe.

Strategic Sourcing:

Anticipate, collect, understand, and help to formalize the business requirements with various stakeholders in all BU organizations.
Assess the technology vendor market to determine the best options and sources of supply for Schneider
Lead RFPs, negotiation, supplier selection in close collaboration with stakeholders to meet their business needs
Lead contract negotiation, approval, and signature for large-scale, enterprise-wide global agreements, in alignment with Group legal and compliance requirements and policies.
Demonstrates project management expertise with the ability to carry strategic sourcing projects from strategic planning through implementation.

Category management and Supplier relationship management:

Analyse and optimize a portfolio of Professional services to continuously optimize cost and operational efficiencies for Schneider Electric
Be accountable for delivering productivity/savings in his / her scope, based on strong collaboration with stakeholders (functional management)
Proactively manage his/her supplier panel, evaluate performance, risk, and innovation, in alignment with the category strategy
Prepare and lead Business Reviews with strategic suppliers

Stakeholder management within framework of a global program for Professional services:

Drive adoption to a global program of recommended vendors established at global level for IT / RD and management consulting services
Support and drive change within all parties involved to ensure most business needs are met within the Program
Lead governance meetings to ensure continuous improvement within the established program (program adoption, stakeholder satisfaction, recommended supplier performance, etc.)

Qualifications External:

We know skills and competencies show up in many different ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

This job might be for you if you have the following skills and qualifications:

Sourcing negotiation skills (contractual and commercial negotiation, supplier management, should-cost analysis, sourcing methods tools)
Good understanding and experience in legal aspects associated with Professional services (Intellectual property, Personal data, cybersecurity, DPA etc.)
Ability to influence convince, 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, 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)
6-8 years of relevant experience in sourcing Professional services in a global environment

Sr. Global Category Manager Professional Services