Sr. Category Buyer with French

What you already have:

• Advanced English and French in Spoken and Written form (B2+)
• At least 5 years of experience in strategic or tactical buying
• Experience with sourcing, and negotiation activities
• Some management or team-lead experience
• Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple procurement projects at once
• Knowledge of improvement methodologies such as TQM, Six Sigma, or APEX is a plus

What we offer:

• Remote work possible
• 25 days of vacation
• 4 additional sick days
• Home office contribution
• FlexiPass benefit points
• Meal Vouchers
• Language courses and online training

Do you have extensive experience in strategic purchasing?

Do you have experience with leading a small team?

We are looking for French speakers who will take charge of a small team of procurement professionals leading various projects with international companies, providing procurement solutions, and improving their processes.

As a Senior Strategic Buyer, your key responsibilities will be:

• Leading a small/medium sized team of Procurement analysts and Buyers
• Supporting category managers with category strategy plans, sourcing execution, supporting category planning, and strategic sourcing tasks
• Identifying and communicating with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Establishing negotiation strategies, identifying, and developing negotiation levers, validating them with stakeholders, and leading negotiations to ensure savings, timely supply, and other benefits for purchases
• Discussing with vendors and evaluating their products and capabilities as suppliers;
• Demonstrating continuous effort to improve operations
• Managing all supplier selection and procurement activities
• Participating in firm building activities, including recruitment