Global Category Leader – Purchasing & Strategy

Nexans Group; Puteaux; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Nexans Group in Île-de-France seeks a senior Category Manager to lead purchasing strategy for high-value materials, ensuring security of supply and cost competitiveness across BGs.

You will define category roadmaps, monitor performance dashboards, manage regional managers, and drive supplier relationships while shaping global category strategies.

Fluency in English and leadership are essential; engineering degree required; MBA a plus; experience in plastic/steel materials is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Experience: minimum 10 years leadership experience in Purchasing in industrial environments.
• Engineering Master degree or equivalent; MBA is a plus.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsabilités

• Define the Category Purchasing roadmap to meet business needs and E3 objectives, especially in terms of security of supply, TCO competitiveness, cash, innovation and CSR.
• Define the Category objective and manage its activities in accordance with business needs and Group Purchasing objectives – Align targets and arbitrate priorities with BGs whenever needed.
• Monitor purchasing standards and indicators adapted to its Category (standard contractual models, performance dashboard, ...).
• Supervise the purchasing risk analysis and mitigation plans implementation in the scope of his/her Category.
• Manage a network of Regional Category Managers to ensure full alignment with the global strategy.

Connaissances

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

English fluency

Cost optimization

Formation

Engineering Master degree or equivalent

MBA is a plus

Description du poste

Nexans Group in Île-de-France seeks a senior Category Manager to lead purchasing strategy for high-value materials, ensuring security of supply and cost competitiveness across BGs.

You will define category roadmaps, monitor performance dashboards, manage regional managers, and drive supplier relationships while shaping global category strategies.

Fluency in English and leadership are essential; engineering degree required; MBA a plus; experience in plastic/steel materials is beneficial.