- Group Digital & IT Department – IT internal customers.
- Business & regional IT buyers & IT teams (internal customers).
- Finance & legal department.
- Manage one Lead buyer and ensure its IT procurement expertise learning curve.
- Establish a strong working relationships with key business stakeholders.
- Optimize cost and define preferred suppliers through a sourcing strategy implementation, negotiations, and synergies aligned with GDI department strategy and roadmap.
- Reinforcement of Supplier Relationship Management with strategic partners.
- Manage supplier performance with a continuous improvement approach.
- Act as an ambassador toward internal stakeholder to comply with procurement policy & processes.
- Ensure perfect use of company sourcing tools and reporting.
- Internal customer Satisfaction
- Savings and performance achieved vs budget
- Spend management maturity
- Proficient end-to-end contract management
- Sourcing strategy definition & roll out
- Contribution to administrative and non-value cost reduction
- Contribution to process effectiveness
- Positive and collaborative mindset
- Master Degree in Business Administration, Engineering or equivalence (Bac +5).
- Specialized Master degree in Purchasing.
- Speaking English is mandatory.
- Experience in negotiating and dealing IT contracts (Minimum 8 years work experience).
- Experience in negotiating with HW/ NW/ Telecom providers.
- Strong knowledge of sourcing levers and processes from specifications to contracting.
- Proficient in MS office (Excel/ Word/ PowerPoint).
- Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication, team spirit and integrity
- Adaptable, proactive and self-sufficient.
- Experience in managing, stakeholders and suppliers autonomously.
- Customer service and result-oriented.
- Evolutive profile beyond the current role.
Category manager Hardware/ Network/ Telecom F/H - Île-de-France - saint_gobain_group
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SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITES OF THE ROLE:
She/ He will be the primary contact within Saint-Gobain GDI Department (Group Digital & IT).
The Hardware, Network & Telecom Category Manager will act as a key member of the Group Procurement Digital & IT team to achieve Saint-Gobain procurement transformation and contribution to the group profitability.
She/ He will manage one Hardware, Network & Telecom Lead Buyer.
The Hardware, Network & Telecom Category Manager proposes enhancements to existing agreements as well as builds and implements innovative and consolidated sourcing strategies and practices in conjunction with the group Digital & IT and stakeholders with the goals of enabling synergies and providing costs, productivity and quality improvements.
She/ He is responsible to establish the Supplier Relationship & Risk Management of its procurement categories.
She/ He will have to work closely within Saint-Gobain with:
Goals
Performance Measurement
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To be successful in this role, She/ He will demonstrate the following skills, experience and attributes:
Educational Degree
Technical skills
Behavioral Competencies
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Welcome to Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain designs, produces and distributes materials and solutions for the well-being of everyone and the future of all. Join an innovative, passionate and enterprising community to improve tomorrow's world. Saint-Gobain is present in 68 countries with more than 170,000 employees.
Informação importante
Reporting to the Digital & IT procurement Director, the Hardware, Network & Telecom Category Manager will be responsible for sourcing & managing Hardware, Network & Telecom procurement at a global level in accordance with the Group sourcing strategy and initiatives.
Saint-Gobain encourage la diversité des équipes et favorise notamment l'inclusion des personnes en situation de handicap.