ONBOARDING YOU TO THE COMPANY

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. In our business group ‘Generation & Transmission’ this means designing and fabricating the world's finest cables. We deliver EPCI turnkey projects anywhere in the world. This means we have the best tools, equipment and people with competence and skillset to install and service those cables.

Nexans recognizes 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 at Nexans. As a result, you will be an active part of a multinational organization 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!

Position : Sales and marketing manager LAND

Organization

Department : Sales, Marketing & Tendering Country : All Location : Paris Supervisor : VP Sales, Marketing & Tendering (Pwr transmission )

 

Context

Build a long term plan for Charleroi and Land business in Nexans Profitability of Charleroi remains fragile and must be strengthened with a value creation plan

Purpose

Manage daily sales and customer database of LAND Nexans

Areas of responsibility    

 

1. Secure Healthy Backlog

Identify a pipeline of opportunities that meet the business group's strategic objectives. Engage in sales activities during the tendering process, including crafting differentiated offers for major tenders, gathering technical and capacity constraints from the plants, and aligning with the business unit's financial objectives. Ensure all costs and risks are thoroughly considered in the offers, collaborating with the tender team to decide the best solution and pricing strategy, and challenging inputs to propose competitive solutions. Manage negotiations with the customer in coordination with technical and legal teams. Participate in internal tender review meetings (ITR/TRC) and oversee the ITR/TRC mandate iterations.

2. Contract Management

Manage frame contracts with our main GRID Frame customers, ensuring margin volume and rate targets are met. Protect Nexans' interests by ensuring adherence to the legal framework. Mitigate claim risks during execution. Support execution teams in setting up operational ways of working as stated in the contracts. Renegotiate long-term frame contracts through amendments if T&Cs are not favorable to Nexans in the current environment. Secure margins in a volatile market. Ensure robust and reliable communication with customers.

3. Business Development

Frame Business: Cultivate and nurture relationships with key customers to ensure premium customer experiences and identify additional business development opportunities. Identify stable business opportunities with new platinum accounts. Spot Business: Develop sales in the spot projects segment, maintaining close contact with Heads of Countries in core markets. Establish strategic surveillance in selected non-core markets (UK, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Nordics, Libya, Middle East, etc.) to develop spot project business opportunistically. Present opportunities to top management for prioritization and oversee the sales process until deal closure.

4. Balance Load vs. Capacity

Select a pipeline of projects that guarantees the best mix for the manufacturing units using Nexans' yield pricing techniques. Drive the S&OP process to ensure that plant load is optimized on bottleneck capacities, including cable manufacturing, accessories manufacturing, and installation work. Ensure that cable, accessories, and installation capacity are balanced with upcoming projects in the backlog and communicate with customers when necessary. Provide visibility to Nexans Management and customers about the load versus capacity situation and constraints. Trigger capacity or capability improvement proposals using long-term load analysis (e.g., CAPEX investments).

5. Grid Sales Team Management

Directly manage the sales team (currently two members) and coordinate with Heads of Countries on sales matters. Coordinate the sales process among tender teams. Support Business Group budget construction (top-line revenue). Participate in weekly GRID management meetings. Contribute to Monthly Business Reviews as needed.

6. Marketing & Strategic Positioning

Design the marketing strategy for the GRID division, conducting market research, monitoring pricing trends, and gathering insights to shape Nexans' future offerings. Gather information and analyze customer needs and expectations. Monitor competition products and offer portfolios under all aspects. Calculate and track the offer vs. demand equation in the market. Identify Nexans' differentiation factors (e.g., project execution, digital, technical capabilities). Coordinate the SLS GRID team to build the value proposition for each segment. Implement and monitor the marketing action plan.  

Expected results

Long term vision for LAND Nexans policy Sustainable financial performance for Charleroi Plant

Position sizing

 

Required skills and qualifications

Customer oriented, experience in project-based sales, preferably within the energy or infrastructure sectors. Ability to navigate international markets and manage multi-regional sales operations Analytics, technical, Energetic, quick learner with the ability to rapidly contribute in a fast-paced environment Persistent with strong interpersonal communication skills both written and oral, in addition to good analytical skills, especially in products, applications, and specifications. Proficiency in market analysis and strategic marketing. Must be able to build,  present, organize and execute a strategic approach Able to exhibit strong technical and commercial awareness with an ability to communicate at all levels within a business Negotiation skills, business acumen, ability to seize commercial opportunities Common sense and organizational skills, Capable of working independently and autonomously Contractual competencies Effective leadership and team management skills.
  Strong financial acumen and ability to optimize pricing and margin strategies. Reporting and alert skills Global team player, able to work in a transverse and multicultural environment Ability to travel with geographical flexibility Proficient in using Microsoft Office, particularly skilled in PowerPoint and Excel for database management. Fluent in English,

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

Among our employees we share the same values- we are pioneers of the energy transition, dedicated to deliver to the highest standards of performance, united to achieve our ambitious goal.

At the individual level our growth culture is built on trust and collaboration.  We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact we believe in autonomy at the local level at the same time as we encourage knowledge sharing within our global engineering competence. 

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