Sourcing & Procurement Specialist with French

The Procurement Sourcing & Contracting Consultant will:

• Execute sourcing activities in respective spend areas within defined boundaries;
• Identify sourcing opportunities, complete category profiles, and calculate TCO;
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure delivery is aligned with procurement and stakeholder objectives ;
• Provide analysis for necessary sourcing activities to maintain the competitiveness of category contracts;
• Develop and manage partnerships with internal clients (including cross-functional collaboration) and relationships with strategic suppliers;
• Contribute to KPI reporting of supplier performance finding opportunities for data to improve delivery; 
• Conduct review of contract performance along with main stakeholder and spending for categories, manage suppliers' performance ;
• Gather monthly performance-related data and prepare executive reports and presentations ;
• Monitor category trends and initiate market research as needed ;
• Perform problem-solving functions to ensure customer satisfaction with the company’s services ;
• Ensure communication flows between the relevant functions to deliver business objectives.

Language Requirements

Fluent French (Native/C2/C1+) speakers (bonus points if they work/worked in the French market)

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience in sourcing, contract negotiations, and supplier management;
• Knowledge of Procurement methodology and sourcing execution with demonstrated success in running sourcing exercises ;
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks ;
• Comfortable navigating in a multicultural and broad environment and with all levels of the organization;
• Stakeholder management, relationship building, and communication skills aligned to a proactive customer-focused approach ;
• Forward and solution-minded, team player with the ability to self-manage;
• Comfortable working in a matrix-type organization.

Professional Skill Requirements:

• Good communication skills - written and verbal including formal presentation skills. • Good analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Good multi-tasking skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Good proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Clear communication ability to conform to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers;
• Motivated self-starter who can consistently deliver good results;
• Possess a desire to learn and deliver as a true team player.