Supplier sourcing and consultation

• Search for suppliers, particularly within the internal database, audit new supplier candidates, request priced quotes (RFQ);


• Create a panel of shortlisted suppliers for the project team;


• Draft documentation for suppliers;


• Launch the consultation process. 

Supplier qualification and commercial negotiation

• Prepare negotiations with the project team: determine maximum and minimum price, quality, volume, and delivery time objectives for each purchase;


• Conduct a comparative analysis (benchmark) of offers, and a competitive bidding process;


• Negotiate contractual clauses: payment terms, technical specifications, quality, price, volume, delivery times, associated services;


• Formalize the purchase order and amendments with the legal department;


• Communicate the decision to award the contract.

Order follow-up

• Monitor contractual compliance, resolve disputes (non-compliance of purchases, invoicing);


• Report and monitor the budget (invoices, payments) with the project manager;


• Track and update dashboards and KPIs (key performance indicators);


• Manage commercial relationships with suppliers, evaluate their operational performance;


• Enter and update supplier and transaction data in the purchasing ERP.

• Master's degree (Bac+5) in industrial purchasing, international purchasing, purchasing and supply chain, purchasing and logistics, or business engineering;


• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role.

Required technical skills: 

• Proficiency in the purchasing process and the logistics and supply chain;


• Proficiency in negotiation techniques and different supplier consultation methods