Strategic Supplier Leader

Employer · Schneider Electric

Supply and logistics managerBuyerFull-timeMeals

Budapest

We are looking for a Strategic Supplier Leader to take ownership of key strategic supplier relationships and help shape category and supplier strategy across our organization. In this senior role, you will work closely with regional procurement teams, business stakeholders and key suppliers, combining strategy development with hands-on supplier management and negotiation.

Tasks

  • Analyze procurement needs across different business entities and translate them into clear category and supplier strategies
  • Monitor market developments, supplier landscapes, pricing trends and supply risks within your geographic scope
  • Identify and recommend strategic suppliers based on business and category needs
  • Contribute to global procurement tools and methodologies, including cost models, supplier scoring models and price indexes
  • Help evolve the supplier strategy as market conditions, technologies and business requirements change
  • Take direct ownership of selected strategic suppliers and lead or contribute to global negotiations
  • Support Regional Procurement teams in complex supplier negotiations
  • Plan and lead regular business reviews with strategic suppliers
  • Negotiate and deploy supplier framework agreements
  • Lead the qualification process for new suppliers within the category
  • Build strong relationships with both supplier leadership teams and internal stakeholders
  • Monitor supplier performance across Quality, Service and Productivity
  • Follow up on improvement plans and ensure agreed actions are implemented
  • Track supplier concentration and identify potential opportunities or sourcing risks
  • Drive a strong innovation and productivity pipeline across your scope
  • Share market intelligence, technical developments, category strategy and best practices with Regional and Operational Buyers
  • Coordinate and engage the network of Supplier Leaders within your geographic scope
  • Support alignment between global category strategy and regional execution
  • Contribute to objective setting and performance discussions for Supplier Leaders within the category

Conditions & benefits

Competitive compensation packageAccording to industry standards including annual bonusCafeteria, life insurance, health care & pension fund contributionMedicover package and a lot moreEmployee Share Ownership PlanOpportunity to become a shareholder in the companyGlobal Family Leave PackageSupport to support a healthy work-life balance

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Solid experience in senior procurement, strategic sourcing or supplier management
  • A strong technical background combined with good business and commercial acumen
  • Proven experience negotiating with strategic or key suppliers, including complex contracts and services
  • Confidence working with senior stakeholders and executives
  • Strong strategic and analytical thinking, with the ability to turn market and business insights into decisions
  • Experience working across multicultural and cross-functional teams
  • A hands-on approach and the ability to work effectively in a project environment, manage deadlines and drive decisions
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • An interest in or experience with AI and digital tools would be an advantage

Posted Nov 4, 2026 · Updated yesterday · 0 views