Senior Manager - Purchase

Job description Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography , we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places - at scale and in total security. Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance. Key Missions Ensures complete understanding of the Business strategy, objectives, and needs Collaborates with key stakeholders to ensure alignment between the procurement activity and the Business objectives May Support the Pre-Sales team in quotations through costing and suppliers selection Develops or supports category strategies that enhance innovation and quality, reduce costs and improve service to internal stakeholders May source suppliers and work with internal customers on the supplier selection May conduct in-depth analyses to advise on the make/buy strategy Ensures deep and continuous relationships with suppliers to ensure smooth contract implementation, identify further business opportunities and anticipate risks Challenges needs, conducts RFI/RFQ, negotiates cost-effective agreements with suppliers that result in delivering the agreed budget and providing a competitive advantage for IDEMIA May contribute to the Design To Cost activity and cooperates with Research and Development to realize supplier-enabled innovation Ensures the effective implementation of the contracts and is the main escalation point toward suppliers and internal stakeholders Manages the settlement of escalations, drives or supports continuous improvement in Supplier performance Delivers proper reports of the KPIs to the Business stakeholders and to the Purchasing Management team Defines the Purchasing strategy for a large, strategic and complex scope Leads the purchasing strategy implementation for his/her scope Leads and manages a team of purchasing managers and professionals Is the Procurement expert and Business partner to C-Level Purpose This role maximizes operational and financial value from IDEMIAs supplies, supporting business partner needs adequately Profile Other Information Role: Procurement Category Manager Industry Type: IT Services & Consulting Department: Procurement & Supply Chain Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent Role Category: Procurement & Purchase Education UG: Any Graduate PG: Any Postgraduate Key Skills ProcurementBiometricsPurchaseCostingPresalesBusiness strategyRFQContinuous improvementCryptographyOperations