Procurement Supervisor

Schneider Electric • Buffalo, NY

8h

About The Position

As the Procurement Planning Supervisor at Motivair, a Schneider Electric company, you will be responsible for leading the planning and coordination of materials, components, and supplier capacity to support the company’s mission-critical cooling product lines. You will ensure alignment between customer demand, engineering requirements, and manufacturing capabilities, while collaborating across Schneider Electric’s global supply chain network. This role plays a key part in ensuring reliability, agility, and responsiveness in upstream operations, with a strong focus on supplier performance and inventory optimization.

Requirements

• 7+ years of supply chain, procurement, or production planning experience in a manufacturing or engineered-to-order environment.
• Proven track record managing supplier relationships and planning complex component supply chains.
• Leadership experience in S&OP and demand planning processes.
• Deep understanding of upstream supply planning, lead time constraints, and supplier capacity planning.
• Strong ERP/MRP planning system expertise (SAP or equivalent).
• High proficiency in data analytics, reporting tools, and Excel.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and change management capabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) and APICS/CSCP certification preferred.
• Experience working within a matrixed, global organization is a strong plus—ideally within Schneider Electric or similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage upstream supply plans to support the production of mission-critical cooling solutions, ensuring alignment with customer orders and engineering timelines.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and manufacturing teams to ensure timely sourcing and availability of key components.
• Partner with Schneider Electric’s global supply chain and sourcing teams to leverage economies of scale and supplier performance data.
• Manage supplier planning relationships, ensuring capacity visibility and proactive risk mitigation.
• Optimize inventory levels of long-lead and high-value components while maintaining production flexibility.
• Drive continuous improvement in upstream planning processes, focusing on lead-time reduction, forecasting accuracy, and process automation.
• Utilize Schneider Electric planning tools (e.g., SAP IBP, MRP, APS systems) to support real-time decision-making and analytics.
• Participate in S&OP and demand planning processes, representing upstream supply readiness.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective action planning in cases of supply disruptions.
• Develop, coach, and mentor a planning team to support both operational excellence and long-term growth.

Benefits

• medical (with member reward points)
• dental
• vision
• basic life insurance
• Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits)
• flexible work arrangements
• paid family leaves
• 401(k) + match
• well-being and recognition (including service anniversary) programs
• 12 holidays per year
• 15 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date)
• opportunity to purchase company stock (eligibility depends on start date)
• military leave benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level