Technical Productivity Project Specialist - Ciudad Apodaca, N.L., México - Schneider Electric Gruppe

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Job Description - Technical Productivity Project Specialist (008WSD)

Job Description

Technical Productivity Project Specialist - 008WSD

Schneider Electric creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. Our 160,000 employees thrive in more than 100 countries. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Help us deliver solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment: .

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What do you get to do in this position?

We are looking for a Project Specialist who wants to develop a strong and solid career on procurement and project management. Project specialist has the opportunity to develop with us his/her career and become a project manager, as well as to be certify as a Project Manager Professional (PMP).

As a Project Specialist you will be leading through project management practices and tools, the evolution of challenging cost reduction ideas, including (but not limited) to QVE (quality value engineering) and COS (change of supplier) projects within North American Strategic Projects Team.

The project specialist is in charge to establish for each idea he/she is leading: project benefits, project expenses, total cost of ownership, ensuring technical project feasibility, and consolidating all this information into a formal business case.

The Project Specialist must be an excellent communicator at all levels within the project environment, as he/she will be in charge to present recurrently to Senior Managers, directors and VPs. He/she need to be proactive, exhibit strong leadership, be a self-driven person, and be able to adapt to a dynamic and potentially geographically disbursed project environment. Also innovates and bring cost reduction ideas to the pipeline by participating, preparing and sometimes leading Productivity Workshop Events within North America's Schneider Electric manufacturing facilities.

The Project Specialist gets a wide range of experience working on several products and several commodities as the scope they manage is all North America's business.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead the evolution of Quality Value Engineering and Change of Supplier ideas.

• Ensure accurate estimation of benefits (savings), costs (project expenses) and technical feasibility.

• Work together with commodity team to make a correct supplier selection, in alignment with their strategies.

• Lead quoting process with a wide range of suppliers on different commodities for example Plastics, Casting, Sheet Metal, Fasteners, Packaging, Raw Material etc.

• Analyze and negotiate part price after receiving quotations.

• Establish and ensure technical feasibility of project

• Prepare Project Charter and Project Request document

• Present business case for approval and resourcing

• Meet idea timing and budget targets.

• Prepare and participate on productivity workshop event within North America's facilities.

Required Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business

Bilingual in English/Spanish – business proficient (written and oral)

+1-2 years proven experience working in Project Management and/or Procurement and/or Supply chain.

Proactive, dynamic, self-driven, able to achieve results via Influence and great communications skills

Seeks solutions beyond his/her own frame of reference

Availability to travel Internationally (Valid Passport and USA Visa) – 15%

Desired Skills:

Previous experience working in Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing or Supply Chain areas

Basic knowledge interpretation of engineering specs, drawings, BOM (Bill of Material), cost modeling, inventory volumes

Experience handling ambiguity and multiple conflicts to effectively prioritize tasks in a fast-paced work environment.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business

Bilingual in English/Spanish – business proficient (written and oral)

+1-2 years proven experience working in Project Management and/or Procurement and/or Supply chain.

Proactive, dynamic, self-driven, able to achieve results via Influence and great communications skills

Seeks solutions beyond his/her own frame of reference

Availability to travel Internationally (Valid Passport and USA Visa) – 15%

Desired Skills:

Previous experience working in Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing or Supply Chain areas

Basic knowledge interpretation of engineering specs, drawings, BOM (Bill of Material), cost modeling, inventory volumes

• Experience handling ambiguity and multiple conflicts to effectively prioritize tasks in a fast-paced work environment.

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