Chemical Category Manager for Waste Activities M/FSUEZ

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.

Le Groupe place l'humain au cœur de son développement et s'appuie sur une culture d'entreprise fondée sur le respect, l'esprit d'équipe et l'engagement en faveur d'une société plus durable et inclusive.

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.

Within the Direct Category Management team at head office, the Category Manager manages at global level the Chemical category for Waste Activities to maximize its contribution to performance (TCO, risk management, operational performance, innovation, etc.), business development (innovation, differentiation, regional anchoring) and supply chain sustainability. He/she acts as business partner with internal stakeholders.
He/she defines, executes and steers the Chemical category strategy to capture sustainable value for SUEZ.
He/she is very operational, by being on daily /regular contact with local sites to solve issues and arrange logistic & supply solutions to maximize performance on sites for France, and in coordination with Chemical buyers outside France.

Defining and steering a category strategy
- Develop and maintain category expertise and market watch including competitors, suppliers market, market trends & innovations, in connection with technical experts.
- Understand and challenge current and future business needs including demand management in accordance with BU procurement teams to be aligned with BU category strategy.
- Build & steer category core team globally (including O&M Category leader, Project Buyer, key BU and DU stakeholders, etc.).

Global approach for BUs and DU
Co-design global category strategy with category core team (using appropriate levers: contractual negotiation, contract implementation and compliance, standardization, demand management, TCO, TVO, etc.).

Participation in tenders
Participate to commercial bid and add value and differentiation.

Risk management
Risk management and mitigation plan anticipation.

Supplier relations
Organise Business Review with strategic suppliers (with Feedback (REX), current projects/works, coming projects/works…).

Specific BUs approach
Lead RFQ for strategic projects (out of E&C).

Supplier Relationship Management and optimization
- Negotiate, execute and monitor global agreements (KPIs, continuous improvement, customer/supplier balance, etc.).
- Manage or support contractual or business litigations (escalation process).
- Support BUs and DUs in Global/local supplier or contract negotiations.
- Support CSR initiatives related to category.

Category performance steering
Track & report category performance globally (KPIs, reporting, etc.) to procurement/management/business.

Global category animation

Business and/or Engineering school. Master's in Procurement.
At least 5 years' experience in a procurement role.
Technical appetite.
The following are considered an advantage: prior knowledge of the product category, as well as knowledge of the market and suppliers.
Hard skills: negotiation, communication skills, risk management.
Soft skills: leadership, open and collaborative mindset, customer focus;
Fluent English.