IT Procurement Manager M/F

Your tasks

JOB OBJECTIVE Optimize the added value, benefits, and efficiency of procurement activities within the information technology and telecommunications sectors. Ensure the satisfaction of internal business partners by meeting their requirements regarding total cost of ownership (TCO), quality, service, innovation, and sustainability.

Global Strategy

• Drive the global strategy for the relevant categories, including performance objectives.

Leadership matrix and community management:

• Provide functional leadership (matrix management) to national procurement teams.
• Energize the IT and Telecom buyers community across all geographic areas to share best practices, align objectives, and ensure successful local implementation of global strategies.

Negotiation and Execution

• Lead and support global and local negotiations with suppliers in the relevant categories.
• Ensure the proper application of decisions in the relevant countries for the following categories: IT hardware and software, consulting, outsourcing, infrastructure and network, telecommunications.

Total spend: 25 million euros.

Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

• Define, monitor, and communicate indicators and KPIs in close collaboration with country procurement/category managers.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Develop strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across all categories; this includes (but is not limited to) IT teams, country managers, finance directors, operations, and legal departments.

Supplier Management and Governance

• Implement a comprehensive supplier management program (including regular review/assessment and development meetings and processes in collaboration with key internal stakeholders) for targeted suppliers.

Risk Management and Compliance

• Mitigate supplier-related risks by ensuring strict compliance with legal, data privacy, and cybersecurity requirements in all IT/telecom contracts.

Requirements

With a Master's degree or equivalent in the field of procurement, you have a minimum of 7 years of experience in a similar role: IT procurement (hardware, software, etc.) and telecommunications within a multinational environment.

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent negotiation and cross-functional management skills in an international environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues from different cultures and at different levels of the organization.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong understanding of IT-specific contracts (SaaS agreements, SLA, licensing models, and cloud/infrastructure services).
• Proficiency in English is essential.

Expected Profile

• Performance and results-oriented.
• Customer-oriented.
• Pragmatic and resilient, with a sense of urgency.
• Team player with strong leadership skills (collaborates, drives networks, and exerts considerable influence across geographies, business sectors, and functions).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Other

Position to be filled at the FM Logistic group headquarters located in Phalsbourg (40 min from Strasbourg by car).