Procurement Bid Support Leader F / H

COLAS RAIL; Courbevoie; Sur place; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading rail infrastructure company in France is seeking a Procurement Bid Support Leader. This role involves coordinating major tenders, strategic procurement, and promoting low carbon initiatives. Ideal candidates will possess a Master's degree, a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, and strong analytical skills. Join a company that values employee well-being and promotes diversity.

Prestations

Appealing remuneration policy

Career growth opportunities

Diversity and inclusion programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a purchasing position such as project or category buyer.
• Contract management skill is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate with bidding team and procurement department.
• Deliver competitive bid recommendations to Bid managers.
• Promote sustainable supplier alternatives in bid submissions.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Risk orientation

Technical product interest

Fluent English

Good communication skills

Formation

Master’s degree in Engineering or Business

Description du poste

Colas Rail is the bench mark company that creates rail infrastructure solutions for sustainable and responsible mobility. With a foothold in more than 23 countries and 6,000 employees, our mission is to design and build public transport solutions. As a system integrator, Colas Rail covers the entire life cycle of rail infrastructure : design, construction and maintenance.

Joining us means becoming part of the Colas family, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group.

Role

Reporting to the Procurement Category Manager, the Procurement Bid Support Leader is in charge of supporting the Bid Team for major tenders worldwide. Focal point within the procurement organization, the Procurement Bid Support Leader is responsible for the budget submission for the scope of supply including but not limited to rail, sleepers, catenary, electrical equipment …

Objectives

• Timely deliver consolidated, consistent and competitive procurement and logistics bid recommendation to Bid manager
• Coordinate with bidding team and procurement department
• Ensure budget recommendation is aligned with purchasing strategy and projects REX.
• Promote sustainable supplier alternatives in bid submission
• Price the risks and opportunities

Mission

• Coordinate with Category Leaders to align bid recommendation on purchasing strategies
• Send Request For Quotation and animate suppliers to ensure price consistency and competitiveness
• Propose budget per subsystem (power supply, trackwork, catenary,) and optimization leverages
• Collaborate with bidding team and subsystem managers to propose the best option to end customer

Perimeter

Colas Rail and subsidiaries

Main Responsibilities

Tender Management

• Ensure clear understanding of Customer needs (through Bid team)
• Analyse consultation packages to define the purchasing bid strategy
• Identify supplier panel to be considered, using Category Strategy and Project REX
• Send RFQ to suppliers or price thanks to costing model and expertise
• Assess risk and opportunities of the market
• Propose a pricing per subsystems with priced risks and opportunities

Procurement and logistic Coordination

• Coordinate within the Procurement and logistic organization the execution of the submission
• Ensure price consistency thanks to project buyers REX
• Use and rely on Category leader for market assessment and Category Strategy
• Propose to Procurement and logistics Management Team the submission for approval

Supplier Management

• Source suppliers to identify opportunities
• Coordinate suppliers to assess risks and identify optimization
• Investigate with suppliers Low Carbon alternatives
• Ensure key ‘back to back’ conditions from Main Contract having a major impact on Colas Rail are discussed with Suppliers to risk assessment

CSR Strategy

• Promote low carbon initiatives and CSR approach to suppliers and Bid Team
• Rely on the Sustainable Procurement Coordinator to support Low Carbon Strategy
• Ensure low carbon alternatives are priced and proposed to Bid Team

Your profile

• Education : Master’s degree - Engineering diploma, and / or Business school with specialization in Purchasing
• Experience : minimum 3 years in purchasing position such as project or category buyer
• Significant analytical skills
• Risk oriented
• Interest for technical products
• English fluent
• Good communication skills
• Contract management skill is a plus

Joining Colas Rail means working in a people-centric environment that fosters solidarity, relishes challenges, and promotes a sense of service. If you're seeking a workplace that promotes values like caring, sharing and daring, and supports your career growth with mobility opportunities, then come join us! Colas Rail prioritizes the well-being of its employees, offering tailored programs and promoting equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion, all accompanied by an appealing remuneration policy.