Senior Buyer
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IOTA GROUP is an international engineering and services company, supporting major players in the energy, oil & gas, infrastructure, and industry sectors. We provide technical experts to support complex projects in France and internationally. We are currently looking for a Senior Buyer M/F for a mission based in Grandpuits, France.
The Senior Buyer will contribute to the site's performance by managing strategic purchases of services, equipment, studies, and services. Your main missions will be as follows:
- Apply purchasing best practices in compliance with the purchasing policy, the ethics charter, and the code of conduct
- Manage a purchasing portfolio of approximately €5M
- Support requesters in defining their needs, integrating market analysis and purchasing strategy
- Manage the entire purchasing process: calls for tender, technical and commercial clarifications, negotiations, contracting, orders, and dispute follow-up
- Participate in tariff renegotiation, the writing of summaries, and the preparation of contract committees
- Deploy the purchasing strategy and associated processes for the assigned categories
- Inform and monitor suppliers regarding the site's safety, quality, and environmental requirements
- Ensure technological and market monitoring for the relevant categories
- Manage the supplier portfolio, notably their evaluation, approval, and due diligence follow-up
- Identify legal, financial, and economic risks, and guarantee contractual formalization with suppliers
- Update purchasing performance indicators via appropriate tools
- Use purchasing tools and ERP throughout the purchasing flow
- Prepare and lead annual reviews and contract committees
- Contribute to the deployment and monitoring of framework agreements
- Evaluate supplier offers taking into account energy and environmental impacts
- Collaborate with contract managers to ensure the proper application of contractual clauses
- 5 to 10 years of experience in the purchasing function or related fields
- Master 2 in purchasing, international trade, or equivalent
- Solid knowledge of purchasing techniques, as well as legal and financial aspects
- Ability to manage files of varying size and complexity autonomously
- Very good negotiation, communication, and conflict management skills
- Proficiency in IT tools and purchasing tools / ERP
- Ability to work on various subjects within multidisciplinary teams
- Interpersonal skills combining listening, persuasiveness, firmness, and diplomacy
- Anticipation, reactivity, and organizational skills
- Professional English required
- Purchasing experience in an industrial or energy environment would be appreciated
- Location: Grandpuits, France
- Start date: September 1st, 2026
- Duration: 6 months, renewable
- Mission type: purchasing service
- Sector: industry / energy