IT SOFTWARE BUYER

Edenred
France
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Procurement & SourcingExperience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Negotiation","Analytical","Synthesis","Stakeholder management","Communication","Teamwork"]

Responsible for leading global sourcing and negotiation of IT software, SaaS, and application purchases. Partners with SAM, Legal, Cybersecurity, and Finance to optimize the software ecosystem, manage vendor relationships, and ensure compliant, cost-efficient procurement across the Edenred group from Issy-les-Moulineaux.

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Edenred
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IT SOFTWARE BUYER

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Job Summary

Responsible for leading global sourcing and negotiation of IT software, SaaS, and application purchases. Partners with SAM, Legal, Cybersecurity, and Finance to optimize the software ecosystem, manage vendor relationships, and ensure compliant, cost-efficient procurement across the Edenred group from Issy-les-Moulineaux.
Location: France
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Sourcing & Negotiation: Collect, challenge, and analyze business needs for software and application-related purchases. Build negotiation strategies and prepare RFP/RFI documentation. Lead end-to-end negotiations with software publishers and service providers. Secure optimal contract terms regarding pricing, SLAs, licensing models, intellectual property, and compliance. Collaborate daily with internal stakeholders, including Legal, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Finance teams and CSR departement.
  • •Vendor Management: Build and monitor vendor scorecards based on performance, innovation, risk, and financial criteria. Collect and consolidate internal feedback (satisfaction, issues, improvement areas). Prepare and conduct business review meetings with key strategic vendors. Follow up on improvement plans and contractual commitments.
  • •Collaboration with SAM (Software Asset Management): Work closely with the SAM team to ensure procurement decisions align with license usage, renewals, and compliance requirements. Provide purchasing insights to optimize software consumption and reduce software-related risks. Co-build renewal strategies and roadmap for key software assets. Support the definition of common methodologies, processes, and governance between Procurement and SAM.
  • •Procurement Governance, Communication & Best Practices: Contribute to internal procurement community meetings and promote best practices across subsidiaries. Communicate newly signed contracts through available channels (Intranet, Teams, Procurement tools). Track and report savings on a monthly basis. Deploy and generalize tender toolkits and processes across the Group.
  • •Note: The job includes responsibility for overseeing sourcing, vendor relationships, SAM collaboration, and governance within IT Software procurement.

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 6 years of experience in IT procurement, ideally focused on Software / SaaS / Applications.
  • •Strong knowledge of licensing models (SaaS, Subscription-based, On-prem, Enterprise Agreements…).
  • •Ability to work closely with SAM or IT asset teams is a strong plus.
  • •Excellent negotiation, analytical, and synthesis skills.
  • •Fluent in English and French (written & spoken).
Experience:6+ yearsIT procurementSoftware/SaaS
Skills:NegotiationAnalyticalSynthesisStakeholder managementCommunicationTeamwork
Languages:EnglishFrench

Company Brief

Edenred
Provides prepaid corporate services and solutions including employee benefits, meal vouchers, expense management, and fleet & mobility solutions to businesses worldwide, enabling workplace services and digitized payment solutions.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2010
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