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Your Role – Magic happens when you bring great people together!

· Issue requests for proposal (RFP /RFQ) to suppliers and conduct negotiations with suppliers to ensure the best ratio quality/time/cost.

· Improve supplier performance during the whole cycle of life, including management of the continuous quality improvement and delivery performance.

· Evaluate breakdown of costs of purchases by using all tools and methods for cost evaluation.

· write a contract with a supplier ensuring specification’s respect and an adequate level of risk.

· Define the specific purchasing strategy for the project, focusing on high stake / high risk commodities, continuously prioritizing tasks based on project time schedule

· Secure the supplier selection, being involved from the tendering of the project to the cash collection, integrating all spec aspects (cost, lead-time, technology, quality, flexibility, logistic, financing... but also make or buy), managing RFI, RFQ and the bid tabulation (based on total cost of ownership (TCO)), securing the negotiation process (including T&C)

· Assess risks on the supply chain and transfer/mitigate it as early as possible through audit, contractual clauses, supplier development plan...

· Contractual with suppliers, managing potential claims with suppliers

· Manage the purchasing order process with an ethical approach, securing the assets from SE

· Secure the supply deliveries, managing the risk mitigation plans with suppliers and anticipating pro-actively the necessary reminders

· Contribute as team member to better serve the customer, taking into consideration the change orders and the expectations from customers, selecting flexible suppliers

Qualifications - External

About You

· Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Power Engineering

· 6+ Years’ Experience in Purchasing

· Technical Engineering Background

· Full scope of purchasing (generalist more than a specialist)

· Business/project understanding

· Leadership (commitment)

· Strong customer orientation (reactivity and adaptability)

· Team builder (credible supplier alternative for tender/project manager)