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Founded in July 2020, Verkor is a French industrial company based in Grenoble. With the backing of EIT InnoEnergy, Groupe IDEC, Schneider Electric, Capgemini, Renault Group, EQT Ventures, Arkema, Tokai COBEX, and Demeter, Verkor aims to ramp up low-carbon battery manufacturing in France and Europe to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles and stationary storage. Verkor is developing a business model focused on agility, sustainability, and governance, attracting top talents worldwide. Its international team is expanding as new challenges arise, leading a project that unites key partners to establish the entire value chain in Europe and optimize resource use. The company plans to open a digital 4.0 pilot line in 2022, exemplifying excellence, competitiveness, and resource efficiency, with an integrated Gigafactory scheduled for 2024. The company's greatest asset is its human capital, comprising over 40 experts from 14 countries, building an innovative project on a European scale. Verkor aims to grow its team to 100 by the end of 2021. Joining Verkor means playing a vital role in shaping the future European battery ecosystem and contributing to one of France's first Gigafactories. The job : As a Procurement team member, you will actively contribute to developing and maintaining supplier relationship management processes, procedures, and metrics to drive continuous improvements in inbound Supply Chain, Quality, and Service. Work collaboratively with Supply Chain members and other stakeholders to improve the supply of goods and services continuously. Proactively propose improvements in procurement processes and procedures to ensure service continuity, task consistency, and digitization in collaboration with the Procurement Operational Specialist. Your responsibilities : Represent Procurement for the MRO-Spare parts-PPE activity with internal stakeholders such as Maintenance, Operations, Construction, Quality, HSE, and Warehousing, managing needs for over 1000 manufacturing equipment across 15 sub-families. Define category strategy jointly with stakeholders and the Category Leader, and implement sourcing and purchasing strategies to optimize lead times and reduce total cost of ownership. Drive sourcing actions for various needs, develop and challenge supplier panels, and streamline procurement processes for efficiency and autonomy. Manage critical classified items, including analysis with stakeholders, tactical buying, storage, and part number creation aligned with MRP approach. Contribute to developing procurement processes such as supplier qualification and evaluation, using tools like audits, surveys, and SRM systems. Requirements - Qualifications and skills : Master’s Degree in Procurement Management or Engineering preferred. Experience with digital procurement solutions like punch-out catalogs, marketplaces, and internal/external deal facilitation. Familiarity with large scope categories such as spare parts, metrology, logistics, tooling, HVAC, PPE, and machining parts. Knowledge of ERP systems like SAP, and sourcing platforms, including Microsoft applications. Understanding of Procurement Operations (P2P, Source to Pay, Source to Contract). Strong communication skills, problem-solving ability, team orientation, project management capability, and negotiation skills. Proficiency in Microsoft environment, result-oriented mindset, strategic thinking, resilience under pressure, and willingness to learn and adapt. #J-18808-Ljbffr