EMEA PMO and EMEA Strategic Raw Material Purchasing Category Manager

About

This position plays at the same time 2 important roles: EMEA PMO and EMEA Strategic Raw Material Purchasing Category Manager

The Project Manager Officer & EMEA Strategic Raw Material Purchasing Category Manager will be in charge of defining and executing the raw material sourcing strategy for PM EMEA Europe, mainly covering local/regional spend in complementarity to the Global Raw Material spend cover by Global team. On top, he/she will be in charge of the implementation, as part of PMO scope, of global and regional transversal initiatives such as pricing reduction initiatives, sole source reduction, I3/ redesign to cost initiatives, payment terms increase project at PM EMEA level.

• PMO for PM EMEA responds to around 30M€ in initiatives loaded in Quimeo around all Categories (Local/Regional/Global levels);
• EMEA Raw Material role will cover around 10M€ spend coordinated among the PM EMEA entities – exchanges with Sub-Regions & PPMs, Product Managers, Operations, Quality, Industrial, Procurement & Supply Chain;
• Expected 10% of travel required.
• Preferred Location: Paris, France

Responsibilities

The key Tasks & Responsibilities for the Europe Category position are the following :

• Define and Develop PM EMEA Europe sourcing strategy for the short and long term along with the BA stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the suppliers used by PM EMEA
• Effectively negotiate to get the best prices for PM EMEA
• Negotiate, create, maintain & enforce supplier contracts
• Analyze market trends, lead external benchmarking studies and implement best practices in sourcing strategy
• Monitor and forecast markets trends and issues and determine potential risks, opportunities and actions for PM EMEA to achieve supply continuity and best value
• Responsible for all SAP (ERP system) requests and validation process (validation of suppliers, implementation of prices lists, reporting, validation of PO…) assigned to his/her roles and responsibilities.
• Strong focus on development of new sources in collaboration with operations & quality teams

The key Tasks & Responsibilities for the PMO position are the following :

• Works in close collaboration with the category management teams and the sub-regional purchasing teams to make sure progress is being made at the right pace and targets are being achieved.
• Will act as project manager of the transformation project (end of cycle)
• Support the suppliers’ management and quality/initiatives (audits, evaluation…) in liaise with Purchasing Network function, which includes SRM and Innovation activities
• Gather data and implement the tools and reporting at PM EMEA level, all this in alignment and coordination with the Global PMO Manager
• Collect and consolidate all the spend data and suppliers from the different sites via the local buyers sites’ network /operations teams from all entities
• Develop and implement all the tools and reporting needed to support the purchasing activities within the new structure.
• Involve/source/implement/manage some software solutions related to the function and transformation (linked with consultants initiatives tracking…)
• Manage internally the Taxonomy/Purchasing Segmentation implementation and evolution
• Follow and track some KPI’s related to the function
• Animation of the Purchasing community (Purchasing + Operations) at regional level on the Tools and Reporting initiatives, with ongoing project reviews and communication on latest releases (Tools, contracts, etc…)

Education and Experience Requirements

• Solid relevant experience in sourcing & purchasing in international environment (5 year+)
• Master degree in Purchasing, engineering or mining background is also a plus
• English fluent, French and any other language is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering or Business. Master’s in Business a plus
• Minimum of 5 years strategic sourcing experience – One successful experience in a multinational group in a regional / multi-sites role
• Established professional with broad business experience, strategic partnerships with business units, in a global company
• Use to work in a multinational environment
• Extremely skilled in communication, rigor, autonomous, strong need of energy, leadership & convincing skills
• Very strong analytic and negotiation skills, with good knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets
• Team-oriented, dynamic and adaptable

Knowledge, Skills

• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships & influence key decision makers internally & externally, regionally and globally
• Proven experience in planning and leading complex negotiations
• Highly motivated & results focused with the ability to act with a high sense of urgency
• Ability to operate and execute effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and challenging deadlines
• Thorough knowledge of the markets, regulations & operations in the mineral mining world
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

Imerys Leadership Behaviours

Leads self

• Flexes own style to meet the needs of others or situations.
• Manages own energy and emotions. Takes steps to set the right leadership example

Leads others

• Understands each team member and how to get the best out of them.
• Empowers team to operate outside of their comfort zone by providing learning opportunities that allow them to try new things.

Communicates and collaborates

• Leads and collaborates across boundaries.
• Effectively networks to share knowledge and insight and to drive performance.

Deliver results

• Delivers short term results while maintaining focus on the longer term.
• Adapts to changing business priorities whilst maintaining focus on personal and team results.

Drives improvements

• Gathers external insight from other organizations and customers to innovate and drive business performance.
• Looks to find ways to do things better, quicker or more efficiently.