Global Lead buyer Software

Eviden is an Atos Group business with an annual revenue of circa € 5 billion and a global leader in data-driven, trusted and sustainable digital transformation. As a next generation digital business with worldwide leading positions in digital, cloud, data, advanced computing and security, it brings deep expertise for all industries in more than 47 countries. By uniting unique high-end technologies across the full digital continuum with 55,000 world-class talents, Eviden expands the possibilities of data and technology, now and for generations to come.

The IT Purchasing department is a matrix organization based on regional procurement teams and a global team of IT Buyers. The team is spread across the world and is passionate about cross-country alliances, worldwide partnerships with our key suppliers. Are you a buyer with the desire to develop further your career within a multi-cultural environment in the fast-paced high-technology sector? We are happy to announce an opening for a well-rounded and experienced Global Lead buyer Software to join our team! 

The successful candidate will possess extensive procurement experience in software area from major software vendors and especially with Hyperscalers such as Google, AWS and Microsoft. You will be responsible for the procurement strategy creation in the dedicated segment, execution and relationship with vendors at global level for company’s demand, managed services and reselling; strategic sourcing of suppliers. You should be passionate about the prospect of working in a multi-cultural, innovative environment and be driven by results, whilst possessing the skills to optimally cooperate with cross-cultural teams/vendors/suppliers. 

Main responsibilities: 
•    Build a strategy and an action plan to achieve significant initial cost reductions and year-over-year TCO improvements within your Software category 
•    Communicate and implement the category strategy and the action plans to the country purchasing organization and key internal business stakeholders 
•    Prioritize and lead strategic negotiations with vendors 
•    Perform regular RFI’s, RFP’s, e-Biddings, e-auctions, benchmark analysis, Search for creative approaches to reduce the cost base 
•    Contribute to the global IT category teams’ targets (e.g. savings, supplier reduction, contract management, free cash flow) 
•    Support during the bid phase of a project to secure the best terms and conditions from the suppliers 
•    Proactively liaise with and support country purchasing organizations for major projects and complex deals, validate and approve specified supplier quotes 

Experience required: 
•    5+ years purchasing experience minimum in a global or an international organization, with experience in negotiating IT Software agreements and especially with Hyperscalers such as Google, AWS and Microsoft 
•    University Degree in Engineering, ideally with specialization in International Procurement, or CPSM/CIPS/Nevi qualification 
•    Proficiency in English is mandatory and proficiency in French are considered as an advantage 
•    Hands-on experience of negotiating complex contractual agreements in a multi-dimensional relationship 
•    Capability to build and defend strong financial and business case models 
•    Extensive experience in dealing with some of the major Software vendors (Google, Microsoft, IBM, SAP, VMware, BMC, Broadcom (CA Technologies), Oracle, ServiceNow, AWS etc) and an understanding of software licensing models 
•    Advance knowledge in Excel
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