To obtain sustainable competitive advantage by an efficient supplier network management in order to support customer satisfaction, innovation and profitable growth of the company, Schneider Electric is buying from external suppliers in line with its Industrial, Technical and Marketing directions.
This global objective is broken down into 5 levers:
- To obtain from our supplier network product quality and high service level in line with our company requirements.
- To obtain competitive products landed costs and maintain a strong and constant productivity dynamics, taking into account the Time to Technology / Time to Market challenges.
- To limit risk exposure related to the geographical locations : currency balancing and geopolitical risks.
- To develop flexibility (in alignment with the needs of our customers) and to be able to adapt continuously to changes.
- To optimize industrial capital employed : inventories and fixed assets.
