Chemical Category Manager for Waste Activities M/F

Overview

SUEZ is a global leader delivering essential water and waste services. The group has around 40,000 employees in 40 countries and supports customers through the lifecycle of assets and services, driving ecological transition with end-users.

Responsibilities

• Defining and steering a category strategy
  • Develop and maintain category expertise and market watch including competitors, suppliers, market trends and innovations, in connection with technical experts.
  • Understand and challenge current and future business needs with BU procurement teams to align with the BU category strategy.
  • Build and steer the category core team globally (including O&M Category leader, Project Buyer, key BU and DU stakeholders).
• Global approach for BUs and DUs
  • Co-design global category strategy with the category core team using levers such as contractual negotiation, contract implementation and compliance, standardization, and demand management.
• Participation in tenders
  • Participate in commercial bids and contribute value and differentiation.
• Risk management
  • Develop and implement risk management and mitigation plans.
• Supplier relations
  • Organise Business Reviews with strategic suppliers (including feedback, current projects, and upcoming works).
• Specific BU 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).
  • Support contractual or business litigations (escalation process).
  • Support BUs and DUs in global/local supplier or contract negotiations.
  • Support CSR initiatives related to the category.
• Category performance steering
  • Track and report category performance globally (KPIs, reporting, etc.) to procurement/management/business.
• Global category animation

Qualifications

• Business and/or Engineering school. Master’s in Procurement. At least 5 years of experience in a procurement role.
• Technical appetite. Prior knowledge of the product category, as well as knowledge of the market and suppliers, is advantageous.
• Hard skills: negotiation, communication, risk management.
• Soft skills: leadership, open and collaborative mindset, customer focus.
• Fluent English.