Belgium: Strategic Buyer - Freelance or Permanent (REF 18)

For a strategic program with a multiple stakeholders, our client (a leading telecom company in Belgium) is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Solution Architect who is passionate about technology and bringing the right people together

Role description:
Responsible to lead a sourcing process for high value-high complexity, multi years, multi commodity projects, requiring Stakeholders alignment and validation at the highest level and partnering with Strategic vendors for core areas of our business: network – mobile network elements (equipment and services), IT investments (network tools and IT enterprise).

- Develops a strategic approach for complex and international procurement
initiatives / supplier business: organisation of the process, define an appropriate specific sourcing techniques, business case definition, stakeholders alignment, negotiation
- Scans the market to keep abreast of technological and market changes, which
can also result in opportunities to reduce TCO and implements best practice
- Controls the claim management (escalation instance) in case of quality, logistic
and quantity problems
- Works in cross functional and multi-national teams with the responsibility for
tenders, negotiations and contract closures in close alignment with the internal
clients, requiring Stakeholders alignment at the highest level
- Oversees the performance of the current partnerships and ensures that regular
business reviews are organised and participates actively to it
- Ensures the compliance with purchasing processes, contracts, and internal
procedures and working methods

Degree & Specific expertise:

- University Degree and minimum 5-8 years relevant procurement experience
- Sourcing techniques
- Negotiation techniques and skills
- Project Management awareness
- Knowledge of Finance (Business case, reporting, budgeting..)
- Knowledge of legal and contractual aspects
- Presentation skills (orally demonstrating and convincing investment objectives)
- Strategic Purchasing Expertise (5-8 years)
- Relevant experience in the defined P&S (3-5 years)

Attitudes/Behaviour:

- Strong emotional intelligence
- Results oriented
- Autonomy and anticipation
- Strong organisation skills, good knowledge of planning and methods
- Pragmatic attitude and problem solving
- Communication (listen and respond), influencing, conflict management skills
- Customer-oriented
- Fluency in Dutch/French and English

Longue terme assignment : We are open to consider freelance (with a daily rate) or permanent position opening (with monthly salary)

Languages : Fluency in Dutch/French and English

Location : Belgium