Buyer M/F (M/F)

We are recruiting within the Administrative and Financial Department a M/F Buyer within the purchasing department. Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you will work within a team of 6 people based in Marseille (5) and Bordeaux (1), whose objective is to contribute to the development of KEDGE BS.

As an ally to support functions, we develop agile, efficient, and responsible solutions with internal clients and suppliers to meet the requirements of the higher education sector and our students.

Department missions:

• Drive Purchasing projects
• Adapt procedures and organization
• Contribute to End to End performance
• Evaluate and manage risks, particularly those related to public procurement

Purchasing categories:

• Services: Consulting, Digital, Training, Facilities, Maintenance,
• Supplies: IT, Software, Office supplies,
• Works

YOUR MAIN MISSIONS WILL BE THE FOLLOWING:

• Analyze needs, anticipate their evolution, and manage requests for markets to be implemented
• Propose the most relevant options by involving internal and external resources and networks: sourcing phase, benchmarking, clarification of needs, supplier innovation.
• Contribute to financial sustainability: deploy purchasing operations to support growth, act as a driver for budgetary optimization by identifying optimization levers
• Ensure compliance in collaboration with the public procurement lawyer: deployment of procedures (public procurement), construction of specifications, and preparation of contractual documents
• Develop the sustainable and inclusive purchasing approach
• Act as a referent and Business Partner for the purchasing categories in the portfolio: drive and control the execution of markets

SEARCH PROFILE AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Master's degree (BAC+4/5) specialization in Purchasing
• Minimum 3 years of experience desired in similar functions
• Mastery of purchasing processes (project management, definition and implementation of strategies, portfolio management)
• Knowledge of indirect purchasing
• Knowledge of the specificities of public procurement and the higher education sector would be a plus
• Ability to persuade
• Ability to work in a team, transversally, and remotely
• Organizational skills, prioritization, and rigor
• English level B1
• Use of Office 365

Salary range: 38,000 euros - 42,000 euros depending on profile

SOFT SKILLS

• Pragmatism
• Autonomy, proactive in making proposals
• High standards and commitment
• Open-mindedness
• Customer service orientation
• Solution-oriented