Tender and Project Purchasing Manager

Tender and Project Purchasing Manager – USA Team – Generation & Transmission BG

ONBOARDING YOU TO THE COMPANY

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. At our business group ‘Generation & Transmission’ this means providing reliable cabling systems and smart energy solutions, including power accessories, to make buildings and power networks more efficient, more people oriented and more sustainable. 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!

WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM

The Tender & Project Purchasing team is a diverse and multicultural team with team members in Norway, France, USA and UK. The team is responsible for managing and coordinating all purchasing related activities respecting Nexans purchasing procedures throughout the lifetime of the tenders and projects.

The US Team is unit within the Tender & Project Purchasing team specifically supporting projects with final client delivery in USA. The workplace is in Oslo, Norway and you will be reporting to the purchasing team leader for the US Team.

GETTING A FLYING START

To get a flying start as Purchaser you should have at least a Master degree in engineering/business or similar, 9+ years in project purchasing work experience in the energy or oil/gas sector.

You are ambitious, have the ability to multi task, prioritize task, are an effective communicator and efficient at executing tasks.

HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT

You will be delegated and fully responsible for all project purchasing activities within a specific key tender/execution project or projects while ensuring and supporting company objectives.

You will boost your impact by actively promoting Quality and HSE.

YOUR STARTING POINT

Fluent in English; additional languages such Norwegian, French, German, Spanish and Italian would be an advantage.
Master degree in Engineering , Business or Supply Chain
Extensive Experience from relevant positions may compensate for formal education
Minimum 7 years of experience in Procurement / Category Management / Supply Chain with proven records of fruitful negotiations or commercial achievements
Curious, willing to understand the purchasing technical need to a sufficient level to discuss and challenge suppliers
Appetite to negotiate with suppliers / Extensive Negotiation skills (LRN, e-auction, negotiation strategies, physical auctions…)
Knowledge of various sourcing tactics and strategies
Team player / Organised / Ability to coordinate many stakeholders and keep good track of discussions
Strong commercial & Proactive mindset /
Ability to communicate and search for information
Ability to develop a network both inside the company and externally
High working capacity and resistant to some high pressure periods
Ability to multitask and prioritize
Experience with SAP
BI & Ariba Knowledge is an advantage
Your personal values are aligned to those of Nexans: Pioneer, Dedicated, United.

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

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 freedom and autonomy at the individual level at same time as we encourage knowledge sharing, team-work mentality and can-do attitude amongst our team members