Job Description

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PAP5 -New Project Purchaser

At Schneider Electric, sustainability is at the core of our purpose, culture, and business.

Come join our team and help us build a portfolio of residential energy products including solar inverters, batteries, EV chargers, smart electrical panels, connected outlets and smart lighting solutions! Let\'s create an eco-system together that makes our homes fully electric, way more intelligent, gives users greater control of their energy usage, and instead of contributing to climate change - helps fix it!

We are hiring a New Project Purchaser with a strong background in Electronics, Electrical and Mechanical categories to join the Schneider Electric Solar and Storage team in Bangalore, India.

What will you do?

Contribute to Make/Buy and Design/Buy analysis to have early supplier involvement on projects. Bring supplier market knowledge through co-development & innovation.

Guide R&D in component and supplier selection to align with the Category SOC Strategy and Technology Standardization Management (TSM) guidelines.

Collaborate with R&D in the early stage of product design to ensure product designs are optimized for manufacturability, lowest cost and best in class quality.

Cost reporting of products in NPD phase including estimating the cost of components in concept phase.

Achieve cost reduction at every stage gate to bring market competitiveness to product.

Reverse Engineering of competitor units and perform should costing.

Support R&D and OCP Procurement team in multi-sourcing & QVE activities.

Support Industrialization team in smooth transition of new products from design to full-scale production

Ensure RFQ, cost finalization, sample development, part approval in close coordination with OCP team. Support in securing parts procurement for prototype, pilot & mass production as per target dates.

Ensure that category choices fit with project needs and deploy regional and global category strategy within the project. Challenge & Influence SOC when required.

Dare to disrupt by bring supplier market knowledge and innovation into projects.

Involve in negotiation of all purchasing terms and conditions with suppliers including contracts for strategic parts and components.

Creating a More Sustainable World, Together

Sustainability is at the core of our purpose - to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. And we are being recognized for this too! In 2021, Schneider Electric was ranked the world\'s most sustainable corporation by Corporate Knights - an acknowledgement of our Sustainability Impact 2021-2025 program, and our long-standing commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues.

What\'s in it for you?

Flexibility: With our Global Flexibility at Work policy, and our hybrid work model, we empower our employees to work flexibly, managing their unique life and work in the way that works best for them. We embrace agile, flexible, and smart ways of working for our people - to support higher performance, greater inclusion and well-being, and stronger resiliency. Working part-time or from the comfort of your home are just a few of the opportunities available when you most need them.

Career Development: We provide a rich environment for our people to grow and learn every day. Our career development model is built around 3 pillars: Experience, Exposure and Education. In addition to working with your manager to build your unique career path, you can use our digital and borderless career platform - Open Talent Market - to match your skills and ambitions to opportunities across the organization including mentorships, part-time projects, and open positions.

Inclusive Environment: At Schneider Electric, diversity is an integral part of our history, culture, identity, and success. By embracing difference, we build a culture of respect where everyone feels safe to be their authentic selves. We are fully committed to inclusion, and our policies and culture reflect this commitment to our employees.

We are looking for positive, self-motivated, passionate people with a keen desire to collaborate in an exciting, energetic, team-based design environment to help us develop next generation technologies to empower and connect our world-class products to each other, and to our customers.

Let us learn about you! Apply today

Qualifications

Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering (Electronics /Electrical / Mechanical / industrial)

5+ years\' experience in Procurement/ Costing / Component Engineering

Knowledge of residential energy products including solar inverters, batteries, EV chargers, smart electrical panels, UPS, Industrial Electronics products etc.

Good knowledge in understanding Component and raw material data sheets, product drawings, Engineering requirements etc.

Expert in Microsoft tools, especially in Excel.

Knowledge on Mechanical, Sheet Metal, Plastics manufacturing, tooling etc is desirable

Good communication skills to effectively describe and understand complex topics.

Ability to take direction from multiple sources, prioritize and multi-task under pressure

Ability to think with a global mindset, working with an international culturally diverse team where you will foster trusting relationships with colleagues

Flexibility is key - we offer a fast-paced exciting atmosphere, and you possess an entrepreneurial spirit, are proactive and want to learn to achieve great results together!
Schedule: Full-time
Req: 008KYV

Schneider Electric