Purchasing Buyer, Senior

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 ( 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)
Manage contracts and their follow-up (customization, deployment, performance evaluation)
Contribute to 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
Key Interfaces Collaborates with colleagues on other categories, as well as with group central purchasing team
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, ..) 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
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
to the tender & project teams in due time.
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
Fluent in English, both verbal and written
Very good Excel analysis skills
Preferably SAP & Ariba experience

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