ACZENTA AG Procurement manager infrastructure Invia

We are urgently seeking a PROCUREMENT MANAGER to oversee purchasing activities of an infrastructure construction (Tunnels and railways) project located in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Responsibilities:

• Setting up the Procurement Execution Plan in conjunction with the Project Execution Plan.
• Manage the entire life cycle of the procurement process
• Build and maintain formal bid packages for bidding processes on all required materials and services aligned with the company's standards and Project requirements.
• Maintain constant communication with suppliers and contractors, ensuring timely delivery and supporting logistic activities and contract performance.
• Research and qualify suppliers and ensure that suppliers meet quality and project standards,
• Support supplier-related Quality, Change, and Claims Management.
• Maintain a positive supplier relation, evaluate supply options, approve purchases, and maintain accurate records.
• Review, compare, analyze and negotiate services and materials to be purchased and maintain accurate records.
• Supporting the scouting analysis of his reference market, obtaining pricing and quotations in line with the market price.
• Monitoring the creation of the vendor lists, divided for product group and/or geographical market, sharing key information with both corporate and local procurement offices through dedicated systems and reports.
• Periodically reviewing the spending for procurement activities, identifying possible improvements to optimize or reduce cost.

Requirements:

• Technical degree or bachelor's degree in civil or construction engineering;
• Broad experience in the civil/infrastructure world as a procurement manager
• Good knowledge of French and English; Italian knowledge would be a plus
• Contractual skills, capable of reading and implementing the most important contractual terms and conditions;
• Capable of carrying out prime cost driver value analyses;
• International mindset