Senior IT Buyer

Company Description

74Software is home for leading brands (Axway, SBS Software) with mission-critical enterprise applications and infrastructure software serving a growing range of markets and geographies – each with their own identities and value propositions.

SBS Software helps financial institutions navigate challenging and changing times. With our technology and strong commitment to being a trusted partner, we build software products for banks and enterprises. Now part of 74Software, a major global software player, SBS brings decades of expertise to the finance industry, supporting banks and financial institutions on their digital transformation journey.

SBS is a trusted partner of more than 1,500 financial institutions and large-scale lenders in 80 countries worldwide, including Santander, Societé Generale, KCB Bank, Kensington Mortgages, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota FS. Its cloud platform offers clients a composable architecture to digitize operations, ranging from banking, lending, compliance, to payments, and consumer and asset finance.

With 3,400 employees in 50 offices, SBS is recognized as a Top 10 European Fintech company by IDC and as a leader in Omdia's Universe: Digital Banking Platforms. SBS is headquartered in Paris, France.

Axway is a global software company specializing in API management, MFT, and B2B integration. Trusted by thousands of enterprises worldwide, Axway delivers proven solutions that enable secure, scalable, and reliable AI-ready ecosystems.

Job Description

As a Senior IT Buyer at 74Software you will play a key role in leading operational IT/IS & R&D tools projects. You will partner closely with internal stakeholders (IT, IS, R&D, Security, Legal, Finance) across multiple regions to ensure procurement projects are cost-effective, compliant with contractual and regulatory requirements, and aligned with business goals and procurement strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end procurement cycle (from requirements to contract): sourcing, RFI/RFP, due diligence, risk assessment, shortlisting and negotiating commercial and contractual terms (SaaS, licenses, maintenance, services, hardware).
• Contract Management: contract commitment follow-up, key clauses (SLA, SOW, penalties, reversibility), DPA, security annexes, audit rights, governance ...
• Compliance & responsibility: operate in line with applicable regulations (e.g., DORA for financial activities) and internal policies (Code of Conduct, Delegation Matrix, Procurement process, AI procedure).
• Supplier Relationship Management: definition of KPIs, monitoring, improvement plans, escalation management, innovation with strategic suppliers.
• Support to the Global Category Manager IT: collaborate to enhance and streamline procurement strategy for the category.
• Market intelligence & benchmarking: trends (ELA/EA, subscription vs. perpetual, BYOL, FinOps), concentration risks, competitive alternatives.
• Actively participate in the deployment of the P2P tool (Workday)

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years in IT/IS procurement, including multiple complex contract negotiations (multi-country/multi-entity).
• Legal & compliance: solid understanding of different types of IT contracts (SLA/SOW, liability, penalties, IP), privacy & security (DPA), Supplier Code of Conduct and internal requirements.
• Technical/financial: strong knowledge of licensing models (subscription, ELA/EA, user-based, consumption-based), TCO, FinOps and usage optimization.
• Soft skills: seasoned negotiator, cross-functional leadership, risk awareness.
• Languages: fluent French & English.
• Tools: Excel/Power BI, Power Point.

Key Competencies

• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Stakeholder engagement and communication.
• Cross-cultural collaboration and adaptability.
• Autonomy, rigor, teamwork collaboration.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with global and local teams across multiple time zones.

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