Strategic Cost Competitiveness Manager

hace 6 días


Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Oilandgas.Org A tiempo completo

**Company Overview**

Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management that transforms the way people and organizations use energy. Our wide range of electrical distribution and critical power & cooling solutions ensure reliability and safety.

We provide energy efficiency solutions to help our customers achieve greater productivity while consuming fewer resources. Industry, infrastructure, and buildings account for more than 70% of energy consumption today and with our solutions, they can cut energy usage by up to 30%. We had nearly €36 billion in sales in 2023 and have more than 140,000 employees in over 100 countries.

**Job Description**

We are looking for a highly motivated and engaged Strategic Cost Competitiveness leader to contribute to Schneider Electric's cost competitiveness and productivity through the use of analytics tools used in procurement strategies and negotiations. These analytics tools are called Should Cost because they help the buyers evaluate what the price of a part/component/service should be.

You will focus on conducting Should Cost analysis for various Fabricated Components & Raw Material categories (such as stampings, plastics, assemblies, copper) for the creation and execution of a cost saving roadmap for the North America Region. You will be based in Monterrey (Mexico) as part of the Strategic Cost Competitiveness team, reporting operationally to the Global Strategic Cost Competitiveness Director based in Grenoble (France).

The role is part of a matrix, with contacts and stakeholders across regions and different functions. As a Strategic Cost Competitiveness Manager, you will work closely with Category Management as well as Regional Procurement Management in order to secure a positive impact and alignment on cost savings roadmap, provide technical / should cost trainings, support on negotiation campaigns and leverage digital analytics tools.

**Responsibilities**

- Leadership competencies to manage relationships in a matrix organization and support the internal customers' cost analysis in Europe and globally.

- Create, lead, and execute strategic cost competitiveness strategy and execute coverage plan for production Procurement commodities.

- Utilize analytic tools and methods to identify productivity opportunities through benchmarking costs.

- The candidate will leverage internal and external technical experts, buyers' experience as well as your own skill set to develop these tools.

- Support supplier negotiations utilizing Should Cost & Clean Sheet analysis to drive fact-based sustainable productivity as a strategic business partner.

- Increase Should Cost and Clean Sheet coverage by Category.

- Identify and lead gap analysis and partner with Category Management to identify actions and timeline to 'close the gap'.

**Qualifications**

- Self-driven / motivated individual with strong communication, collaboration and influence skill set.

- 5-10 Years of Strong Strategic Cost Competitiveness & Methodology analysis.

- Strong Purchasing / Procurement and strategic sourcing background with proven track record of success.

- Negotiating skills and experience working in a strategic environment.

- Cost Structure Expert (Value Add, Raw Material, Labor Rates, Machine Rates, Overhead).

- Demonstrated Should Cost calculation experience on Fabricated Components and Raw Material categories and certification on Engineering Software such as Creo, Lantek, Techniquote, aPriori and others.

- Strong Analytical Skills and Excel proficiency for large datasets, curiosity to innovate new formulas for better calculation.

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or other related function from a top University with 10+ years progressive experience in Category Management.

- Familiar with #Regression Analysis (#Minitab, R Studio). Desired experience in Machine Learning basic foundation for Regression.

**Benefits**

- Salary: $120,000 per year



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