Vice-President Procurement – Global Category (H/F)SUEZ

Acteur majeur des services à l'environnement, SUEZ accompagne les collectivités et les industriels dans la gestion de l'eau et des déchets, avec une ambition forte : préserver les ressources et favoriser la transition écologique.

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Engagé de longue date dans la lutte contre les discriminations, SUEZ promeut l'égalité des chances et veille à garantir un environnement de travail respectueux de toutes les différences, visibles ou invisibles, dont le handicap. Le Groupe applique une politique de tolérance zéro vis-à-vis de toute forme de discrimination et agit pour assurer l'équité à chaque étape du parcours professionnel.

Cet engagement se traduit également par des actions concrètes en faveur de l'inclusion, en France comme à l'international. SUEZ a notamment rejoint le réseau mondial « Entreprises et Handicap » de l'Organisation internationale du Travail, affirmant ainsi sa volonté de favoriser l'intégration et le maintien dans l'emploi des personnes en situation de handicap et de faire évoluer les pratiques à l'échelle du Groupe.

Au-delà de ses activités, SUEZ développe des initiatives d'innovation sociale pour favoriser l'insertion professionnelle des publics éloignés de l'emploi, dont les personnes en situation de handicap, contribuant ainsi à un impact positif sur les territoires.

- Vice-President Procurement - Global Category (H/F) -

The position : Reporting to the Group Chief Procurement Officer, you lead a team of around 20 people, overseeing €1bn of global categories :

Key objectives and expected results :

• Deliver value to the business (cost savings, quality & safety, service level, innovation, risk mitigation and corporate responsibility) by leveraging category strategy, cross-functional collaboration, technology and global suppliers' relationships ;
• Lead the community of buyers across the Procurement function. Develop and maintain a close relationship with the Procurement BU's Heads and build a robust and active network of category experts ;
• Design best in class organization, relying on communities of practice, transforming the ways of working and enhance global / regional / local collaboration ;
• Promote a culture of innovation. Bring the best of the outside inside the company ;
• Establish close relationship with the technical experts across the company and agree on priorities ;
• Ensure compliance with our corporate responsibility commitments, identify and develop key areas of differentiation. Ensure Procurement is a key contributor to the company's social responsibility progress ;
• Improve Group profitability by optimizing International Agreements with Global Suppliers; Generate total cost improvement and Increase International revenues ;
• Communicate on the opportunities, support and challenge the business ;
• Support our Data, Systems and Process transformation roadmap ;
• Contribute to the development of the function globally.

Mainchallenges of the position :

• Ensure approval and recognition of the "new Procurement" as a true business partner with added value by main business stakeholders in a technical, complex company environment, nationally and internationally ;
• Develop skills levels and Procurement know how/maturity across the team and the Procurement organization to continuously grow new Procurement identity and value creation impact ;
• Ensure quick success stories for early stakeholders and team awareness and acceptance.

Mission and mainresponsibilities :

• Lead global category team of around 20 FTE, animate a network of regional and country buyers, overseeing around € 1B in annual Spend at the Group level ;
• Main categories: Water Networks & Water Treatment Equipment + Waste Equipment + EFW/UVE Equipment + Process & Automation + Chemicals + Technical Specifications & Market Intelligence ;
• Drive and manage design, innovation, implementation, continuous improvement, and performance of relevant category strategies, Ensure global and support regional/local implementation of category strategies ;
• Actively drive and embed sustainable core focus and development (CSR) in Group sourcing and category management, ensure compliance with Group CSR commitments and identify/develop key areas of differentiation (e.g. carbon-neutral supply chain, social equity, ...) ;
• Deliver substantial continuous value to the business (cost reduction and savings, quality and safety, service levels, innovation, risk mitigation, CSR) by leveraging category strategy, cross-functional collaboration, technology and global supplier/partner relationships ;
• Actively develop the structured use of AI driven tools & methods & levers to increase the efficiency and impact of value creation by the Procurement team via a new digital culture ;
• Manage and continuously optimize the relationship and performance with a panel of key suppliers at global and supra-regional level and trigger/increase a culture of external innovation; improve Group profitability by optimizing international terms and agreements with Global Suppliers ;
• Develop and manage an efficient relationship with main global and regional stakeholders (Senior Management of Business Units and Regional entities, Finance, Operations, Engineering, Support Services, Regional Procurement Directors, Legal, Sales & Marketing, CSR, …) ;
• Ensure full integration of category strategies and category management across all levels and functions of the Group including regional and local compliance and implementation ;
• Review and optimize efficiency by designing and developing best in class structure, practices, teams and skills, improving the way of working and enhancing global and local collaboration.

Qualifications / Experience :

• Engineering or business school diploma or equivalent, MBA or MS preferred ;
• 15+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, in a global/international environment ;
• Sound experience building progressive Procurement networks and leading and inspiring a large group of buyers, in a transformation context and dynamic environment ;
• Track record in the definition and implementation of comprehensive category strategies with large spend (€1B+) commodities and with engagement of stakeholders ;
• Experience and ability to lead, motivate and coach direct and cross-functional team members ;
• Experience in negotiation and management of complex agreements with global suppliers (including SLA) ;
• Experience in data and systems transformation. Knowledge and appreciation of working with eProcurement application suites ;
• Knowledge of supply base and sourcing business practices in the utilities industry sectors would be a plus.

Practical information :

• Location: Paris - La Défense
• Travel to be planned in France, Europe and other countries world-wide(around 20%)
• Languages: English and French (fluent), any other international language is a plus