Category Manager responsible for Procurement Category Management in IT infrastructure at UNIQA. Leading sourcing processes and ensuring compliance in strategic purchasing.
About the role
- Purchasing Lead Expert responsible for sourcing and managing supplier relationships at ADEO. Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure competitive purchasing and cost optimization.
Responsibilities
- Lead tender processes under delegation from the Purchasing Leader to improve purchasing profitability and competitiveness.
- Drive procurement performance and cost optimization with a long-term strategic perspective.
- Source and qualify new suppliers in coordination with our international sourcing offices.
- Manage supplier relationships, ensuring partnership quality and adherence to contractual commitments.
- Contribute to the development of the Procurement community's skills by sharing your knowledge and professional expertise.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher.
- Significant experience in international procurement (minimum 5 years).
- In-depth cost analysis: proficient in cost evaluation and able to use these analyses to optimize purchasing decisions.
- Project management: experience leading tender processes and managing complex projects with rigor and efficiency.
- Cross-functional leadership: able to influence and unite multidisciplinary teams around common objectives.
- Negotiation: proven track record of successful negotiations with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Strategic vision: drive actions with a long-term perspective, ensuring sustainable value creation and enhancing the impact of procurement decisions.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; organized and rigorous.
- Languages: French and English (minimum B2 level).
Benefits
- A stimulating environment that encourages initiative and an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Job-specific training to develop your skills.
- Career development and internal mobility opportunities within an international group.
- Quarterly team bonuses and the possibility to become a shareholder.
- Flexible remote work policy.
- Support for green mobility: contribution to the purchase of bikes and e-scooters, as well as an allowance for carpooling.
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