Buyer

Within your #OneTeam
You will be a key member of the Procurement team to achieve OVHcloud procurement transformation and contribution to the group profitability improvement
You will be in charge to secure the supply of high-quality products and services, bring innovation and sustainability to our business through the supply chain and to control costs
Your mission includes the sourcing and management of Software procurement for internal solutions and technology partnerships.

Your main responsibilities :
To be a business partner for OVHcloud BUs activities to ensure that the software agreements meet the organization’s expectations
To develop and deploy sourcing strategies based on market situation, OVHcloud’s buying power and requirements from internal stakeholders (business, IT, legal, data protection, security), to secure savings, technical differentiation, and quality
To lead partnership negotiations in close collaboration with the Product and Legal teams to ensure technology agreements are enablers to OVHcloud’s roadmap and strategy
To negotiate all Software contracts in alignment with the Group related strategies and requirements
To lead the entire procurement cycle on software acquisition
To contribute to the contractual and financial steering of the category along with the Controlling, Legal and BUs teams
Assumes responsibility for sustainability goals relating to the software and services supply chain including assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility risks and implementation of mitigation strategies

This contract is a fixed term contract of 6 months.

Skills required :
You have at least 1 to 3 years global procurement experience, including a specific experience in IT software
You have got an experience in strategic sourcing and proven ability to work in a logical and thorough way
You are an excellent negotiator, who works with and develops suppliers to meet customer requirements
You are fluent in French and in English (C1 minimum)
You are a strong leader, but also a team player with the ability to act on own initiative and work well under pressure

That's a plus :
You are aware of new and innovative approaches in software and cloud management, where appropriate, make recommendations on new initiatives and concepts
You are innovative and always striving to improve performance