As a buyer in the Procurement Operations team, your mission is to operate on the internal clients’ behalf, the buying of goods and services (Consulting, IT Services, Equipment, Software, etc.), ensuring the respect of regulation and BNP Paribas’ standards, applying category sourcing strategy and achieving savings target.

Your Main Activities Are

• Support your clients (French BNP Paribas entities) in their purchasing requests, on an ongoing basis and ensure client satisfaction (quality, costs, processing time)
• Coordinate RFP (Request for Proposal) processes and analyze suppliers’ offers
• Negotiate the best price conditions with the providers and achieve savings target
• Prepare application contracts and ensure compliance with regulation, BNP Paribas’ standards and framework contracts
• Contribute to the improvement of procurement processes and tools

Profile and Skills to Success

• BSc degree
• Previous relevant experience in Procurement related activities or similar roles (sales, IT, finance, operations, administration, etc.) is a plus
• Fluency in French (mandatory)
• Knowledge of English
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Knowledge in procurement or buying activities within a large multinational company/environment is a strong plus
• Availability and customer orientation skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong ability for negotiation
• Rigor and excellent attention to details

About the Team

The Procurement activity at Group Strategic Sourcing (at Group and Entity level) supports the Entities of BNP Paribas Group in the process of buying goods and services to get the best combination of quality, cost, risks and delivery time. Its mandate covers all the Group external expenses. The Procurement activity of BNP Paribas Group's main tasks are to meet the needs of the businesses/entities in terms of external spending while ensuring the best cost-quality-time for the Group, optimizing these external costs and guaranteeing the security of the supplier relationship.