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Idex

Local low-carbon heating, cooling, energy services

IT Buyer

Procurement & SourcingUpdated on Nov 15
Full-timeBoulogne-Billancourt, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bac+5 qualification from a business school, engineering school, or university with a specialization in procurement is required.
  • Ideally, the candidate has 3 to 5 years of IT procurement experience in a demanding, structured environment.
  • The candidate has independently managed one or more categories such as IT infrastructure, telecommunications, hardware, networks, or IoT.
  • The candidate has experience building and/or deploying category strategies and turning market and internal-needs analysis into concrete action plans.
  • The candidate can negotiate with experienced supplier contacts.
  • The candidate understands IT environments well enough to assess infrastructure, networks, telecommunications, hardware, and IoT needs, ask relevant questions, and develop appropriate procurement strategies.
  • The candidate can work across functions and build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders.
  • The candidate has professional English sufficient to communicate, conduct sourcing consultations, and negotiate with international suppliers.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze spending, internal needs, supplier markets, and technological developments.
  • Build and formalize category strategies for the assigned scope.
  • Define procurement roadmaps aligned with the IT department’s priorities and transformation trajectory.
  • Identify performance levers, including aggregation, standardization, supplier-panel rationalization, contract-model optimization, competitive sourcing, and total cost of ownership.
  • Advise the IT department and procurement management on market developments and transformation opportunities.
  • Challenge requirements with IT teams and contribute to sourcing strategy definition.
  • Lead requests for information and requests for proposals, including sourcing, bid analysis, negotiation, and recommendations.
  • Conduct complex commercial and contractual negotiations with suppliers and technology partners.
  • Secure commitments on cost, quality, delivery timelines, service levels, and performance.
  • Develop in-depth knowledge of the supplier market for assigned categories.
  • Manage the performance of strategic suppliers and contribute to business reviews.
  • Identify risks and opportunities associated with assigned categories.
  • Measure and communicate savings and value generated by procurement activities.
  • Contribute to procurement performance and transformation projects.

About the Company

Idex

Local low-carbon heating, cooling, energy services

Idex provides heating, cooling, and low-carbon energy services to homes, businesses, and industrial facilities. It operates local energy networks and manages energy supply, efficiency, and carbon reduction. The company earns revenue from service contracts, selling energy, and implementing systems like Kocliko, which sets heating costs based on individual residential configurations. Idex differentiates itself by focusing on local, low-carbon energy solutions, managing entire energy systems, and prioritizing renewable and recovered energy sources to increase self-reliance. Its goal is to help customers lower energy use and emissions while improving energy security and moving toward carbon neutrality.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$220M
Headquarters
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Founded
1963

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