The Project Category Leader supports Product Development projects within the Offer Lifecycle Management (OLM) securing an efficient supplier selection process.

He/she is an important actor for coordination of procurement activities between Procurement categories and Line of Business (LoB).

He/she supports the implementation of global / local procurement strategy suppliers which matches the LoB needs in terms of growth, technical challenges. 

He/she is a strong team player in the Offer Lifecycle Management, GSC, and the Schneider Electric Procurement community where he/she is recognized as an expert in his category and a specialist in supplier management.

Main objectives as PCL\:

In collaboration with the Procurement Project Leader, he/she is leading the supplier selection process\:

Lead negotiation end to end starting from preparation up to the award of the business (including e-RFQ)Influence and Deploy commodity strategy, SoC, method (Should cost, e-sourcing template)Challenge & Influence SOC/Recommended choices\: ensure that Commodity choices fit with Industry needsProvide inputs for the CSRM / SRIM analysis to the project team / PPLResponsible for Procurement activities for his category within new product projects–Contribute to the elaboration of the different Procurement deliverablesGuide components & sub assembly selection with a procurement approach (Challenging the target cost, considering Total Cost of Ownership, Innovation, avoid single sourcing, promote standardization, supply chain flexibility, quality).Analyze and challenge the needs.Contribute to the achievement for the project targets (product cost, project cost, quality, and time-to-market) while respecting the procurement processes and strategy. Contribute to the make or buy decisionBring supplier market knowledge and innovation into projects.For major suppliers\: participate to key supplier negotiation preparation and negotiation when relevant.Challenge the specification, define PPEP and contract review.

As Category representative for his/her category

Consolidate roadmap/projects info/needs from BU to Commodity Mgt. Attend core team meetingsConsolidate OCP information (Supplier performance, …) for Business Reviews with Key SuppliersOrganize interlock meeting with GCD/RCMsCollect and distribute “targeted” suppliers OCP performance to SSL/SupRep before Business Review