Senior Purchaser

Career Opportunities:
Senior Purchaser (80775)

Requisition
80775
-Posted
08/25/2026

- Nexans High Voltage USA Inc.

-Charleston

- United States

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. In Power Transmission, this means delivering the world’s longest and most complex subsea and land cable systems to connect nations and drive the global energy transition.

Nexans recognises the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. Diversity is key to performance and to our global ambition to lead the world in the energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This we know from experience. All differences are appreciated and respected  a result, you will be an active part of a multinational organisation where we cultivate the culture of sharing your unique point of view.

This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment – Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome! #Power To Innovate  #Power To Impact  #Power To Care

Senior Purchaser

Our new state of the art facility located in Charleston, SC manufacturers high voltage subsea & land cables that bring power from off shore wind farms to land. We are looking for a Site Purchasing Team Member that will oversee the following activities:

• The role is expected to deliver purchasing strategies and savings in the main categories. The senior purchaser will act as an efficient link across functions and teams, offering accurate spend data and recommendations for improvements where possible and responsible for Local Site Purchasing and Local Vendor Management: reassessment of needs, launch of RFI, RFQ contract designs, implementation and monitoring of continuous improvement plan.
• -Supports the definition of the category strategy / Business Units, in line with the vision of the group, their Business Unit, and ensure the alignment of group practices / BU / sites.
• Is the level 1 escalation of PSS operations for the site (s) for which it is responsible ( $ 250,000, it is responsible for the Purchasing performance and the implementation of Procurement strategies, contracts and / or agreements negotiated in collaboration with the Group.
• Responsible for implementation of Nexans Processes and Standard Purchasing
• Responsible for the implementation of transversal Group Purchasing initiatives on his/her perimeter
• Contribute to the identification and reduction of risks related to purchases
• Challenge the expression of the needs (recasting of the cost, functional analysis, standardization ...)
• Consolidate needs at the appropriate level (global, local)
• Support the definition of a functional specification (decision matrix for information request / quote, etc.)
• Lead negotiations to select the best supplier
• Manage contracts and their follow-up (customization, deployment, performance evaluation)
• Contribute to the mitigation of claims
• Contribute to supplier market analysis by providing information on local suppliers
• Analyze market trends and establish market benchmarks (customers, competitors, suppliers)
• Establish the cost structure of the solution
• Identify and propose alternative solutions in the panel supplier

Key Interfaces

• Collaborates with colleagues on other categories, as well as with group central purchasing team
• Close link with BPO position to support stakeholder needs
• Provide relevant reports to plant manager / site manager related to purchasing activities and performance
• Provide relevant reports to the SPM and Group Purchasing Department on the performance and all the Purchasing activities related to the site
• Perform purchasing as per Nexans Corporate Purchasing Rules (POM) and Nexans General Management Procedures (GMP)
• Use the negotiations tools available to achieve the best deals taking into consideration all parameters, cost, planning, quality, reputation, etc
• During…