Buyer with French language

• Review and analyze client requirements. Work with CLIENT to determine best procurement strategy to meet the needs of the requirements.
• Identify and source potential suppliers based on the requirements provided by CLIENT’s stakeholders/customers/ end-users/requestors.
• Proactively develop and maintain productive working relationships with key customers and suppliers
• Collaborate with CLIENT, and Accenture (if applicable), Category Managers and Global Category Leads to ensure alignment with broader strategy, inclusive of establishing supplier agreements with suppliers meeting client requirements.
• Pre-qualify Suppliers based on prior experience and performance in the category, financial strengths/ratings, and ability to meet or provide current requirements.
• Negotiate CLIENT’s terms and conditions, along with CLIENT’s Procurement and Legal – as required, as well as pricing with selected supplier. Ensure best pricing and terms and conditions for requirements are met for CLIENT’s need.
• Manage contract execution process, including obtaining contract signatures, when and where applicable.
• Track and monitor supplier performance aligning to overall supplier management framework for the category.
• Assessment of Tail Spend opportunities via data mining and spend analysis using CLIENT’s tools
• Conduct ongoing communication with CLIENT’s stakeholders and suppliers to promote the tail spend service
• Create / update of category cards when applicable

• 2 years buying experience in a corporate procurement organization
• Preferred experience in buying and sourcing goods and services / labor (including capital)
• Good interpersonal skills (needs to be able to build relationships over the phone without meeting suppliers / customers on a regular basis
• Ability to negotiate with suppliers
• Procurement and analytical background.
• Quantitative skills — ability to understand pricing models and analyze/interpret commercial proposals
• Fluent written and spoken French language skills
• Fluent written and spoken English language skills