Group Capex Buyer (H/F/X)

LOCATION & CONTRACT

Suresnes (France – 92)

Permanent contract (CDI), available as soon as possible

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Within the Group Purchasing Department, we are recruiting a Group Capex Buyer (M/F).

Reporting to a Capex Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for managing Capex purchasing projects as well as related purchasing categories. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Define and deploy sourcing strategies
• Consolidate needs at Group level to define and implement category strategies
• Manage strategic suppliers directly within SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) frameworks
• Lead Capex purchasing projects
• Manage Capex projects across several industrial sites, covering the full purchasing process from initial requirements to project completion:
• Breaking down projects into purchasing packages
• Supplier sourcing, RFQs and tenders
• Costing, offer analysis and supplier selection
• Negotiation and contract drafting
• Claims management and supplier performance evaluation
• Manage supplier panels and market intelligence
• Monitor markets and optimize supplier panels by category
• Manage and monitor strategic suppliers (evaluation and performance management)
• Ensure compliance and continuous improvement
• Ensure compliance with purchasing processes, ethics and confidentiality rules
• Develop and implement purchasing tools
• Track performance indicators to ensure effective activity management

PROFILE

• Master’s degree (Engineering – preferably agro/agri – or Business), ideally complemented by a specialization in Purchasing (MAI, DESMA or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Capex purchasing within the food industry or a similar industrial environment

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• 5 years of experience in capital expenditures (Capex) procurement in the food industry (or a similar sector).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (multiple internal and external stakeholders)
• Ability to manage multiple topics and projects simultaneously
• Dynamic, agile and reactive, able to quickly switch between projects
• International exposure is a plus / Fluent in French and English
• Willingness to travel occasionally in France and abroad