Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. My social skills are my strong point, as well as my ability to build trust with suppliers and collaborators. Positivity, selflessness, and communication are key points for me as a buyer.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
Tamil
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km), Le Havre (up to 10km)

Ultra Edge
Direct and Indirect Buyer
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
February 2025 - December 2025 (10 months)
Courbevoie, France
Context:

o Recent company resulting from a carve-out from SFR, specializing in Data Centers, in the investment and structuring of purchasing processes phase

o Culture oriented towards direct supplier relations without initial formalism

o Need to implement a structured purchasing approach (processes, specifications, supplier monitoring) to support growth and secure strategic projects.
Scope:

o IT

o Marketing Communication

o Site Engineering

o CFO

o Program Management

o HR

o General Services
Main Suppliers:

o Vinci Energies, Cap Ingelec, APL Data Center, IDFEE, Google, Atlassian, Crayon, BMC, Altice Labs, Alcea, SFR, Jira, Niji,
Objective:

o Manage the indirect purchasing scope

o Create specification templates

o Support internal clients in drafting needs and negotiation

o Launch calls for tender
Achievements:

o Definition and management of internal needs: implementation of standardized and simplified specifications to facilitate the reporting of operational needs.

o Consultations & calls for tender in the IT, site engineering, facilities, and marketing/communication scopes.

o Contractual and financial negotiations with strategic suppliers to optimize costs, deadlines, and commercial conditions.

o Implementation of framework agreements to standardize recurring services (engineering work, IT equipment, communication services).

o Support for Data Center projects:
coordination with technical departments to secure critical purchases (cabling, energy, air conditioning, network equipment).

o Monitoring of strategic supplier relations: implementation of purchasing reporting and performance indicators (cost, deadline, quality).

o Budget optimization: contribution to CAPEX/OPEX control through purchasing rationalization and TCO improvement.
Savings: over 3 million euros saved on 5 major projects.
Fédération française de Football
Indirect Buyer
SPORTS
July 2024 - October 2024 (3 months)
Paris, France
Context:

o The largest French sports federation, I am providing support to an existing team to replace a permanent employee as a Freelancer
Scope:

o IT (tactical camera)

o Marketing Communication

o Event Logistics

o Printing
Main Suppliers:

o Pixellot, Batch, DokiDoki, CTD Express, ITF Impression
Objective:

o Manage the indirect purchasing scope

o Launch 3 calls for tender during the summer period

o Create reports on 3 topics: sourcing, conflicts of interest, draft of a supplier catalog
Achievements:

o Call for tender and negotiation for the push notification, social media, and tactical camera tender

o Drafting of specifications for printing and event logistics with the help of the business units

o Validation in 1 month with negotiation + final call for the 3 calls for tender

o Creation of 3 reports for the Executive Committee.
Carrefour
Leaflet MARCOM Buyer
RETAIL (SMALL BUSINESS)
January 2024 - June 2024 (5 months)
Massy, France
Context:

o Company specializing in mass retail, I am providing support to an existing team to replace a permanent employee as a Freelancer
Scope:

o Physical catalog (€100M)

o Digital catalog (€40M)
Main Suppliers:

o Altavia, Holmen, Stora Enso, Maxauer, Norske, Aristid, Armis, Bonial, Klarna, Mediapost, Milee, Cospirit
Objective:

o Manage the Carrefour catalog purchasing scope (€150M per year)

o Propose a purchasing strategy for the portfolio to identify cost optimization areas,

o Implement a purchasing security approach
Achievements:

o Paper negotiation

o Taking over ongoing projects to finalize them with stakeholders

o Launching calls for tender on catalog digitalization.