NFM Global Category Manager

ONBOARDING YOU TO THE COMPANY

At Nexans our global vision is to 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 38 countries, the Group is leading the charge to the new world of electrification: safer, sustainable, renewable, decarbonized and accessible to everyone. 

Nexans recognizes the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. Diversity is key to performance and to our global ambition to lead the world in the energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This we know from experience. All differences are appreciated and respected at Nexans. As a result, you will be an active part of a multinational organization where we cultivate the culture of sharing your unique point of view. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment - Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome!

The Group Category Manager leads the strategy on a category perimeter worldwide, ensuring consistency with the purchasing vision and Group business strategy.

He/she leads and coordinates the purchasing community in his/her perimeter and monitors performance.

He/she defines the appropriate approach to improve purchasing performance in his/her category and supports teams in strategic activities (negotiation, partnership, joint-innovation,…).

He/she constantly looks for partners’ satisfaction and value creation, based on strong market intelligence.

Areas of Responsibilities :

• Reports to the NFM Business Leader
• Define, propose to the NFM Business Leader & NFM CFO the NFM Category Management and execute the strategy
• Accountable on NFM Purchases conducted in his/her Category whether from External or Internal sources
• Contributes to Market Intelligence on NFM supplier Markets from his category
• Manages delegations within his/her Category
• Recommends NFM purchase delegations within his/her Category to the NFM business leader and execute the strategy
• Under the supervision of the NFM Business Leader and NFM CFO, defines and leads, the NFM Purchase strategy of his/her Category based on E3 Operating Model (see below)
• Leads the operational implementation of the NFM Purchase Strategy of his/her Category within the Group
• Support in the definition, formalization and implementation control of key GMP policies related to NFM within the Group (6 & 13)
• Supports other Group functions when needed on his/her Category
• Develop Relationship with strategic supplier to achieve strategic partnerships
• Coordinate the network of its NFM categories throughout the group and with concerned stakeholders (factory / quality / Supply chain)
• Negotiate T&Cs and Premium for annual or pluriannual contracts
• Accountable to negotiate, formalize and execute the commercial contract (duty of care)
• Duly represents Nexans and its values and strategy in front of strategic external partners
• Actively contribute and is accountable to the C02 footprint group strategy and its implications for NFM purchases

Your profile :

• Autonomy, rigor, ability to work within a team
• NFM Purchasing /negotiation background

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

Among our employees we share the same values- we are pioneers of the energy transition, dedicated to deliver to the highest standards of performance, united to achieve our ambitious goal.

At the individual level our growth culture is built on trust and collaboration.  We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact we believe in autonomy at the local level at the same time as we encourage knowledge sharing within our global engineering competence. 

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