Purchasing and Budget Manager

TS Group

Technical and Budgetary Skills (Hard Skills)

• Budgetary and Financial Management: Mastery of the construction, monitoring and optimization of purchasing budgets.
• Cost Analysis: Ability to analyze cost structures, calculate TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and optimize margins.
• Proficiency in Tools: Knowledge of ERP software (SAP, Oracle) and SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) tools.
• Legal Skills: Good knowledge of contract law and commercial law.
• Sourcing and Analysis: Ability to assess needs, source suppliers, and analyze bids

Negotiation and Sourcing Skills

• Negotiation Techniques: Ability to negotiate prices, deadlines and contractual conditions to obtain the best value for money.
• Supplier Management: Selection, evaluation and retention of suppliers, while managing supply chain risks.

Managerial Skills and Leadership

• Team management: Leading and guiding a team of buyers to achieve set objectives.
• Communication and Diplomacy: Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with suppliers and other internal departments (production, finance).
• Anticipation: The ability to anticipate market developments and adapt the purchasing strategy.

Modern Challenges (CSR and Digitalization)

• CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility): Integrating environmental and social criteria into the selection of suppliers.
• Digital Transformation: Mastering new technologies and artificial intelligence applied to procurement.
• Summary of objectives: Control costs: Reduce expenses.
• Guaranteeing quality: Ensuring the conformity of supplies.
• Managing risks: Securing the supply chain.

• Bachelor's degree (3 years of higher education) to Master's degree (5 years of higher education) in management, finance or purchasing
• 3 to 5 years of minimum experience
• Mastery of tendering processes and negotiation techniques