Company Description
Veolia Group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents, the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for the management of water, waste and energy that are contributing to a radical turnaround of the current situation.
Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them.
In 2022, the Veolia group provided 111 million inhabitants with drinking water and 97 million with sanitation, produced nearly 44 terawatt hours and recovered 61 million tonnes of waste.
Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext : VIE) achieved consolidated revenue of billion euros in 2022.
Job Description
Within Veolia Water Technologies (VWT), the Indirect Category Manager will be in charge of the Indirect categories for VWT North America zone (total indirect spend of 19M€ in the USA and Canada).
The Indirect Category Manager will report both to the Regional CPO and to the Global Indirect Procurement Manager.
The functional perimeter covers all Indirect categories : Intellectual services (financial services, engineering services, temporary labour, HR services, marketing services ), IT (software, telecommunications, IT services, IT equipment), Car fleet and Energy.
The geographical perimeter includes the USA Business Units and the Canada Business Unit.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Category management
Develop and implement VWT procurement strategies for indirect categories jointly with the global indirect procurement team
Complete supplier mapping for each country and contract coverage analysis
Analyze indirect spend and identify optimization opportunities
Deploy Veolia Group contracts where applicable
Set up local / regional panels to cover Indirect needs and rationalize the supplier base
Support business procurement initiatives to meet performance savings targets
Support the BUs and businesses on their projects, conduct RFPs / RFIs or direct negotiations with suppliers
Manage and anticipate renewals and renegotiations
Conduct business reviews with internal stakeholders to monitor progress, identify challenges and opportunities, understand category trends in the region
Conduct synergy projects to meet synergy targets
Monitor VWT spend for shared contracts with other Veolia entities
Participate and / or lead ongoing synergy projects with other Veolia entities within the region
Identify new synergy opportunities
Qualifications
Education & Experience
Degree in Engineering or Procurement or Business Administration
Minimum 5-7 years experience in Procurement
Procurement and technical skills
Solid negotiation skills
Mastery of procurement processes and methodologies (RFx )
Fluency in English, French would be an advantage
Advanced analytical skills
Soft skills
Ability to work in a multicultural and large matrix environment
Ability to challenge status quo, identify opportunities, drive improvements and deliver results
Strong and positive interpersonal skills with a customer-service mentality
Ability to network and interact with all levels of management to build relationships with stakeholders
Organisational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities
Other requirements
Willingness to travel as needed
Additional Information
This position will preferably be based in Cary, North Carolina or Plainfield, Illinois.
Hybrid working is possible
Additional Information
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
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