Telecom Buyer

The INCEPT Group is a leading European distributor of communication equipment and solutions for businesses, with offices in Barcelona, Montpellier, and Perpignan. Founded in France in 1999 and with an international presence, Onedirect has continued to grow and export. We are present in **9 countries**: France, Spain, Germany, UK, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands and Belgium.

**Our goal**: To accompany transition projects to always enrich the customer experience as well as the end user's work environment in a vision of "smart meeting"

You will **join OneDirect as a Telecom & Video Buyer**. The position is based in **Barcelona**, to be filled on a **permanent basis.**

**Poste**:
Reporting to the Supply Chain & Purchasing Group Department, your main mission will be to support the BUs and head office departments in making purchases under the best conditions of price and quality on all Telecom, network and IT hardware products, as well as to monitor and develop group contracts within a French and international scope to support new needs or propose new services or equipment.

**YOUR MISSIONS**
- Participate in the definition of the strategy, the mapping of expenses related to purchasing.
- Lead the continuous improvement of the purchasing process, needs analysis, management of the supplier panel (qualification, performance monitoring), implementation of purchasing levers, negotiation of purchasing terms and conditions and contractualization.
- Identify potential sources of gain and develop or replace the existing
- Ensure the operating account based on a needs analysis and benchmark (purchasing format, product selection, inventory, price, delivery, payment, after-sales service).
- Manage commercial negotiations with brand name suppliers, multi-universe (e.g.: Material and equipment for videoconferencing rooms, headsets, standards, speakers, etc.)
- Develop partnerships with suppliers/brands at the Group level (e.g.: co-branding campaigns, end of year discounts) according to the best conditions and defined quality criteria.
- Define the product offer and pricing by region according to benchmark for competitiveness on the markets.
- Manage the assortment of its product families, enrich the product offer with specialized services and innovative proposals regarding the marketing of the offer.
- Competitive positioning and mutualization on calls for tenders via massification strategies, steering the margin on purchases and benefiting from Supplier-Buyer synergies.
- Advise Country Managers on future orders and prescribers in the execution of contracts, while maintaining close relations with local purchasing departments.
- Settle disputes and ensure compliance with contractual commitments.
- To be a driving force in the selection and integration of products within the media.

**Profil**:
Graduate of a Master in Purchase. With knowledge acquired in the Telecoms sector, you are familiar with the product/service families in transverse functions. You have a strong experience in telecom and video purchasing. In addition to your purchasing expertise, you are willing to participate in the construction of the new organization; you are a leader and have an appetite for supporting change.

Soft skills
- Leadership and strength of proposal
- Strong negotiation skills, ability to bring people together.
- Analytical, methodical and KPI oriented
- Ability to listen and communicate, adaptability and ability to synthesize

Hard skills
- Knowledge of different telecom and network technologies
- Knowledge of processes, purchasing methodology and cross-functional project management techniques
- Fluent to bilingual English, fluent Spanish or other LV3 required
- Mastery of international sourcing and ease in negotiations with suppliers

**WHY JOIN US?**
- Choosing Onedirect means choosing a company that is constantly growing and changing.
- It also means joining a motivated team in a promising sector linked to new technologies.

**REMUNERATION / BENEFITS**
- Package according to profile and experience.
- Company mutual insurance
- A laptop and high-end conferencing equipment.

**RECRUITMENT PROCESS**
- A first interview with the Talent Developer
- A second interview with the Supply Chain & Purchasing Manager
- A final interview with the Group Executive Directors

**_ All our offers are open to people who have specific needs and disability recognition or who are in the process of obtaining one, with a view to fairness, equal opportunities and integration assistance._