Senior Project Procurement leader

Schneider Electric•Nashville, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is at the heart of innovation, working with R&D to shape the next generation of products. As the key interface between engineering teams and global suppliers, you will directly influence product architecture, technology choices, and cost competitiveness. Your decisions will impact what we build, how we build it, and who we build it with. You will lead procurement for complex, international product development projects, ensuring that sourcing strategy is fully integrated into design and delivery.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Engineering or Business
3–5+ years of experience in procurement/sourcing in a multinational environment
Strong exposure to electronics
Semiconductors
PCBAs
Electronic components and supply chains
Electronics-driven mindset
Ability to understand and challenge technical discussions related to electronic design and components
Able to engage R&D, suppliers, and stakeholders without direct authority
Strategic thinking with execution discipline
From early design decisions to industrial ramp-up
Understanding of global electronics markets and supply chains
Collaboration in international environments
Experience working across regions, cultures, and functions
Change and impact driven
Proactive, solution-oriented, and comfortable in fast-moving environments
Fluent in English

Nice To Haves

Experience in project procurement or new product introduction is a strong plus

Responsibilities

Own procurement for new product development projects
Manage sourcing activities across multi-site, multi-country projects involving critical electronic technologies.
Shape product architecture early
Contribute to Make-or-Buy decisions and influence design choices to ensure competitiveness, scalability, and supply resilience.
Be the bridge between R&D and suppliers
Drive supplier and component selection
Promote standardization and reuse
Challenge technical and commercial choices
Ensure alignment between engineering requirements and market capabilities
Lead sourcing execution end-to-end
Identify and onboard new suppliers
Lead qualification processes (including audits)
Secure sourcing readiness in line with project milestones
Negotiate and secure competitive agreements
Own cost, contracts, and commercial negotiations for key components and assemblies.
Deliver project performance
Ensure procurement targets are met across: Cost, Lead time / time-to-market, Quality and reliability, Supply continuity
Drive industrialization and ramp-up
Ensure smooth transfer to manufacturing and secure production ramp-up, in close collaboration with global plants (North America & Asia).
Act as a procurement leader within the project team
Influence cross-functional decisions, drive value engineering initiatives, and ensure procurement excellence throughout the product lifecycle.

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