Vice-President Procurement – Global Category (H/F)

SUEZ; Puteaux; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SUEZ, leader mondial de la gestion durable des ressources, recherche un Vice-President Procurement – Global Category pour diriger une équipe d'environ 20 acheteurs et piloter près d'1 milliard d'euros de dépenses annuelles. Vous établirez des stratégies globales, travaillerez avec les directions et améliorerez la performance tout en menant l'innovation et la CSR.

Ce poste est basé à Paris-La Défense avec possibilité de télétravail partiel et des déplacements internationaux (environ 20%).

Qualifications

• Diplôme d'ingénieur ou école de commerce équivalent. MBA ou MS souhaité.
• Fortes compétences en chaîne d'approvisionnement et en sourcing stratégique.
• Expérience internationale et capacité à diriger des équipes globales.

Responsibilities

• Diriger une équipe achats globale (~20 personnes) et gérer un budget annuel d'environ 1 Md€.
• Concevoir et mettre en œuvre des stratégies de catégorie, collaborer avec les BU et les parties prenantes.
• Promouvoir l'innovation, la responsabilité sociétale et l'amélioration continue des processus achats.
• Assurer la performance et la conformité CSR du groupe et optimiser les accords internationaux.

Job description

QUI SOMMES-NOUS

Avec 40 000 collaborateurs présents sur les cinq continents, SUEZ est un leader mondial dans la gestion intelligente et durable des ressources. Le Groupe fournit des solutions de gestion de l'eau et des déchets qui permettent aux villes et aux industries d’optimiser la gestion de leurs ressources et d’améliorer leurs performances environnementale et économique.

• Location: Paris – La Défense

Type de contrat

CDI

VOTRE MISSION

• Vice-President Procurement – Global Category (H/F) -

The position : Reporting to the Group Chief Procurement Officer, you lead a team of around 20 people, overseeing €1bn of global categories :

Key Objectives And Expected Results

• Deliver value to the business (cost savings, quality & safety, service level, innovation, risk mitigation and corporate responsibility) by leveraging category strategy, cross-functional collaboration, technology and global suppliers’ relationships ;
• Lead the community of buyers across the Procurement function. Develop and maintain a close relationship with the Procurement BU’s Heads and build a robust and active network of category experts ;
• Design best in class organization, relying on communities of practice, transforming the ways of working and enhance global / regional / local collaboration ;
• Promote a culture of innovation. Bring the best of the outside inside the company ;
• Establish close relationship with the technical experts across the company and agree on priorities ;
• Ensure compliance with our corporate responsibility commitments, identify and develop key areas of differentiation. Ensure Procurement is a key contributor to the company’s social responsibility progress ;
• Improve Group profitability by optimizing International Agreements with Global Suppliers; Generate total cost improvement and Increase International revenues ;
• Communicate on the opportunities, support and challenge the business ;
• Support our Data, Systems and Process transformation roadmap ;
• Contribute to the development of the function globally.

Main Challenges Of The Position

• Ensure approval and recognition of the “new Procurement” as a true business partner with added value by main business stakeholders in a technical, complex company environment, nationally and internationally ;
• Develop skills levels and Procurement know how/maturity across the team and the Procurement organization to continuously grow new Procurement identity and value creation impact ;
• Ensure quick success stories for early stakeholders and team awareness and acceptance.

Mission And Main Responsibilities

• Lead global category team of around 20 FTE, animate a network of regional and country buyers, overseeing around € 1B in annual Spend at the Group level ;
• Main categories: Water Networks & Water Treatment Equipment + Waste Equipment + EFW/UVE Equipment + Process & Automation + Chemicals + Technical Specifications & Market Intelligence ;
• Drive and manage design, innovation, implementation, continuous improvement, and performance of relevant category strategies, Ensure global and support regional/local implementation of category strategies ;
• Actively drive and embed sustainable core focus and development (CSR) in Group sourcing and category management, ensure compliance with Group CSR commitments and identify/develop key areas of differentiation (e.g. carbon-neutral supply chain, social equity, ...) ;
• Deliver substantial continuous value to the business (cost reduction and savings, quality and safety, service levels, innovation, risk mitigation, CSR) by leveraging category strategy, cross-functional collaboration, technology and global supplier/partner relationships ;
• Actively develop the structured use of AI driven tools & methods & levers to increase the efficiency and impact of value creation by the Procurement team via a new digital culture ;
• Manage and continuously optimize the relationship and performance with a panel of key suppliers at global and supra-regional level and trigger/increase a culture of external innovation; improve Group profitability by optimizing international terms and agreements with Global Suppliers ;
• Develop and manage an efficient relationship with main global and regional stakeholders (Senior Management of Business Units and Regional entities, Finance, Operations, Engineering, Support Services, Regional Procurement Directors, Legal, Sales & Marketing, CSR, …) ;
• Ensure full integration of category strategies and category management across all levels and functions of the Group including regional and local compliance and implementation ;
• Review and optimize efficiency by designing and developing best in class structure, practices, teams and skills, improving the way of working and enhancing global and local collaboration.

VOTRE PROFIL

Qualifications / Experience

• Engineering or business school diploma or equivalent, MBA or MS preferred ;
• 15+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, in a global/international environment ;
• Sound experience building progressive Procurement networks and leading and inspiring a large group of buyers, in a transformation context and dynamic environment ;
• Track record in the definition and implementation of comprehensive category strategies with large spend (€1B+) commodities and with engagement of stakeholders ;
• Experience and ability to lead, motivate and coach direct and cross-functional team members ;
• Experience in negotiation and management of complex agreements with global suppliers (including SLA) ;
• Experience in data and systems transformation. Knowledge and appreciation of working with eProcurement application suites ;
• Knowledge of supply base and sourcing business practices in the utilities industry sectors would be a plus.

Practical Information

• Location: Paris – La Défense
• Travel to be planned in France, Europe and other countries world-wide (around 20%)
• Languages: English and French (fluent), any other international language is a plus
• Suez préserve l’équilibre entre vie professionnelle et privée, ce poste est ouvert au télétravail.