Category Buyer
Schneider Electric · Nashville, TN · Procurement
About this role
Schneider Electric is hiring a mid-level Procurement Manager in the operations function based in Nashville, TN. The posting calls out experience with Security, Data Analytics.
- Role
- Procurement Manager
- Function
- operations
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Nashville, TN
- Department
- Procurement
- Posted
- May 19, 2026
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Job description
from Schneider Electric careersSchneider Electric has an opportunity for a Category Buyer located in our Nashville, TN location or one of our NAM GSC key sites. What do you get to do in this position? As a Category Buyer, you are responsible to ensure the best Quality, Cost and Delivery Conditions for suppliers. Aligned with the Corporate Strategy, you are in charge to implement the best terms and conditions with suppliers to achieve on a sustainable basis, the targets allocated to the team and the Purchasing Department (Yearly Cost Reductions, Supplier’s Quality Delivery performances): Be the representative/voice for Schneider Electric to the suppliers in your category Ensure category is meeting business needs with its suppliers and conducting business reviews with suppliers to communicate the needs and performance. Manage the Request for Quotations and supplier selection in consistency with the commodity strategy. Lead business risk evaluations in your category and devise a strategy to remove risk. Including but not limited to financial risk, capacity constraints, and long lead times. Execute the supplier strategy by understanding multiple business unit needs and translating that to supply that meet Schneider’s needs. Including but not limited to securing growth, improving margins (pay terms, inventory, part price), rebalancing, ensuring…