Nexans is seeking a Raw Materials Category Manager

Nexans, Electrifying the Future

Nexans’ submarine power cables are key in the transition to more renewable energy whether connecting islands to the mainland or bringing green energy from the offshore wind farm to the grid. In cooperation with our world-wide customers we push technological boundaries to go deeper, longer, at higher voltages and to provide turn-key solutions for installation and protection to meet future needs.

About the Position:

The main areas of responsibility are to secure competitive and adequate quality deliveries of raw materials within a designated raw material group portfolio, by negotiating and implementing contracts and spot purchases, and by taking the main responsibility for supplier relations within the portfolio.

The position is located within the Central Purchasing Department, within the raw materials purchasing group. It is a an independent position reporting to the Manager of the SLS Raw Materials Purchasing group.

Responsibilities and tasks:

• Negotiate frame contracts, pricelists and spot purchases of raw materials within a specific raw material portfolio
• Define the purchasing strategy for the portfolio in charge and share it with his/her main stakeholders to secure a full alignment
• Define the right negotiating lever to work on competitiveness program and secure the best costing
• Lead and participate to some Design to cost / Re-design to cost exercise to work on cost optimization
• Implement contracts and agreements made on Group level for materials within the portfolio for Nexans Norway AS
• Update ERP master data related to materials management, pricing and delivery terms
• Lead the supplier evaluation, approval process and supplier development for suppliers within the portfolio
• Secure that all purchases of raw materials are done according to the Materials Specifications (MS) procedure, and that the last version of all relevant MS’s is distributed to the relevant suppliers
• Do market surveillance and keep track of market development and suppliers for the material groups within the portfolio
• Secure a good cross functional cooperation with internal customers, such as sales and marketing and technical departments

Qualifications:

• Fluent in the English language - both oral and written
• Very good commercial and contract legal skills
• Minimum 5 years’ experience and good competence from purchasing processes
• Experience from industry related team and project work
• Experience/Educational background from finance/engineering/marketing
• Experience with the use of ERP systems, and especially purchasing related functionality
• Knowledge of Cable Raw Materials
• Be able to work proactively to drive internal projects and work for a continuous optimization of work processes
• Like to meet new people and interact with many types of people from all disciplines
• Structured
• High level of integrity

Why work with us?

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Interesting and varied work in an international, dynamic and multidisciplinary environment
• Good pension scheme and insurance agreements
• Company cottages

Workplace:Oslo,Helsfyr

Application deadline 28/02/21

About Nexans Norway

Nexans Norway is part of the Nexans Group which has industrial presence in 40 countries and commercial activities worldwide and has nearly 1,600 employees. The head office is located in Oslo and we have manufacturing plants in Rognan, Langhus and Halden.

Nexans’ Norwegian activity is divided into three business groups: Submarine & Land Systems (SLS), Building & Territories and Telecom (B&T&T) and Telecom and Data (T&D).

About Submarine & Land Systems:

Submarine & Land Systems is a global player in engineering, manufacturing and installing key submarine cable solutions to customers all over the world. The Business Group has manufacturing plants in Halden, USA, Japan, France and Belgium