About the mission
We are looking for a Senior Buyer with extensive expertise in public procurement to ensure the smooth running of daily procurement activities. The ideal candidate will manage public contracts, negotiate with suppliers, and monitor supplier performance while ensuring compliance with administrative and budgetary procedures.
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Overview
Do you enjoy ensuring that daily procurement activities run smoothly? Do you also have extensive expertise in public procurement to support these activities?If so, you are the ideal candidate to join us as a Senior Buyer. Below is a summary of your responsibilities, where your contribution and expertise will be central to the job description.
Key Responsibilities
You are responsible for the organization, proper execution of public contracts, and compliance with administrative and budgetary procedures.
You oversee the terms and deadlines of the organization’s major contracts and supplier agreements. You regularly negotiate with external parties with integrity. You ensure the implementation, management, and renewal of contractual commitments within the required timeframes.
For a purchase request, you analyze risks and opportunities and take the necessary measures to mitigate these risks. You think in terms of solutions and advise the client.
You monitor the performance of our suppliers based on key performance indicators (KPIs) and use this as a basis for developing a plan to improve relationships and services.
You translate functional requirements into specific specifications in cooperation with the client or supplier. You analyze, standardize, and compile their questions and needs, and translate them into an action plan.
You manage a contract request from start to finish: you plan and ensure deadlines are met using the tools available for each phase (validation, delivery, etc.). You create contingency plans and necessary documentation to ensure business continuity.
Based on your expertise, you propose improvements to the special specifications. You share your experience and expertise with the team. You stay up to date in your field, proactively seek out and renew the supplier portfolio in a timely manner, and prevent potential future appeals by bidders.
You monitor changes in applicable legislation.
Skills & Experience
Belnet expects:You have at least 6 years of experience in at least 2 of the following areas:
- Public procurement, particularly supplies and services- Negotiations with suppliers
- Drafting, finalizing, and implementing purchase contracts
You have a solid understanding of public procurement laws.
You recognize the strengths of your team members and encourage them to take initiative.
You are customer-focused and result-oriented.
You enjoy negotiating and persuading others diplomatically.
You have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Languages
English: Nice to have
French: Active knowledge
What you'll do
- Responsible for the organization, proper execution of public contracts, and compliance with administrative and budgetary procedures
- Oversee the terms and deadlines of major contracts and supplier agreements
- Negotiate with external parties with integrity
- Ensure implementation, management, and renewal of contractual commitments within required timeframes
- Analyze risks and opportunities for purchase requests and take necessary measures
- Monitor performance of suppliers based on KPIs and develop improvement plans
- Translate functional requirements into specific specifications in cooperation with clients or suppliers
- Manage contract requests from start to finish, ensuring deadlines are met
- Propose improvements to special specifications and share expertise with the team
- Stay up to date in the field and renew supplier portfolio
- Monitor changes in applicable legislation
What we're looking for
- At least 6 years of experience in public procurement, particularly supplies and services
- Experience in negotiations with suppliers
- Experience in drafting, finalizing, and implementing purchase contracts
- Solid understanding of public procurement laws
- Customer-focused and result-oriented
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Skills
- Public Procurement Expertise
- Negotiation Skills
- Communication