EPSA

Global performance, procurement, and innovation advisory

Senior IT Buyer

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeÎle-de-France, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

At least 8 to 10 years of experience in IT procurement or strategic sourcing.
Proven experience purchasing SaaS, hardware, networks, and IT consulting services.
Experience in technical IT environments, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, or DevOps, is a strong advantage.
Experience working in complex, regulated international environments.
Strong negotiation and contract-management skills.
Good command of IT markets, pricing models, and licensing structures.
Ability to balance cost optimization, risk management, and business value.
Analytical mindset, autonomy, and results orientation.
Bac+5 education from a business school, engineering program, or IT training.
Fluent French and professional English, spoken and written, are required.

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end procurement processes, including requests for information, requests for proposals, tenders, negotiations, and contracting.
Manage and develop relationships with strategic suppliers and IT integrators.
Identify cost-optimization and value-creation opportunities.
Negotiate and monitor contracts for software licenses, SaaS subscriptions, consulting services, and production services.
Contribute to third-party risk management, including financial, operational, compliance, and data-protection risks.
Act as a trusted procurement partner to IT teams.
Support business owners in formalizing requirements and defining sourcing strategies.
Monitor supplier key performance indicators and service-level agreements.
Contribute to category strategies and procurement transformation initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

Exposure to technical IT environments, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, or DevOps.

Description du poste

Notre client, grand groupe international, recherche un Senior IT Buyer pour renforcer son équipe Procurement / IT Sourcing. Le consultant interviendra en support de l'IT Category Manager sur un périmètre IT large, couvrant les achats transversaux et techniques. Les clients internes sont potentiellement basés dans 35 pays — un bon niveau d'anglais à l'écrit et à l'oral est donc indispensable.

PÉRIMÈTRE
• IT Transversal : corporate, core ops, architecture
• IT Technical : infra, cyber/sécurité, réseaux, devops, end-to-end
• Catégories : IT consulting, SaaS, infra, hardware, licences

MISSIONS PRINCIPALES

Achats & Sourcing
• Pilotage des processus d'achats de bout en bout (RFI, RFP, appels d'offres, négociations, contractualisation)
• Gestion et développement des relations fournisseurs stratégiques et intégrateurs IT
• Identification de leviers d'optimisation des coûts et de création de valeur

Gestion des contrats & des risques
• Négociation et suivi des contrats : licences logicielles, abonnements SaaS, prestations de conseil, services de production
• Contribution à la gestion des risques tiers (TPRM) : financier, opérationnel, conformité, protection des données

Relation métiers
• Rôle de partenaire achats de confiance auprès des équipes IT
• Accompagnement des business owners dans la formalisation des besoins et la définition des stratégies sourcing

Performance & amélioration continue
• Suivi des KPIs fournisseurs et des SLA
• Contribution aux stratégies de catégorie et aux initiatives de transformation achats

Qualifications

Expérience
• 8 à 10 ans minimum en achats IT ou strategic sourcing
• Expérience prouvée sur les achats SaaS, hardware, réseaux et IT consulting
• Exposition aux environnements IT techniques (infra, cyber, devops) — fort atout
• Expérience en environnement international, complexe et réglementé

Compétences
• Solides compétences en négociation et contract management
• Bonne maîtrise des marchés IT, des modèles de pricing et des structures de licensing
• Capacité à arbitrer entre optimisation des coûts, gestion des risques et valeur métier
• Excellent relationnel et communication avec les parties prenantes
• Esprit analytique, autonomie, orientation résultats

Formation & Langues
• Bac+5 : école de commerce, ingénieur, ou formation IT
• Français courant + Anglais professionnel (oral et écrit) obligatoires

Informations supplémentaires

About the Company

EPSA

Global performance, procurement, and innovation advisory

EPSA provides advisory and services to boost organizational performance and profitability worldwide. It blends four core areas—purchasing, organizational design, performance and change management—along with financing of innovation, optimization of tax and social charges, and support for energy and environmental initiatives, plus a marketplace, all via an integrated digital platform. A global team of about a thousand delivers end-to-end support from strategy and governance to execution and funding, with a tailored, durable approach for each client. Its goal is to help organizations sustainably improve performance and profitability by offering customized, efficient, and responsible solutions that combine consulting, financing, project execution, and market access.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $220M
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2001

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