Manager - Strategic Sourcing

About the role

This position will be based at Ahmednagar Factory for Lauritz Knudsen Electrical & Automation (A unit of Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd.) Designation: Manager - Strategic Sourcing Experience: 5 – 10 years Education: B.E/B.Tech (Mechanical)

What you'll do

• Build category roadmaps aligned with business objectives, technology trends, and supply market dynamics
• Collaborate with Design, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Project Management teams during product development
• Ensure supplier readiness, tooling development, PPAP/APQP completion, and timely production launch
• Achieve annualized procurement savings targets (minimum 5% of material spend) while maintaining quality and delivery performance
• Lead periodic price negotiations, labour rate revisions, and long-term commercial agreements

What you need

• Procurement
• Logistics
• Costing
• PPAP
• APQP
• Lean
• B.Tech or B.E.