Category Buyer Consultant

At Capgemini Engineering, the world leader in engineering services, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world’s most innovative companies unleash their potential. From autonomous cars to life-saving robots, our digital and software technology experts think outside the box as they provide unique R&D and engineering services across all industries. Join us for a career full of opportunities. Where you can make a difference. Where no two days are the same.

At Capgemini Engineering, we offer more than just a job:

• A full-time position with attractive secondary benefits.
• A competitive salary package, including a company car, laptop, meal vouchers, bonus system, and more.
• Training and development: Access to courses and certifications to enhance your skills.
• Flexibility: A hybrid work model that supports work-life balance.
• Regular company outings and events to celebrate success together.

As a Category Buyer, you will play a pivotal role in purchasing all materials, equipment and services. Together with your team, you will work on exciting projects and ensure that all Procurement process and procedures are adhered to within the client scope!

Capgemini Engineering: Get The Future You Want

Your Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting to the pre-sales and projects to draft and launch tender packages, to source vendors and ensure their compliance with the requirements mentioned in the technical specifications.
• Negotiate prices and assess remaining negotiation margin to secure prices of materials, equipment and services that will be used by the Proposals/Estimating.
• Prepare and present comparative tables allowing project managers to make the right decisions allowing you to launch purchase orders.
• During the project execution, renegotiate with suppliers to optimize costs of materials, parts and services.
• Establishment of frame agreement with different supplier in each strategic country.
• Supervise the launch of purchase orders by the local buyer in accordance with the procedures and delegations in force.
• Follow up with suppliers and service providers to ensure delivery times and the quality of deliverables.
• Implement metrics / KPIs to continuously assess vendor’s performances of the categories you will be responsible for.

At Capgemini Engineering, we’re looking for someone who:

• Who has minimum 5 years’ experience in a role as Category Buyer within an industrial and international context.
• Master’s degree in procurement, purchasing, technical/engineering and/or sales.
• Project management certification (PRINCE2, CPM, etc.) preferred.
• Evolved within technical environments with complex products.
• Deep negotiation skills, honest with impeccable ethics, teamwork, strong cross functional leadership skills.
• Excellent command of English (oral and written).
• Proficient in SAP, MS Office (Words, Excel, PowerPoint) and Power BI.

Success in this role often comes down to:

Strong communication skills: You can convey complex ideas clearly and persuasively.

Teamwork: You excel at collaborating and building meaningful relationships.

Organizational talent: You maintain oversight and prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment.

Problem-solving ability: You think creatively and tackle challenges proactively.

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.