Group Regional Europe Category Manager

American President Lines; Marseille; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A global leader in shipping and logistics is seeking a Group Regional Category Manager in Marseille. This role involves reporting to the Group Global Category Director and overseeing procurement performance across multiple categories. Key responsibilities include managing a team of category buyers, implementing strategies for cost-saving, and leading RFP processes. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience in procurement, with strong leadership and strategic development skills. This position offers the chance to contribute to innovative solutions in the industry.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in industrial or indirect procurement.
• Ability to develop strategies and work operationally.
• Experience in a fast-paced, multicultural, and matrix organization.

Responsabilités

• Define categories and supplier base strategies with the Global Category Director.
• Manage a team of 5 category buyers.
• Develop annual spend reduction plans for supplier prices and internal demand optimization.
• Lead key Request for Proposal (RFP) processes in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Monitor suppliers' risk and develop corrective actions when necessary.

Connaissances

Strategy development

Operational leadership

Multicultural teamwork

Description du poste

Overview

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050. Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

Role

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Group Global Category Director, the Group Regional Category Manager is accountable for the overall procurement performance on his scope (CMA CGM and CEVA).

Responsibilities

• Define categories and supplier base strategies, in close liaison with the Global Category Director.
• Manage a team of 5 category buyers.
• Develop on his category scope annual spend reduction plans (supplier prices reduction and internal demand optimization), ensuring the activation of all possible performance levers: value analysis, cost breakdown, supplier base rationalization, country synergies, benchmarking, near-/offshoring, etc.
• Leverage all possible CMA CGM group synergies.
• Lead all key Request for Proposal (RFP) processes (RFP strategies and supplier selection) in close collaboration with business owners / stakeholders.
• Implement internal working groups, aiming at identifying cost-saving opportunities and disruptive business model changes to generate additional savings.
• Identify all potential synergies across countries and other CEVA regions (Europe, Latam, APAC, IMEA): multi-country RFPs, supplier base rationalization.
• Monitor suppliers' risk: financial health, CSR, compliance, dependency; develop corrective actions when necessary.

Main KPIs

• Spend reduction (hard savings & cost avoidance, suppliers price reduction & demand optimization).
• Number of annual innovation committees with strategic suppliers.

Qualifications

• Experience 7-10 years in industrial or indirect procurement.
• Ability to develop strategies and work operationally.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural, and matrix organization.