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SOCOTEC Global

Global TIC testing, inspection, certification

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Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGuyancourt, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Possess a Bac+5 higher-education qualification, ideally specializing in purchasing.
  • Have at least 7 years of professional purchasing experience, including confirmed expertise across several indirect purchasing categories.
  • Have significant experience conducting tenders, negotiating contracts, and managing suppliers.
  • Demonstrate excellent negotiation and contract-management skills.
  • Be able to build and manage category purchasing strategies.
  • Have strong skills in spend analysis, total cost of ownership calculation, and savings tracking.
  • Have good command of Excel and reporting tools.
  • Be able to analyze risks and contractual issues.
  • Be fluent in English.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a portfolio covering multiple indirect purchasing categories, including personal protective equipment and work clothing; rental of machinery and professional equipment; business travel; tools, equipment, and technical consumables; transport and logistics; and services or other indirect purchasing categories as needed.
  • Analyze spend and identify optimization opportunities.
  • Gather and challenge the needs of operational departments.
  • Define purchasing strategies suited to each category.
  • Prepare and manage tenders, including specifications, consultations, comparative analyses, and recommendations.
  • Negotiate commercial, pricing, and contractual terms.
  • Establish framework contracts and national agreements.
  • Identify and secure performance levers, including rebates, standardization, supplier-panel rationalization, and consumption optimization.
  • Develop and maintain lasting relationships with strategic suppliers.
  • Monitor contractual commitments, service quality, and service levels.
  • Establish and lead supplier performance reviews.
  • Manage non-conformities and contribute to dispute resolution.
  • Identify supplier risks and propose corrective actions.
  • Work closely with operational departments and support functions.
  • Support teams in defining their needs and selecting solutions.
  • Promote purchasing best practices in a multi-site environment.
  • Identify, quantify, and track savings achieved.
  • Build and monitor purchasing performance indicators.
  • Contribute to defining action plans and annual priorities.
  • Integrate corporate social responsibility considerations into tenders and supplier relationships.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of purchasing processes and tools.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in a multi-site, industrial, or technical-services environment is particularly appreciated.

About the Company

SOCOTEC Global

Global TIC testing, inspection, certification

SOCOTEC Global provides Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) services for the construction and built environment. Its work spans technical inspection, risk management, safety compliance, and quality assurance across projects and facilities. The company achieves this through field inspections, laboratory testing, and certification processes conducted by experts, with a global network that supports projects from design through operation. Compared with competitors, SOCOTEC differentiates itself through a long history of sector specialization, a proven track record of strategic acquisitions that expanded its geographic reach (France, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and its scale (revenue over €1.6 billion after recent acquisitions like Ninyo & Moore), and a focus on integrating services to cover the full TIC value chain. Its goal is to be a leading, globally trusted TIC partner for risk management, compliance, and performance improvement in the built environment.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$594M
Headquarters
Guyancourt, France
Founded
1953

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