Senior Purchaser

Senior Purchaser

Our new state of the art facility located in Charleston, SC manufacturers high voltage subsea & land cables that bring power from off shore wind farms to land. We are looking for a Site Purchasing Team Member that will oversee the following activities:

• The role is expected to deliver purchasing strategies and savings in the main categories. The senior purchaser will act as an efficient link across functions and teams, offering accurate spend data and recommendations for improvements where possible and 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.

• -Supports the definition of the category strategy / Business Units, in line with the vision of the group, their Business Unit, and ensure the alignment of group practices / BU / sites.
• Is the level 1 escalation of PSS operations for the site (s) for which it is responsible (<$ 50,000).
• For Purchases> $ 250,000, it is responsible for the Purchasing performance and the implementation of Procurement strategies, contracts and / or agreements negotiated in collaboration with the Group.
• Responsible for implementation of Nexans Processes and Standard Purchasing
• Responsible for the implementation of transversal Group Purchasing initiatives on his/her perimeter
• Contribute to the identification and reduction of risks related to purchases
• Challenge the expression of the needs (recasting of the cost, functional analysis, standardization ...)
• Consolidate needs at the appropriate level (global, local)
• Support the definition of a functional specification (decision matrix for information request / quote, etc.)
• Lead negotiations to select the best supplier
• Manage contracts and their follow-up (customization, deployment, performance evaluation)
• Contribute to the mitigation of claims
• Contribute to supplier market analysis by providing information on local suppliers
• Analyze market trends and establish market benchmarks (customers, competitors, suppliers)
• Establish the cost structure of the solution
• Identify and propose alternative solutions in the panel supplier

Key Interfaces

• Collaborates with colleagues on other categories, as well as with group central purchasing team
• Close link with BPO position to support stakeholder needs
• 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

• Perform purchasing as per Nexans Corporate Purchasing Rules (POM) and Nexans General Management Procedures (GMP)
• Use the negotiations tools available to achieve the best deals taking into consideration all parameters, cost, planning, quality, reputation, etc
• During RFQ, prepare an evaluation of the offers to be presented and discussed with the teams (technical, legal, management, ..) before the award is made
• When applicable use the evaluation template matrix (TCO) with criteria and weight
• Be aware and try to reach the yearly KPI targets; for example: savings on P&L, cost avoidance, number of e-auctions & LRN, number of CSR scorecards , … to be cascaded by line management in alignment with Corporate purchasing
• Ensure our supply chain follows our CSR expectations
• Be fair with the suppliers and involve competition in all purchasing processes
• Leading the competitiveness program of his / her plants related to his/her scope and following up the YTD / YEO results
• Run category strategy process (plant specific) and establish the purchasing savings budget to reach the Purchasing savings objectives
• Good coordination with all sites and central team
• Apply the control tower within purchasing process, as well as the Decision Gate prior to award
• Provide all suppliers necessary information (cost variation, deviations, change of methodology...) to the tender & project teams in due time.
• Have valid and useful Frame Agreements with details, costs and options for call off
• Always obtain 3 compliant offers to avoid Single Source situation when purchasing above 50 000 $

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor degree within relevant fields
• Between 1 - 5 years of purchasing experience
• Good negotiation & communication skills
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written
• Competitive and positive mindset
• Very good Excel analysis skills
• Cohesive and adaptive
• Results oriented
• Preferably SAP & Ariba experience