Strategic Supplier Leader

Schneider Electric • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The Strategic Supplier Leader (SSL) serves as Schneider Electric’s primary point of contact for designated Strategic Supplier(s). Acting as the organization’s “One Voice,” the SSL manages the executive-level relationship with the supplier—including coordination with the SE Sponsor and supplier C‑Suite (up to CEO level). This role ensures strong bi‑directional communication, leads strategic supplier initiatives, drives performance, and oversees the execution of market-level strategies across all Schneider Electric entities.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Supplier Relationship Management, Category Management, or Operational Procurement.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across organizational levels.
• Strong negotiation and Supplier Relationship Management skills.
• Industrial or technical background preferred (plastics or metals).
• Ability to drive performance and strategic execution.

Nice To Haves

• Industrial or technical background preferred (plastics or metals).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central liaison between Schneider Electric and the Strategic Supplier(s).
• Conduct regular Business Reviews on behalf of all Schneider Electric entities.
• Lead implementation of the supplier roadmap including business growth, innovation, technology expansion, and outsourcing opportunities.
• Act as the key contact to facilitate bi‑directional communication between Schneider Electric and the Supplier(s).
• Align and agree on Supplier value proposals and multi‑year deployment plans.
• Promote and communicate the Supplier’s strategy internally.
• Consolidate business needs from BUs and Operations to identify development opportunities.
• Negotiate supplier performance and productivity objectives.
• Lead regular Business Reviews with suppliers and SE Sponsors.
• Organize management-level meetings to track strategic plan deployment.
• Manage communication of all business awards.
• Execute the market-level strategy for the strategic supplier(s) in scope.
• Serve as the escalation point for major issues.
• Collaborate with Category Buyers to oversee operational activities.
• Own supplier performance across Productivity, Quality, On-Time Delivery, Competitiveness, Innovation, Responsiveness, and Planet & Society responsibility.
• Support supplier business development efforts.
• Engage cross-functional resources to resolve issues and drive improvement.
• Monitor supplier capacity and investment plans.
• Assess and communicate supplier risk.
• Track and report supplier performance.
• Maintain updated list of Category Buyers.

Benefits

• We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
• IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
• We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
• Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best.
• We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values.
• We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
• At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value.
• Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to our stakeholders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed