Procurement Performance Project Manager

Are you driven by impact? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, finance, and influence? Join our Group Procurement Performance Team and play a pivotal role in shaping how a world‑leading organization measures, communicates, and delivers value at the highest level.

Job Purpose

As a Performance Project Manager, you won't just track numbers – you'll tell the story behind them.

Your role is to drive and monitor Procurement Performance, turning complex data into compelling insights that demonstrate Procurement's strategic contribution to AXA's growth. You'll be a trusted voice across the organization, engaging with senior executives and operational teams alike to influence decisions that matter.

Main Missions

• Own the Sourcing pipeline – Partner with Sourcing teams and Finance to define, build, monitor and report on performance, ensuring full visibility at every level of the organization.
• Drive savings delivery – Lead the monitoring of savings performance using validated methodologies, and craft sharp, executive‑ready analyses for top management and C‑level reporting.
• Be the go‑to expert – Support sourcing teams in applying savings methodologies and validation processes, positioning yourself as a key enabler of procurement excellence.
• Manage high‑stakes relationships – Act as the primary interface with Finance for savings validation and reporting, navigating complex stakeholder dynamics with confidence and credibility.
• Deliver executive‑level reporting – Ensure quarterly performance reporting to Group Procurement leadership, translating data into clear, actionable narratives for senior audiences.
• Fuel continuous improvement – Analyze procurement spend and savings to proactively identify efficiency opportunities and challenge the status quo.

Expected Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in a demanding, fast‑paced environment.
• Proven track record in strategic transformation and planning with a strong financial dimension.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
• (Nice to have) Experience in an international work environment.

Technical Skills

• Exceptional analytical mindset – able to synthesize complexity into clear, executive‑level narratives.
• Executive storytelling – the ability to frame data into compelling, decision‑driving narratives for C‑suite audiences.
• Solid knowledge of Procurement and/or Controlling.
• Financial modeling fundamentals – comfortable with P&L logic, budget cycles, and savings business cases.
• Strategic thinker who challenges assumptions and drives change.
• Advanced Excel skills for performance data analysis.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills – you know how to build a deck that lands in a boardroom.

Soft Skills / Transversal Skills

• Fluent in English & French (spoken and written).
• Expert stakeholder manager – equally comfortable presenting to a C‑suite executive and collaborating with operational teams.
• Influencing without authority – able to align and mobilize cross‑functional teams around shared goals without direct reporting lines.
• Conflict resolution & negotiation – skilled at navigating tensions, particularly in sensitive contexts such as savings validation with Finance.
• Executive communication – concise, confident, and impactful whether in a one‑pager or a boardroom presentation.
• Resilience & adaptability – able to manage shifting priorities, tight deadlines, and ambiguity with composure.
• Ability to zoom out, see the big picture, and prioritize what truly matters.
• Structured, rigorous, and organized – you bring clarity to complexity.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a natural collaborator.

Where will you be in the organization?

You’ll join the Group Procurement division, whose mission is to increase AXA's competitiveness by optimizing the end‑to‑end procurement cycle and building a high‑performance, sustainable, and risk‑managed supplier base.

You’ll be part of the Group Procurement Performance & Data team – a strategic unit at the crossroads of finance, operations, and executive decision‑making.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We’re committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of employment (gender, LGBT+, disabled persons, or people of different origins) and to promoting Diversity & Inclusion by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued.