Job Description
The Global Category Manager Facades, Exterior & Interior Finishing is the leader of the procurement strategy and the recognized expert in procurement. He / she is leveraging BESIX assets to define a strategy in category sourcing that ensures competitiveness and profitability of the Group
Key responsibilities:
Core Tasks
1. Define procurement strategy for his / her respective category in collaboration with stakeholders (technical, business…) and promote within businesses
2. Define strategic partners and manage vendor relationship
3. Responsible of managing Vendor Directory for his / her category
4. Initiate, negotiate, manage and promote vendors’ framework agreements at BESIX Group level
5. Coordinate and animate buyers’ network inside BESIX group for his / her category
6. Support Tendering teams by providing vendors and market prices visibility
7. Support project execution for BESIX Contracting and Regionals with adapted strategic inputs and negotiation support or responsibility
8. Manage vendor performance feedback and adapt BESIX vendor strategy
9. Drive a regular market screening to adjust Vendor panel development
10. Identify and execute opportunities on price reduction (Tendering & Execution) according to objectives, including group synergies
11. Challenge specifications with a strong focus on innovation, sustainability and out-of-the box-thinking
Mission and responsibilities
12. Define procurement strategy for his / her respective category in collaboration with stakeholders (projects, technical, business…) and associated vendor panel, with a yearly spend of €100 millions
13. Focus activities and his/her time for 75% on Facades or Exterior finishing and 25% on Interior finishing.
14. Support competitiveness with Tendering teams
15. Support profitability during project execution
16. Responsible for Synergies and cost reduction identification and application within BESIX Group and the procurement community
17. Support innovation capture with vendors and promote inside relevant businesses
18. Strong focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Qualifications
Background
19. Master’s degree – Engineer is a plus
20. Procurement certification / degree is a plus
21. 10-year experience in the category (as buyer or technical expert)
22. 5 to 10-year experience in supply-chain role
Competencies
23. Commercial sensitivity
24. Business acumen
25. Convincing and Influencing
26. Professional knowledge of English
27. Professional knowledge of Dutch and / or French
28. Strategic thinking
29. Open and active listening
30. Willingness to travel