Purchasing Digital and Platforms Manager

Nexans; Courbevoie; Sur place; EUR 80 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A multinational electrical company in Courbevoie seeks a Purchasing Digital and Platforms Manager to oversee ERP-linked purchasing activities and manage Ariba projects. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in purchasing and IT, strong leadership skills, and a profound understanding of SAP and Ariba. This position will involve substantial collaboration with various departments and requires excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong purchasing / IT experience with at least 10 years in industrial & global environments.
• Ability to manage complexity & multiple activities.

Responsabilités

• Manage Nexans configuration of Ariba and support Purchasing function.
• Lead discussions with Ariba Support Teams.
• Ensure correct customs and tax data availability.
• Propose continuous improvement approaches.

Connaissances

Fluent English

Outsourced Teams management

Leadership

SAP expertise

Ariba technical knowledge

Understanding of Accounting issues

Analytic mindset

Internal control knowledge

Formation

University diploma (master) or equivalent

Description du poste

Job Description

Purchasing Digital and Platforms Manager

Posting Start Date : 10 / 2 / 25

Purchasing

France

Nexans France - Courbevoie

Full Time

Experienced - over 5 years

ID : 78745

As Purchasing Digital & Platforms Manager, you will be the referent for ERP-linked Purchasing activities, and Ariba. You will ensure the run, and promote / develop projects on these platforms, in adequation with the strategy defined by the Purchasing Operations Director :

Key Responsibilities

• Ariba key user for central IT
• Functional Referent on Ariba related projects
• Functional Referent on all ERP related adaptations in alignment with Central IT
• Support the Purchasing function to build the roadmap of Purchasing IT roadmap, including integration with other platforms

Area Of Responsibilities

• Managing the Nexans configuration of Ariba:
• Owner of the Ariba configuration
• Pilot L2 support on a daily basis
• Lead all followups with support platforms (Ariba L2, Purchasing operations support) related to any interface, process modification or Ariba templates modification
• Monitor the health of the platform by requesters, purchasers, and approvers (usage, master data alignment, process clarification)
• Lead discussions with Ariba Support Teams
• Managing the configuration changes and status on all SAPs as functional key-user:
• Ensuring consistency with central master data repository
• Point of contact whenever IT / Finance need clarification or adjustment on configuration
• Liaise on a daily basis with the Operations teams - to document and put in perspective of functional projects
• Advising on any ERP when Ariba / Supplier Master Data projects mandate convergence to:
• Central Supplier Master Data platform
• Ariba
• Coordinating with Supply Chain and Finance functional leads:
• Interfacing with Finance lead on invoice platform, if all Finance tools
• Ensuring correct customs and tax data availability
• Represent Purchasing on any alignment / continuous improvement initiative
• Propose continuous improvement approach and monitor effectiveness of implementation
• Ensuring visibility on platforms total cost of ownership, and eventually proposing improvements.
• Animate and manage a team of data / Ariba specialists

Required Skills & Competencies

Education and training:

University diploma (master) or equivalent (experience)

Experience

Ideally, you have a strong purchasing / IT experience with at least 10 years working experience in industrial and global environments

Technical knowledge and skills

• Fluent English
• Outsourced Teams management
• Leadership and ability to work within a network
• Strong SAP expertise
• Strong Ariba technical and functional knowledge
• Good understanding of Accounting / Supply Chain issues related to Purchasing
• Analytic mindset
• Keen understanding of internal control requirements

Soft knowledge and skills

• Capacity to work under pressure
• Leadership and ability to influence and work within a network
• Curious, ability to propose innovations
• Ability to manage complexity & multiple activities
• Customer focus
• Advanced communication skills

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