Job description / Role
About the role
- Supports Customer Pre-Sales and Post-Sales project & Bid teams in order to identify and address sourcing needs & constraints across Customer Project phases.
- Is accountable in front of project team for all sourcing deliverables (timely delivery, quality & competitiveness) in his/her scope of responsibilities, as per engagement model
- Builds, validates and executes the project sourcing action plan (depending project phase) per commodity and supplier taking into consideration project constraints, buyers & commodity inputs, relevant tools and guidelines
- Contributes to cost and specification optimization
- Negotiates directly or through delegated buyer specific terms & conditions (including intellectual property, project deliverables, penalties, SLAs) on top of existing contracts when relevant.
- Communicates and promotes usage of selected suppliers and negotiated contracts amongst project teams.
- Informs management proactively about potential issues.
- Review and challenge quotation results and propose optimized solution.
- If required, fill all missing costs with budgetary price based on average & previous costs.
- Prepare Spend summary on time for Solution review inputs and update as renegotiations are progressing for different reviews (Commercial review, IC, etc...)
- Identify partners with trustworthy suppliers and partners and set regional partnership agreements
- Report projects in reporting tool
- Secure conditions( b2b with suppliers) & implement appropriate contracts
- Achieve Individual /regional saving opportunities
Requirements
About you
- Project qualification :understanding essence of the project and identify main risks quickly
- Ability to understand liability , risks , P&L expectations , price revision clauses & general legal clauses to engage with suppliers
- Ability to draft and negotiate a contract
- Understand market dynamics and business orientation
- Strong negotiation skills
- Analytical skills and problem solver
- High sense of ownership and time management
- Ability to communicate at different levels
- Ability to learn new skills and technologies
- Good written & spoke English French is a plus
Department
Global Delivery & Operations
Orange Business manages and integrates the complexity of international communications, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that drive their business. Our extensive experience and knowledge in global communication solutions, together with our understanding of multinational business and local support in 166 countries and territories, ensure that our customers receive a consistent, global solution wherever they do business.
About the Company
Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2022 and 136,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 75,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 287 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 242 million mobile customers and 24 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business.