Hubs
The Eramet Purchasing Department is organized cross-functionally across several levels, in order to respond to the multitude of challenges raised by the Group's international presence and its varied business activities. Five regional purchasing hubs have been established. Each entity has several networks per subsidiary, located within a distinct geographic region. Buyers are set up close to the ground, and are able to pool together local and regional purchases from categories that are not covered by lead buying.
The 5 purchasing hubs are:
- the Africa Hub
- the France Hub
- the Nordic Hub
- the Oceania Hub
- the USA Hub
Purchasing segments
With operations on every continent, the Eramet Group uses suppliers specialized in a wide variety of fields. These most notably include suppliers of raw materials, energy, site services, logistical resources, and intellectual services. Each of these general purchasing categories is monitored by lead buyers, who are locally based so that they can stay close to our operations on the ground.
What we need
The Group's main purchasing categories are themselves broken down into a variety of specific needs, with different, specialized suppliers for each one. As an example, here is a breakdown of the Group's energy needs in 2019.
