Job Title

NFM Global Category Manager - Cu and Al Rod

Organization

• Function : NFM Global Category Manager
• Pays : France
• Site : La Défense
• N+1 : VP Metallurgy

Context

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.

He/she depending on his/her profile is involved in the risk management in coordination with the dealing room of Nexans

Area of responsibilty 

• Reports to the VP Metallurgy
• Define, propose to the VP Metallurgy & 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 VP Metallurgy 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 in coordination with the different countries and factories concerned
• 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
• Depending on his/her profile, may be the liaison agent with on the management of NFM positions at risk for the rod mills (contango/backwardation & Market place arbitrages)

Expected results 

• Accountable on NFM Purchases in his/her category (contract negotiation and execution)
• Propose and define the global optimization of purchasing strategy based on E3 Operating Model
• Accountable for Financial performance /Working Capital targets 

• Area of Responsibility : Global
• NFM Purchasing department portfolio : 500kt est. of NFM direct purchase

• Autonomy, rigor, ability to work within a team
• NFM Purchasing /negotiation background
• Metal risk management background is considered as a plus
• Fluent in english