Senior Credit Manager

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As Senior Credit Manager, you will be the interface between Sales, Financial Department, and Controlling team in BG/BU organisation in France. Reporting directly to Nexans France Finance Director, you will manage a team of 7 people. You will be responsible for:

• Permanently review and maintain granted insurer credit limits to potential and existing customers.
• Continually measure and evaluate existing customer payment performance to validate appropriate credit lines and payment terms.
• Inform Business Groups/Units managers of the amendments of credit limits received by the insurer.
• Manage internal agreements by Business Groups/Units.

Cash Collection:

• Analyze unallocated cash without clear assignment, and unclaimed customer credits as per local legal conditions.
• Elaborate a cash plan according to the calendar in order to improve the financial position (cash flow) at group level.
• Share items with Sales Departments (FOBO)/customers for clearing outstanding items.
• Close cooperation with the legal department for contract design/collection.
• Coordinate with the BG CFO/BU CFO on all credit issues.
• Coordinate as necessary with insurer/internal/external auditors.
• Coordinate with insurer – liaise/negotiate with the insurer for optimal Credit Insurance coverage.
• Ensure consistency of methods & tools and timeliness of reporting information.
• In charge of the quarterly intercompany flows reconciliation (sales to cash).

Comply with the credit management policy:

• Apply Nexans’ policies and procedures relating to credit management and the “order-to-cash” process.
• Design, oversee and execute internal control activities.

Europe & Tool Coordination:

• Be the Key User of the Getpaid tool – manage trainings and onboarding of credit managers within Europe.
• Be the interface between credit managers, Corporate Insurance Director (CM program), and brokers.

Required skills & qualifications:

• University Degree in Business or equivalent.
• At least 10 years of successful management experience in credit and collections in an international environment.
• General business and operations knowledge to apply better credit management tools.
• Excellent knowledge of the SAP System (ERP-System); Get Paid tool is a plus.
• Excellent Microsoft skills, including Excel spreadsheet modeling and PowerPoint charts; Power BI will be a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal, team-oriented, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Highly detail-oriented and organized.