Indirect Procurement Buyer

Are you looking for a company where you:

Make a key impact on the business by taking initiative and being proactive

We are looking for an enterprising candidate who enjoys challenges and projects at a fast pace, in a growing international environment!

Work in a team spirit and are business-oriented

Within a Cluster Central Indirect Procurement team of a dozen buyers spread over France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, the sharing of best practices is essential, in a friendly spirit.

Attentive to the Business and internal customers, you are concerned about serving while ensuring that the purchasing process is respected.

Work and develop your skills on several purchasing families

For example: marketing, maintenance, facility management, HR, fleet, financial services

Working conditions

The position is based at the head office in Antony, in brand new buildings (near the RER B station).

No or little travel to be expected

Evolve in a resolutely international position

Approximately 50% of your activity is dedicated to supporting procurement projects in the United Kingdom, 20% to the other countries of the Central Cluster (Germany, Netherlands, Belgium) and 30% to the French perimeter. You interact on a daily basis with local and international stakeholders, as well as with the Group Purchasing teams based in Spain.

Help VERISURE strengthen its sustainability impact in supplier sourcing

Because here, we care about the planet and our future

Be an agent of change

Contributing to the implementation of the new ERP and P2P process

Enjoy being a project manager in the management of calls for tenders

Facilitation of meetings, anticipation, coordination of the various stakeholders, in French and English

Key information about VERISURE

Over the past few years, Verisure has experienced an exceptional and resilient financial performance with a very long history of double-digit growth.

Verisure France is now Verisure's second largest market and one of our key geographical areas with 3600 employees, 103 agencies, double-digit growth and more than 1,000,000 customers.

Every day, Verisure does something useful. We are people who protect people. VERISURE is the leader in alarm systems with monitoring services.

Responsibilities

Within the Indirect Purchasing Department of the Central Cluster (France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands), you will be involved in various supplier markets in France and abroad, benefit from numerous contacts, both with suppliers and with internal customers, and actively participate in the development of the Purchasing function.

As such, your main missions will be:

• Manage calls for tenders for various purchasing categories, covering all stages of a procurement project: collection of internal needs, drafting, publication, analysis of offers, negotiation, contractualization, internal communication and deployment.
• Support the UK Procurement team (approximately 50% of the time): end-to-end project and tender management, English negotiations and contracting support in conjunction with local legal teams
• Contribute to procurement projects in other Central Cluster countries (Germany, Netherlands, Belgium) and identify opportunities to pool needs between countries
• Conduct multi-country tenders and contribute to the harmonization of procurement practices, tools and reporting at the cluster level
• Support the transformation of Indirect Procurement, in particular the deployment of the new ERP, and support the Change Management of internal customers
• Collaborate, support and influence throughout the P2P process, from the purchase request to the negotiation, to the purchase order. The ERP will allow the buyer to validate the purchase request in the purchase order and thus manage the purchasing policy through the tool.
• Identify procurement opportunities, particularly in terms of sustainable development, and implement them
• Assess the compliance and performance of our suppliers via our internal tendering tools
• Participate in monthly meetings and in the animation of the Group Purchasing network (18 countries)
• Execute tenders, as well as supplier qualification and selection
• Ensure compliance with procurement processes and policies, taking into account the local specificities of each country
• Collect specifications for products and services required by the business
• Draft contracts and negotiate agreements with suppliers, in French and English, in coordination with legal and internal stakeholders
• Perform market and spend analysis, including on a multi-country scale Identify and anticipate difficulties in the execution of projects, propose and implement solutions, escalate if necessary
• Identify risks and report them to the manager
• Track actions and risk mitigation plans defined
• Manage supplier issues, periodically monitor contracts and evaluate supplier performance
• Contribute to the development of the Group Purchasing Plan and the Central Cluster savings plan
• Propose and manage improvements to purchasing processes and policies

Profile

• You have a Master 2, ideally with a specialization in Purchasing.
• You have a minimum of 2 years of experience in purchasing, ideally in an international or multi-country context.
• You know how to manage purchases in project mode.
• You demonstrate:
  • Relational ease
  • Agility
  • Comfortable working in a multicultural and remote environment
  • Rigor and organization
  • The ability to be a force of proposal within a team
  • In addition, you have a spirit of analysis and synthesis.
  • You have a good sense of organization, are multitaskers, have a sense of anticipation and are customer satisfaction oriented.
• You are proficient in Office Suite software (including Excel and PowerPoint) and ideally a procurement sourcing platform (Jaggaer / Bravo Solutions is a plus).
• Fluent English is essential (C1 level minimum): You will conduct negotiations, lead tenders and lead meetings in English, and know how to influence stakeholders at all levels. Part of the interview will be conducted in English.

Skills

• Management and execution of indirect purchasing categories, in France and abroad
• High level of negotiation skills, in French and English
• Organizational and coordination skills
• Ability to analyze and prioritize complex tasks under pressure
• Autonomy in the management of the categories and projects under his/her responsibility
• Used to dynamic and international environments
• Customer and people oriented
• Flexibility and adaptability to new environments
• Ability to manage multi-country priorities and work with remote teams
• Teamwork
• Results-oriented

Close alignment with our company's DNA is a prerequisite:

• Passionate about everything we do: Our employees have a sense of energy that is unmistakable, which drives us to delight our customers and focus on creating quick impact.
• Committed to making a difference: When we say we're going to do something, we deliver with excellence. We are responsible, focused, and act with discipline.
• Always innovate : We believe that innovation can be big or small; It's an ongoing mindset that inspires us to think differently and always make things better. We take risks and learn continuously.
• Win as a team : Our employees know that by leveraging each other's strengths, investing in our team's capabilities, developing them, and collaborating well, we will win.
• With trust and accountability : Working with integrity is at the heart of our success. We are humble, honest, and value deep mastery and expertise. We do the right thing, always.

The company

We are people who protect people

We are the leading provider of professionally monitored alarms for residential households and small businesses in Europe.

Peace of mind for families and small businesses

We believe it's a human right to feel safe. We now protect over 4 million families and small businesses. Our service includes 24/7 monitoring, expert verification and response, customer service, service and maintenance services, and professional technical support. In addition to protecting against intrusions, we protect against fire, attack, theft, life-threatening emergencies, and other hazards. Verisure employees are dedicated and committed and provide what we believe to be the best customer service in the industry.

Leader on a large footprint

We are the leading provider of residential and small business monitored alarms in Europe. We operate in 17 countries across Europe and Latin America. Our business is driven by organic growth, based on our differentiated business model. We attract high-quality customers. We work hard to ensure that our customers are happy. This contributes to a peak level of attrition and a long customer life.

A technology-driven personal services company

Our 30,000 teammates are the foundation of our business. Our business model combines technology and human expertise to protect people. We are a personal services company. More than 80% of our colleagues interact with customers every day. This connection provides the information that inspires our innovation. This information is a source of benefits. We leverage this knowledge through the significant investment we make in product and service innovation. Close contact with the customer also fuels the pride that drives engagement.

30+ years of experience – and many more to come

We've been protecting what matters most since 1988. Over time, we've grown beyond our roots in the Nordics and Spain. We now serve most of Europe and have also established a strong presence in Latin America. In 2017, to evolve our operating model, strategic innovation, operational excellence and access to talent, we opened our new Group headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2019, we entered into a strategic partnership with Arlo, the global leader in connected cameras. Verisure acquired all rights to Arlo's European operations. This allows us to offer connected camera services in Europe in addition to our professionally monitored security service. It also allows us to access new marketing opportunities in retail and e-commerce.