Procurement Manager Operations North
Procurement Manager Operations North
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What if you could lead a team driving procurement excellence while shaping the future of sustainable operations
As a Procurement Manager Operations North youll ensure that essential goods and services are delivered with precision and quality empowering innovation and aligning with Equans Group strategy. Ready to manage dynamic teams across multiple locations and optimize procurement for impactful results Join us at Equans in Antwerp and elevate your career in a role that makes a difference!
Your main accountabilities:
- mission strategy & objectives setting:
- contribute to the operationalization and implementation of the mission strategy and objectives setting of Procurement BeLux
- Procurement operations:
- manage the requesttopay activities within your scope and collaborate with other Procurement teams and other stakeholdersto ensure endtoend service delivery of business and procurement targets in line with procurement governance
- manage a team of purchasing admin and buyers that manage purchasing requests in line with purchasing policy and service levels (ensure competition where needed negotiate contracting)
- manage a team of purchasing admin and buyers thathandles mainly files < 100Kthatworks in the following sites: Zwijndrecht Aartselaar Brussel Grimbergen Houthalen Wetteren
- get the work done by the Procurement Operations North and South team in the most efficient while optimising the workload increasing transversal uniform way of working guaranteeing qualitative output while working for and close to the business; including:
- maximize the use of catalogues by the end users
- support the implementation of new tools (fe. Coupa)
- collaborating with other Procurement teams and other stakeholders
- policies processes governance & organization:
- apply the proper procurement policies and processes in order to achieve the goals set for the organization
- communicate and apply Group and Equans BeLux procurement governance throughout the organization and towards internal and external stakeholders
- methodology & tools:
- apply procurement methodology and use procurement tools (supported by Procurement Excellence)
- coaching:
- coach other (lead) buyer profiles (where relevant/needed)
- marketing:
- support to increase the visibility of the procurement activity and organization (internal and external)
- targets & savings:
- work towards followup and report on procurement savings targets in your scope
- ensure that the savings are reported according to the required guidelines
- contribute to delivery of business and procurement targets
Roles next to the main accountabilities perform (a selection of) roles within the Procurement organization:
- Procurement Project Lead (PPL):
- manage/coordinate the procurement support for the overall project (including coordinating other procurement contributors if applicable)
- procurement SPOC for the project for the internal client and other stakeholders
- Contract Manager (CM):
- manage contract lifecycle of existing contracts (contract renewal contract optimization)
- negotiate and manage new (recurrent) contracts
- support other roles (PPL SME) with contract management expertise and administration expertise
- act as moderator in discussions between internal clients and suppliers
- collaborate with other Procurement teams to ensure contract management in line with procurement governance (e.g. negotiate catalogs with supplier and inform analyst for upload)
- Subject Matter Expert (SME):
- develop and maintain expertise (market knowledge innovations) in one or more procurement (sub)categories
- support other roles (CM PPL CLB) where recommended with your (category) expertise
- manage main negotiations in your domain
- support category activities in line with Group requirements (activities are defined by Equans group and aligned with Equans BeLux)
- Global Category Lead Buyer (GCLB):
- manage category in line with Group requirements
- geographical scope is broader than BeLux
- Supplier Relationship Manager (SRM):
- apply the SRM governance to suppliers within your scope
- manage supplier (relationship) reviews (where reviews are required) (including uptodate supplier card)
You report to aHead of procurement operations.
What do you need to excel in this job
- university master or equivalent by relevant experience
- minimum >7 years of experience in multitechnical domains
- proficiency in procurement tools (SAP Coupa)
- proficiency in Office suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook)
- expert procurement skills and knowledge: negotiation contracting financial and cost management contracts and purchase law
- expert in leading and motivating a team of multiple teams that work on different sites
- good understanding of the business deployed in the operational entities
- ability to formally represent the company internally and externally (towards suppliers)
- very good communication & influencing skills
- verbal and written proficiency in Dutch and minimum one other languages: French and English
Want to tackle tomorrows multitechnical challenges with us
Then join our experts in the various innovative and exciting projects of Equans. You get the opportunity to use your technical skills as well as to discover cuttingedge technologies and help customers in the 3 major transitions of today: the energy transition the industrial transition and the digital transition.
Joining Equans is more than that! You also get:
- a competitive salary in line with your education and experience
- interesting training and career opportunities
- group hospitalization insurance
- eco & meal vouchers representation allowance 13th month holiday pay
- concessionary travel lease car (with fuel card)
- smartphone with subscription internet fee
- additional paid leave homeworking
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Are you interested in this position and do you have questions Contact our HR colleague Karine Paelincklinkedin/in/karine paelinck
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
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