PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT TRAINEE / APPRENTICE

29-03-2024 
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) is the governing body of motor sport and the federation of the world's leading motoring organizations. The FIA is an international non-profit association.

OVERVIEW:
The Purchasing Assistant will have the opportunity to participate in all the key stages of the purchasing process. He/she must provide all internal clients with support in terms of the purchasing procedure in order to facilitate its functioning within the organisation.

MISSIONS AND RESPONSABILITIES:
- Overseeing calls for tender (assistance with the preparation of specifications in collaboration with internal clients, sourcing, evaluation of bids and contracting);
- Managing existing contracts: monitoring service providers / renegotiations;
- Coordinating of the preparation of contracts with suppliers and internal clients
- Managing purchase requests in the dedicated IT tool and supporting users;
- Participating in the preparation and distribution of methodological approaches enabling the professionalisation / formalisation of the purchasing procedure;
- Analysing of purchasing data and proposals, and implementation of strategies and helping rationalise the range of suppliers.

PROFILE:
-Undergraduate or master's degree in Purchasing (Master's in International Purchasing);
-Strong interest in negotiation, cost reduction, purchasing and FIA activities;
-Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
-Fluent in English;
-Analytical and research skills;
-Organised, meticulous, attention to detail.

The FIA is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religion or ethnicity, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organisation. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

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