Procurement Manager Infrastructure

Job Summary

We are urgently seeking a PROCUREMENT MANAGER to oversee purchasing activities of an infrastructure construction (Tunnels and railways) project located in the region of Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes, France.

Responsibilities

• Setting up the Procurement Execution Plan in conjunction with the Project Execution Plan.
• Managing the entire life cycle of the procurement process.
• Building and maintaining formal bid packages for bidding processes on all required materials and services aligned with the company's standards and project requirements.
• Maintaining constant communication with suppliers and contractors, ensuring timely delivery and supporting logistics activities and contract performance.
• Researching and qualifying suppliers and ensuring that suppliers meet quality and project standards, supporting supplier‑related Quality, Change, and Claims Management.
• Maintaining positive supplier relations, evaluating supply options, approving purchases, and maintaining accurate records.
• Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and negotiating services and materials to be purchased and maintaining accurate records.
• Supporting the scouting analysis of the reference market, obtaining pricing and quotations in line with market price.
• Monitoring the creation of vendor lists, divided for product group and/or geographical market, and sharing key information with corporate and local procurement offices through dedicated systems and reports.
• Periodically reviewing the spending for procurement activities, identifying possible improvements to optimize or reduce cost.

Qualifications

• Technical or bachelor's degree in civil or construction engineering.
• Broad experience in the civil/infrastructure world as a procurement manager.
• Good knowledge of French and English; Italian knowledge would be a plus.
• Contractual skills, capable of reading and implementing the most important contractual terms and conditions.
• Capable of carrying out prime cost driver value analyses.
• International mindset.

Secteur: Construction / Génie civil

Poste: Achats / Approvisionnement

Type d'emploi: CDI