Job Description

Position : Erembodegem Technical Administrator & Sustainability Officer – Accessories BU

Organization

• Business Unit : Accessories BU (ABU)
• Function : Technical Dpt
• Location : Erembodegem (Belgium – Flanders)
• Report to : Local Technical Manager (Erembodegem) or Product Line Manager (TBC)

Purpose

The Technical Administrator & Sustainability Officer supports the Erembodegem Accessories site in the administration of technical data and the deployment of sustainability requirements for our product portfolio.

The role contributes to:

• Ensuring accurate, up‑to‑date and consistent technical data in ERP and PLM systems (items, Bills of Material, CR/CN, documentation).
• Supporting the implementation of product environmental assessments, including LCA studies and EPD/PEP Ecopassport dossiers for products manufactured at Erembodegem (and possible support to other sites).
• Providing reliable technical and environmental data to internal stakeholders (R&D, Product Line Management, Industrialization, Production, Quality, Sales, Customer Service).
• Strengthening the sustainability profile of the Accessories BU in line with Nexans’ ESG roadmap and customer expectations.

Areas of responsibility / Main Business expectations

• Technical administration of CR/CN, items and BOM in ERP
  • Register, update and follow up Change Requests (CR) and Change Notices (CN) related to Erembodegem products, in line with ABU procedures.
  • Create and maintain material and item masters in the ERP system (codes, descriptions, technical attributes, classifications).
  • Create, update and validate Bills of Material (BOM) for finished products and components, ensuring alignment with drawings, specifications and manufacturing routing.
  • Check consistency and completeness of technical data before release (units of measure, alternative items, revision level, effectivity dates, etc.).
  • Collaborate with Industrialization, Production, Quality and Purchasing to ensure that CR/CN, items and BOM changes are correctly implemented and understood.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of ERP data quality (data cleansing, standardization of naming rules, simplification of structures).
• PLM administration and document control
  • Support the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) process for selected aspects (creation of product structures, document linking, status updates).
  • Assist engineers and product line managers in registering and maintaining technical documentation (drawings, specifications, test reports, approvals, certificates…) in PLM and related repositories.
  • Ensure that release rules and access rights are respected for controlled documents.
  • Help harmonize document naming, versioning and storage rules for the Erembodegem site, contribute to harmonization of processes in the Business Unit.
  • Act as a first‑level reference point for PLM/technical data questions from local teams (where to store, how to classify, which status to use, etc.).
• Sustainability: LCA, EPD and PEP Ecopassport support
  • Collect and structure the input data required for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and EPD/PEP Ecopassport calculations for Erembodegem products (materials, weights, energy consumption, scrap, packaging, transport, end‑of‑life assumptions).
  • Work in close collaboration with Nexans sustainability/LCA experts to prepare and validate product models.
  • Contribute to the preparation, update and consistency checks of environmental declarations (EPD, PEP Ecopassport, other customer‑specific formats).
  • Help maintain a local database of environmental indicators for key products and components manufactured at Erembodegem.
  • Support responses to customer sustainability requests (questionnaires, documentation, CO₂/footprint data) in coordination with Sales, Product Line Management and Quality.
  • Monitor and flag changes in product design or process that may impact environmental declarations and therefore require updates.
• Data analysis, reporting and continuous improvement
  • Prepare standard reports and extracts (e.g. item lists, BOM overviews, CR/CN status, environmental data summaries) for internal stakeholders.
  • Contribute to data checks and simple analyses to identify inconsistencies, missing information or anomalies in ERP/PLM and environmental data.
  • Propose and follow up improvement actions to streamline technical administration and sustainability data flows (simplified templates, checklists, standard operating procedures).
  • Support lessons‑learned activities related to data or sustainability topics and help capitalize best practices for future projects and product launches.
• Cross‑functional coordination and support
  • Act as a day‑to‑day contact for technical data and sustainability‑related questions between Technical Department, Industrialization, Production, Quality, Product Line Management, Sales and Customer Service.
  • Ensure that impacts of technical changes on ERP, PLM and environmental declarations are clearly communicated and properly implemented.
  • Contribute to internal communication materials (short presentations, overviews, summaries) on technical data topics and sustainability achievements for the Erembodegem site.
  • Support the alignment of local practices with ABU standards and Nexans sustainability roadmap.

Position sizing

• Member of the Accessories BU Technical & Marketing organization, based on the Erembodegem site.
• Close working relationships with:
  • Local Technical and Industrialization teams.
  • R&D / Engineering teams in other Accessories Technical Centers when products or data are shared.
  • Product Line Managers, Marketing and Sales.
  • Operations, Quality, Purchasing and central Sustainability / LCA experts.

The position offers a transversal view on the technical definition and lifecycle of Accessories products, and the way sustainability metrics are integrated into product and industrial decisions.

Required skills and qualifications

• Skills and competencies
  • Structured and analytical mindset; ability to work accurately with large volumes of technical and numerical data.
  • Strong attention to detail and high level of rigour in data entry, verification and documentation.
  • Curiosity and willingness to learn about technical products, ERP/PLM systems and sustainability methodologies (LCA, EPD, PEP).
  • Ability to synthesize information and present it in a clear and concise way (simple tables, graphs, short notes).
  • Good organizational skills and ability to manage several small tasks and requests in parallel.
  • Team player with a collaborative mindset, comfortable interacting with various profiles (engineers, operators, managers, business teams).
  • Proactive attitude to flag inconsistencies, propose improvements and follow up actions until closure.
  • Good command of MS Office tools, in particular Excel (data extraction, basic formulas, pivots) and PowerPoint for simple presentations.
  • Experience or strong interest in ERP (e.g. SAP or equivalent) and/or PLM systems is a clear advantage.

• Education and experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Industrial Management, Environmental Sciences or equivalent technical field.
  • 2 to 3 years of experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred (internships included):

• • • Technical administration, ERP/PLM data management, or document control.
    • Industrial, manufacturing or R&D environment.
    • Sustainability / environmental data, LCA, eco‑design or related topics.

• • Junior candidates with a strong technical background and high motivation to develop in data management and sustainability will also be considered.

• Languages
  • Fluent English (written and spoken).
  • French and/or other European languages are a plus.

Duration and mobility

• Contract type : Local
• Location: Erembodegem (Belgium – Flanders) as primary workplace.
• Occasional travel within Europe may be required.