Project Purchasing Team Lead – Mediterranean Team

Generation & Transmission BG

 

ONBOARDING YOU TO THE COMPANY

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. At our business group ‘Generation & Transmission’ this means providing reliable cabling systems and smart energy solutions, including power accessories, to make buildings and power networks more efficient, more people oriented and more sustainable. Nexans recognizes 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 organization 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!

 

WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM

The Project Purchasing team is a diverse and multicultural team with team members located in Norway, France, USA and UK. The team is responsible for managing and coordinating all purchasing related activities respecting Nexans purchasing procedures throughout the lifetime of the tenders and projects.

The Mediterranean Team is a unit within Project Purchasing team specifically supporting projects with final client delivery within the Mediterranean area.  The Team Lead is responsible for managing a team of Purchasers and Purchasing Managers including development of team, allocating purchasing resources to G&T projects and tasks across projects and ensure high quality and efficient execution.

The workplace is in Oslo, Norway and you will be reporting to the Head of Project Purchasing.

 

GETTING A FLYING START

To get a flying start as Purchaser you should have at least a Master degree in engineering, business or supply chain, 10 years in project purchasing work experience in the oil, gas, offshore, onshore, maritime, or construction sectors.

You are team player, organized, have the ability to multi task, are an effective communicator and efficient at executing tasks.

 

HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT

Be a mentor to and develop the competence of your team of project and tender purchasing managers

Contribute and ensure that the Purchasing Strategy is executed within your portfolio of projects

Participate to Purchasing activities to dedicated project(s) and tender(s) on large subcontracts

Make sure your team manages the entire purchasing process (preparation of inquiries, evaluation of offers, contract negotiations, contract award, follow-up of contract and deliveries, invoicing as well as Supplier Relationship Management) according to Nexans Purchasing (including Best Practices) and Project Model

Responsible for the delivery according to the KPIs of the team

Promote good collaboration within the team and across the entire purchasing project organizations

You will boost your impact by actively promoting Quality and HSE.

 

YOUR STARTING POINT

Master degree in Engineering , Business or Supply Chain

Minimum 10 years of experience in Procurement / Category Management / Supply Chain with proven records of fruitful negotiations or commercial achievements. Project purchasing experience is preferred

Previous management experience

Extensive experience from international negotiations

Experience from any of the following industries: oil, gas, offshore, onshore, maritime, construction

Practical experience with ERP systems (eg SAP)

Team player / Organised / Ability to coordinate many stakeholders and keep good track of discussions

Proactive, efficient and able to achieve results

High working capacity and ability to multitask

Well-structured and executing tasks in an orderly and systematic manner

Good interpersonal communication skills

Demonstrates behaviours in line with Nexans’ values: Pioneer, Dedicated, United

 

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

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 freedom and autonomy at the individual level at same time as we encourage knowledge sharing, team-work mentality and can-do attitude amongst our team members