Senior Purchaser

Nexans; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexans in Charleston, SC is seeking a Senior Purchaser to lead local purchasing activities for subsea and land cable projects. You will develop purchasing strategies, manage supplier relations, and implement standard Nexans processes while coordinating with central purchasing teams.

The role demands strong negotiation, data-driven spend analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to meet site objectives and KPI targets. A Bachelor degree and 1–5 years in purchasing are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a relevant field.
• 1-5 years of purchasing experience.
• Strong negotiation and 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 and Ariba experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver purchasing strategies and savings in main categories.
• Act as a link across functions and teams with accurate spend data and recommendations.
• Oversee Local Site Purchasing and Local Vendor Management: reassessment of needs, RFI, RFQ, contract design, and CI plan.
• Support category strategy definition in line with the group vision and site alignment.
• Escalation point for PSS operations for the site (≤$50,000).
• For purchases >$250,000, manage procurement strategies, contracts and agreements.
• Implement Nexans processes and standard purchasing.
• Drive transversal Group purchasing initiatives.
• Identify and reduce purchasing risks and challenge needs definitions.
• Lead negotiations to select best suppliers and manage contracts.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Excel

Fluent English

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor degree in a relevant field

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

ONBOARDING YOU TO THE COMPANY

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. In Power Transmission, this means delivering the world’s longest and most complex subsea and land cable systems to connect nations and drive the global energy transition.

Nexans recognises the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. Diversity is key to performance and to our global ambition to lead the world in the energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This we know from experience. All differences are appreciated and respected at Nexans. As a result, you will be an active part of a multinational organisation where we cultivate the culture of sharing your unique point of view. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment – Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome! #PowerToInnovate #PowerToImpact #PowerToCare

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

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

Among our employees we share the same values- we are pioneers of the energy transition, dedicated to deliver to the highest standards of performance united to achieve our ambitious goal.

At the individual level our growth culture is built on trust and collaboration. We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact we believe in autonomy at the local level at same time as we encourage knowledge sharing within our global engineering competence.