Category Buyer – French speakers Location: Cluj   Our client is a diverse, creative team of people passionate about procurement. They invest themselves in their client’s success, creating strong collaborative relationships that deliver extraordinary value year after year. Our clients include market global leaders with far-flung international operations, Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises, and leading government and public institutions. They deliver practical, effective services and software that enable procurement leaders to maximize their impact on business operations, strategy and financial performance. Salary: 5800 RON - 7500 RON NET/month & SENIOR Category Buyer up to 8500 RON NET/month Benefits:  🌴 25 days of annual leave - Because work-life balance matters!  🍽️ Meal vouchers  🌐 Private health insurance  🤝 Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Life Situations Support  🧘‍♂️ Psychological counseling  ⚖️ Legal advice  💰 Financial guidance  🚗 Transport allowance  🎁 Flexible benefits  📚 Bookster  📘 LinkedIn Learning Access  🛍️ Discounts with partners  🍏🍭 Fruits and Sweets Days  🌟 Generous referral bonus  🌐 Membership in vibrant internal communities   Responsibilities: •       Supporting category managers with category strategy plans, sourcing execution, supporting category planning and strategic sourcing tasks •       Identifying and communicating with a diverse range of stakeholders, such as suppliers, project sponsors, end-users and other supporting functions such as HR, Legal and Finance. •       Leveraging the company network of Category Experts and tools, to deliver insights to any project/client. •       Providing support with respect to Supplier Management/ Procurement processes and policies. •       Establishing negotiation strategies, identifying and developing negotiation levers, validating them with stakeholders and leading negotiations to ensure savings, timely supply and other benefits for purchases, business analytics, savings reporting and tracking, and Pstakeholder interaction as part of the S2C program •       Discussing with vendors and evaluating their products and capabilities as suppliers; •       Using client ERP system for procurement operations; •       Demonstrating continuous effort to improve operations, manage SOPs, decrease turnaround times and streamline work processes; •       Managing all supplier selection and procurement activities (e.g. RFI, RFP, RFQ, Scorecard and Bid Analysis) •       Working cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service; •       Participating in firm-building activities, including recruitment. •       Mentorship and guided junior team members.   Requirements: ·       3 years of expertise in strategic sourcing for the Category Buyer and more than 5 years of experience for the Senior Category Buyer ·       Proficiency in English and French (both written and spoken) ·       Experience with managing and mentoring small to medium-sized teams, both from an operational and career perspective ·       Knowledge of the principles and practices of large-scale centralized purchasing ·       Strong verbal and written communication skills in order to comfortably engage with all levels of management in client organizations ·       Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills i.e. regarding creating baselines, performing market tests/analyses, summarizing the key points succinctly by email/in presentation ·       Experience with leading and executing negotiations ·       Ability to manage multiple procurement projects at once and assess new purchase requirements based on spending risk etc. ·       Knowledge of a variety of categories would be advantageous (trends, suppliers, industry specifics and terminology, legal frameworks) ·       Advantage: Any business process improvement methodology such as TQM, Six Sigma, APEX etc     Required language: French