Site Purchasing Leader

**Location**:Charleroi, BE, 6001**Function**:Purchasing**Employment type**:Full Time**Required experience**:Junior professional - up to 5 years**Reference ID**:72385Site Purchasing Leader - About Nexans- Nexans is a global player in energy transition. Our purpose: ELECTRIFY THE FUTURE. For over a century, Nexans has played a crucial role in the electrification of the planet. With around 25,000 people in 42 countries, the Group is leading the charge to the new world of electrification: safer, sustainable, renewable, decarbonized and accessible to everyone. In 2021, Nexans generated 6.1 billion euros in standard sales.- **Willing to take a next step and make a sucessful career** **? Join Nexans as Site Purchasing Leader in our plant in Charleroi (Belgium) for our Generation & Transmission Business Group ** - As Site Purchasing Leader you will oversee the following activities on the site(s) you are responsible for: - Local Site Purchasing and Local Vendor Management: reassessment of needs, launch of RFI, RFQ contract designs, implementation and monitoring of continuous improvement plan. - Support the definition of the category strategy / Business Units, in line with the vision of the group, Business Unit and ensure the alignment of group practices / BU / sites. - For Purchases> € 250,000, is responsible for the Purchasing performance and the implementation of Procurement strategies, contracts and / or agreements negotiated by the Group. Works and returns requirements to non-production purchasing COE for all purchases over 250 000€. - Provide relevant reports to plant manager / site manager related to purchasing activities and performance - Provide relevant reports to the SPM and Group Purchasing Department on the performance and all the Purchasing activities related to the site - Responsible for implementation of Nexans Processes and Standard Purchasing - Responsible for the implementation of transversal Group Purchasing initiatives on your perimeter **Areas of responsibilities**: - STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT- Establishes the strategy for Purchasing and Supplier Panels - Implements the execution plan at its scope in his/her Business Unit - Contributes to the identification and reduction of risks related to local purchases - TRANSACTIONAL PURCHASE- Challenges the expression of the needs (recasting of the cost, functional analysis, standardization...) - Consolidate needs at the appropriate level (global, local) - Supports the definition of a functional specification (decision matrix for information request / quote, etc.) - Performs information/quote requests - Leads negotiations to select the best supplier (based on cost breakdown, total cost of ownership and risk 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 - Use Excel & BI tool to oversee spend management of its perimeter **Your profile**: - Fluent in English - Minimum of 3 years’ experience in industrial purchasing - Quick react and support to the local business - Assume responsibility for actions, projects for which you are responsible for - Take initiative, act with confidence - Initiate Purchasing actions at local level - Open to travel often (supplier visits/meetings) - At Nexans, we recognize the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. The diversity of experiences, origins, personalities, gender and disability are considered key to our global ambition to lead the world in energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment - Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome