Business Unit Purchasing Manager

Job Description

Position : Business Unit Purchasing Manager

Organization

• PCABU : Power Distribution Cables & Accessories Business Unit (400M€, 1500 employees, sales in 90 countries)
• Department : Purchasing / Operations
• Location : Paris, Donchery FR, Erembodegem BL
• Supervisor : Operations Director

Context

Purpose

The Business Unit Purchasing manager will oversee the following activities on the Business Unit for which he / she is responsible :

• Manages a Business Unit purchasing team distributed geographically across all the sites of this same Business Unit (France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, CZ)
• Supports the definition of the category / business unit strategy, in line with the vision of the group, their Business Unit, and ensure the alignment of group / BU / site practices.
• Is responsible for and reports to the Operations Director on the performance and all the BU's purchasing activities, focusing on P&L savings and cash improvements executions (Annual Spend 190M€)
• Is directly responsible for supplier management of components for power accessories, to coordinate with the local purchasing teams, and organize category management in line with BU objectives
• Functionally reports to the Business Group Europe and Asia-Pacific Chief Purchasing Officer on the performance and all the Purchasing activities related to its scope of responsibility within the BU
• Supports Operations / Supply Chain for quality and Logistic issues and define actions plan with suppliers to prevent reoccurrence of these issues
• Is responsible for the performance, development and training of the members of his team (Site Purchasing leader located at plants level) and the evaluation of the individual performances.
• Is in charge of BU Purchasing : coordinates Local Purchasing of the sites and the management of local suppliers : the total expenditure of 50 000 to 250 000 €) : reassessment of needs, launch of RFI, RFQ, contracting, implementation and monitoring of continuous improvement plans.
• For Purchases>

€ 250,000, he / she is responsible for the Purchasing performance and the implementation of purchasing strategies, contracts and / or agreements negotiated by the Group.

Works and returns requirements to non-production purchasing COE for all purchases over 250 000 €

• Is the escalation level for the purchasers for the site (s) for which it is responsible (
• Has a strong interface with the Category managers
• Guarantees the implementation of transversal initiatives of Nexans Group Purchasing

Areas of responsibility

STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT

• Establishes the strategy for Purchasing and Supplier Panels on expenses from 50 to 250k €
• Implements the execution plan at its scope in its Business Unit
• Coordinates the execution and deployment of his team's action plans
• Fully implements the purchase process locally and ensure that his team applies it to his team level
• Contributes to the identification and reduction of risks related to local purchases and aggregates risks for the entire team

TRANSACTIONAL PURCHASE

• Challenges the expression of the needs (recasting of the cost, functional analysis, standardization ...)
• Consolidates needs at the appropriate level (global, local)
• Supports the definition of a functional specification (decision matrix for information request / quote, etc.)
• Defines the panel of suppliers for consultation
• Performs information / quote requests
• Leads negotiations to select the best supplier (based on cost breakdown, total cost of ownership, risk , Quality, CO2 impact and OWC (Operating working Capital) elements
• Manages contracts and their follow-up (customization, deployment, performance evaluation)
• Contributes to the mitigation of claims

COMPETITIVE WATCH

• Contributes to supplier market analysis by providing information on local suppliers
• Analyzes market trends (products, suppliers and customers) and cost drivers in the market of major suppliers.
• Establishes market benchmarks (customers, competitors, suppliers)
• Establishes the cost structure of the solution
• Identifies and proposes alternative solutions in the panel supplier of his or her factories

OPERATIONAL INVOLVEMENT

• Know how to work effectively with internal customers and stakeholders
• Ensure purchasing processes compliance
• Oversees the economy plan of its perimeter
• Designs and deploys a dashboard to monitor expenses, unit cost, volume by entity
• Alert and / or support the BU activities in case of a supplier low performance or default

Expected results (What is the expected contribution of the position? What are the main objectives and expected results linked to objectives?)

• Contributes to the PCABU P&L through cash savings and purchasing operations efficiency
• Identify monopole suppliers and define actions plan across a 3 years strategy plan
• Ensures the deployment and application of the group contract at the level of its scope and its Business Unit
• Encourages effective multi-site application
• Effectively coordinates the results with the purchasing team and entities of the Business Unit / Business Group are produced

Position sizing

5 direct reports + externalized Purchasing Shared Services

Required skills and qualifications

• Speaks fluently English
• Is mobile
• Learns continuously on the job as a purchaser and develops knowledge to be

Lead and decide

• Make quick and clear decisions that can involve difficult choices
• Assume responsibility for actions, projects for which he is responsible
• Take initiative, act with confidence
• Initiates and generates activity

Work with people

• Demonstrates interest and understanding of others
• Adapts to the BU purchasing team of which he is a part and strengthens the team spirit
• Recognizes the contribution of others
• Listens, consults with others and proactively communicate
• Supports and take care of others

Provide results and meet customer expectations

• Focus on needs and customer satisfaction
• Sets high standards for quality and quantity
• Works methodically

Entrepreneurial thinking and performance

• Keeps abreast of vendor information and market trends
• Identifies business opportunities for the organization
• Demonstrates a financial conscience

Analytical mind

• Analyzes digital data, verbal data and all other sources of information.
• Divides information into components, models and relationships
• Seeks additional information or a better understanding of a problem
• Produces practical solutions to a range of problems
• Understands how a problem can be part of a much larger system.

Master the value chain of purchases and more specifically :

• Sourcing and e- sourcing platform
• Trading techniques (electronic auctions, trading strategies, physical auctions ...)
• Contract management and deployment
Il y a plus de 30 jours