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.

About the job

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

Your responsibilities will put you at the heart of strategic conversations:

• 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

We are looking for someone with the following experience and 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?

The division

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.

The department / team

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

What we offer

We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and 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.

About the entity

AXA is becoming a sustainable tech-led company and at AXA Group Operations we are one of the major catalysts for this transformation.

We set the tone by triggering and empowering the evolution of our insurance business model through technology and innovation, driving its concrete implementation globally at speed, with a high quality of advisory and execution.

We are present across 17 countries with committed, highly qualified teams. We leverage technology, data, sourcing, security and investment allocation in a global way, but also achieve economies of scale and synergies when necessary.

At AXA Group Operations, we want to be recognized in three fields of action:

• State-of-the-art Data Technology to drive customer experience
• State-of-the-art Procurement & Sourcing to drive efficiency and better manage risks
• High-Performing Global Team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities

About AXA

As a world-leading insurance company, we act for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working for 105 million customers, we've created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we're nurturing a culture of respect, for each other, for our customers and the communities around us. Join AXA and you'll feel like you belong, are included and can thrive. You'll be able to shape the way you work and truly grow your potential as you seek out new opportunities, push boundaries and benefit people in critical moments of their lives. This is your chance to build the tomorrow you want. Know you can.