Indirect Procurement Consultant – Automotive Sector (M/F)

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 platform of solutions is built around procurement performance, innovation financing, and the energy and environmental transition.

Present in about forty countries, with 5,000 committed employees and a net turnover of €600M, 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.

At EPSA GROUPE, we are driven by the conviction that the company of tomorrow will be responsible. Today, this ambition leads us to build a group with high human added value. This collective project is for us a lever for transformation, a source of performance and sustainable growth. EPSA GROUPE therefore engages in a process of reflection and action regarding its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and, via EPSA FOUNDATION, relies on its expertise to contribute to a more inclusive and environmentally respectful society.

Your tasks

• Supporting 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: Procurement, 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 respond to 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.

As a consultant / buyer, you will intervene directly alongside our client, a major player in the automotive sector, to lead optimization missions on strategic indirect procurement categories. In this role, you will operate in a demanding industrial environment, in close proximity to our client's teams based in the Paris region.

You will actively contribute to the development and deployment of procurement strategies for the families entrusted to you.

In this context, you will intervene in all procurement actions, namely:

• Proposing optimization paths to clients based on the evolution of their needs and the markets.
• Analyzing spending and identifying savings levers within your procurement perimeters.
• Competitive intelligence and analysis of the supplier market.
• Managing tender projects with internal clients and suppliers.
• Managing and developing the existing supplier panel.
• Implementing commodity strategies and associated action plans.
• Managing sourcing and implementing consultations (RFI, RFP, etc.) including contract monitoring.

The indirect procurement scope to be addressed notably covers the following families:

• IT (hardware, software, IT services)
• Supply Chain (logistics services, tooling, MRO...)
• Transformation / Digital Transformation (systems integration, change management, project support)

Requirements

With higher education in procurement, engineering, or business school, you have a minimum of 5 years of experience in indirect procurement, which must have been acquired in the automotive sector.

The expected skills for this position are as follows:

• Solid mastery of indirect procurement in the IT, Supply, and/or Digital Transformation families
• In-depth knowledge of the specificities and constraints of the automotive / equipment manufacturer sector
• Ability to autonomously manage the complete tender process
• Knowledge of the supplier market and ability to conduct market studies
• Supplier risk management and compliance with requirements
• Ability to interact with and influence internal stakeholders
• Perfect mastery of Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluent English, both written and oral
• Mastery of a Procurement IS

Other

Additional Information This position is open to people with disabilities.