Purchasing IT Business Analyst - Industrial Sector

About the company

EPSA is a European group, a specialist in performance. We optimize the financial, operational, and sustainable results of our clients.

Recognized for our technical know-how and the diversity of our business expertise. Our solutions platform is built around purchasing performance, innovation financing, and the energy and environmental transition.

Present in about forty countries, with 3,200 committed employees and a net turnover of €500M, we are the reference partner for any organization wishing to improve its productivity and profitability.

Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire for positive impact, we rely on the diversity of our expertise to strengthen performance.

Your tasks

• Support for the financial performance of companies by optimizing all social and tax charges, by supporting innovation financing, searching for subsidies, or managing financial risks.
• Operational support for all key functions or company transformation projects: Purchasing, Digital & IT, Operations & Supply Chain, Transformation.
• Strengthening savings searches (costs, process optimization...) by providing our best experts or relevant outsourcing solutions.

Finally, we know how to meet environmental performance challenges, ranging from ESG regulatory dimensions, energy performance plans, or sustainable mobility, to the definition and implementation of true CSR, climate, or decarbonization strategies.

Reporting to the business teams and interacting with Purchasing and IT departments and various project stakeholders, you will intervene across the entire lifecycle of Purchasing IT projects:

• Collection and analysis of business needs related to Purchasing;
• Participation in the choice of Purchasing IT solutions (market watch, RFI/RFP, evaluation of offers);
• Writing of specifications and functional specifications;
• Management of the selection and deployment project in coordination with stakeholders;
• Facilitation of workshops, project committees, and governance bodies;
• Monitoring of the schedule, risks, and deliverables;
• Carrying out functional acceptance phases and validation of solutions;

• Supporting users in change management, training, and tool adoption.

Requirements

Master's Degree (Business Schools, Engineering Schools) 8-10 years of experience Professional English Experience deploying a Purchasing tool (Ivalua, Ariba, Coupa...) AMOA / IT Project Manager experience Knowledge of Purchasing processes Management of calls for tender and writing of specifications