Technical Purchasing Engineer (M/F)
- Drive the technical purchasing strategy:
Identify and structure technical purchasing families.
Map the main cost items and identify optimization levers.
Define and implement a sourcing strategy by product family.
Seek the best combinations between cost, quality, performance, and industrial capacity.
Anticipate needs related to the ramp-up of projects.
Implement internal purchasing processes via our erp tool (Sales Force)
- Develop a network of suppliers and industrial partners:
Identify new suppliers in France and Europe.
Prospect manufacturers and industrialists directly.
Diversify supply sources.
Build a competitive and reliable panel of suppliers.
Expand sourcing internationally when relevant.
Negotiate prices, commercial conditions, lead times, and supplies.
- Reduce farm CAPEX:
Identify the main areas for savings.
Challenge existing prices and supply solutions.
Put suppliers in competition.
Identify less costly technical or industrial alternatives.
Leverage volume effects related to the multiplication of projects.
Structure competitive industrial partnerships over the long term.
Contribute to the objective of reducing CAPEX towards 10 MEUR per farm.
- Provide technical expertise to purchasing:
Understand the needs expressed by the design office.
Evaluate solutions from the perspective of cost and industrial feasibility.
Identify less costly alternative solutions.
Occasionally challenge technical choices and propose alternatives.
Engage in dialogue with suppliers and manufacturers on technical subjects.
Report optimization opportunities.
- Work transversally with industrialization:
Work in close collaboration with the Chef de projet Déploiement Industriel, in charge of industrialization and technical optimization topics.
The Direction du déploiement industriel defines the major orientations of industrial development.
Provide expertise on sourcing, suppliers, manufacturing processes, and costs.
- Ensure techno-economic monitoring:
Monitor new materials and industrial processes.
Identify innovations likely to reduce costs.
Monitor new European players and manufacturers.
Identify evolutions in markets and raw materials.
Seek alternative solutions improving the cost/performance ratio.
Education:
Higher education Bac+5: engineering school, business school, or equivalent university training.
Complementary training or experience in technical purchasing, industrial engineering, or supply chain is appreciated.
Experience:
5 to 10 years minimum experience in technical purchasing, industrial sourcing, or a comparable environment.
Significant experience in an industrial or BTP environment.
Experience negotiating with manufacturers, industrialists, and technical suppliers.
Ability to manage purchases with high technical and economic stakes.
Experience in international sourcing, particularly in Europe, constitutes a real advantage.
Skills sought:
Very good negotiation skills.
Solid technical understanding of products and industrial processes.
Ability to analyze a cost structure and identify savings levers.
Strong interest in sourcing and searching for suppliers.
Ability to challenge a solution and propose alternatives.
Autonomy, initiative, and very good interpersonal skills.
Professional English is essential; another European language would be a plus.