The OIL (Offer Industrialization Leader) is accountable for providing both technical and project leadership for supply chain development for recent and evolving products, such as Basic metering, Power Quality and Digital building products.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Leads Supply Chain development activities on a cross functional team.
• Participates in strategic planning as a member of the engineering and technology development effort.
• Act as Project Manager for the supply chain activities to ensure timely and effective execution.
• Remains abreast of the latest developments in supply chain & industrialization to guide future development efforts, and acts as a technical consultant for Global Supply Chain and the various Schneider Electric businesses.
• Forecasts and tracks Labor and Project Cost necessary to industrialize new products, utilizing the expertise of Industrialization team with constant attention to lower project costs.
• Works collaboratively with cross functional leaders & team members, with some located in other geographic regions and cultures.
• Leads the development and implementation of industrial processes for new products which conform to safety standards and lean principles in the Schneider Production System (SPS) framework.
• Industrial processes could include electro-mechanical assembly, printed circuit board assembly & processing, sheet metal fabrication, molding, stamping, material planning/control, up and downstream supply chain logistics, order processing.
• Coordinates with internal and external resources to ensure best available processes, and supply chain flows, are utilized for the given product and market specifications.
• Lead Total Delivered Cost (CSC) optimisation initiatives through design-to-cost, sourcing strategy, localisation, and productivity actions.
• Own CAPEX strategy, business case development, investment approval, utilisation tracking, and return-on-investment performance.
• Drive Time-to-Market (TTM) commitments by proactiv