Procurement Specialist

About our Company

At Alma, we’re reinventing finance to serve those who matter most: merchants and consumers. Our instalment and deferred payment solutions help merchants boost sales and deliver a seamless shopping experience — all without encouraging debt. As the BNPL leader in France and active in 10 European countries, Alma has empowered over 21,000 merchants and 8 million consumers. With a team of 340+ and a €115M Series C funding round, Alma is rapidly scaling across Europe.

About the job

Alma has built its procurement function over the past three years, establishing processes, tools, policies, and stakeholder engagement. We are looking for a Procurement Specialist to operate, optimize, and scale this established practice as Alma grows in France and across Europe. This role offers ownership of a mature procurement function (addressable spend projected in 2026: +/-10 M€), autonomy on strategic sourcing projects, and direct impact on business performance through supplier management and continuous improvement.

Main missions

1. Operate strategic sourcing & negotiations
   • Lead end-to-end tender processes (RFQ/RFP) across spend categories as contracts come up for renewal
   • Negotiate contracts with suppliers to secure optimal terms (pricing, SLAs, payment terms, exit clauses)
   • Conduct market intelligence and benchmarking to ensure competitive positioning
   • Manage supplier selection in collaboration with internal stakeholders, ensuring data-driven decision-making
2. Act as procurement business partner
   • Support all departments in their procurement needs through advisory, process guidance, and hands-on sourcing assistance
   • Manage Payflows workflow and ensure compliance with spend thresholds (below 10k / above 50k) and approval processes
   • Facilitate cross-functional projects requiring procurement involvement (e.g., PoCs, pilot programs, new tool evaluations)
   • Serve as the procurement point of contact for operational teams with external stakeholders
3. Manage supplier relationships & performance
   • Oversee relationships with top suppliers (those representing 80% of Alma's spend)
   • Monitor supplier performance and address operational challenges or service quality issues, in support with operational teams
   • Ensure contractual compliance and proactively manage renewals, amendments, and terminations to avoid disruptions
   • Partner with Legal to maintain an up-to-date contract repository with all key supplier agreements and documentation
4. Drive continuous improvement & insights
   • Optimize procurement processes based on feedback, pain points, and business evolution
   • Develop advanced analytics & reporting to provide spend visibility and actionable insights to Finance and leadership
   • Identify cost-saving opportunities through spend analysis, category strategies, and supplier consolidation
   • Support emerging topics such as AI vendor evaluation and European expansion sourcing needs

Main stakeholders

Internal:

• All department leads and managers
• Finance team, your team (FP&A, Accounting, Treasury)
• Legal & Compliance teams for contract review

External:

• Current and prospective suppliers across all categories
• Industry peers for benchmarking and RFPs information

About you

Skills & knowledge

Hard skills and experience:

• 3-5 years of professional experience in indirect procurement, ideally in a corporate or fast-paced scale-up environment
• Proven track record of leading tenders (RFQ/RFP), negotiating contracts, and managing supplier relationships
• Strong analytical skills with experience in spend analysis and data-driven decision-making
• Familiarity with P2P tools (Payflows or equivalent) and procurement best practices
• Experience working cross-functionally and influencing stakeholders at all levels

Soft skills and mindset:

• Curiosity & business acumen: You seek to deeply understand business needs, market dynamics, and supplier landscapes
• Operational excellence: You are hands-on, detail-oriented, and thrive in executing end-to-end sourcing projects
• Autonomy & ownership: You take initiative, manage your priorities independently, and drive projects to completion
• Impact-oriented: You focus on tangible results and business value, not just process compliance
• Communication & influence: You build strong relationships, negotiate effectively, and communicate clearly in French and English
• Adaptability: You are comfortable with diverse tasks, evolving priorities, and a fast-growing environment
• Integrity: Ethical conduct and transparency are non-negotiable in all supplier interactions

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Why join Alma as Procurement Specialist?

• Ownership: Take full responsibility for a mature procurement function with immediate business impact
• Variety: Work across diverse spend categories, from SaaS and IT to agencies and infrastructure
• Growth: Support Alma's expansion in France and Europe while developing your procurement expertise
• Collaboration: Partner with passionate teams across functions in a high-growth fintech
• Impact: Your decisions directly influence Alma's cost structure, operational efficiency, and strategic initiatives

About the Recruitment process

• Visio call with a member of our Talent Acquisition team (30min)
• Visio call with Simon, Head of Strategic Finance (45min)
• Written case study (Asynchronous)
• Case study debrief with Simon and a Finance team member (1h)
• Visio call with Stéphanie, VP Finance (30min)

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