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Florent Vanhuffel

IT & Software Procurement Consultant

€889/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Florent

**I support Procurement and CIO departments in demanding environments throughout the entire IT procurement cycle**: strategy, studies (RFI/RFP, TCO), contractual negotiation, governance, and contract management (SLA/KPI, penalties, escalations).


Specialization:
Software / SaaS / Cloud / ITO / BPO, with a focus on "risk management & compliance" (GDPR, operational resilience, Solvency II, DORA / EIOPA) and SAM/Software governance (lock-in, exit strategies, license compliance).

Achievements (examples):
  • Software Category Management: €60M / year (2022–2025)
  • BPO Category Management: €25M / year (4 years)
  • Critical IT Outsourcing: €120M over 15 years (SLA, productivity, governance)
  • Compliance Implementation: 50 critical subcontracting contracts renegotiated in 2 years (GDPR, SMCA, Solvency II)
  • Spot Mission BNPP (formerly Banque Solfea): €400k (21%) savings on a €1.9M scope
  • Société Générale: 17% savings on €12M / 30 contracts
Types of missions:
Contract portfolio diagnostics & savings/risk levers, RFI/RFP + TCO analysis + recommendation + Due Diligence, negotiation playbook & amendment strategy, supplier risk mapping, SAM/Software governance.

📍 Paris / remote | Availability: June 2026
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • AXA
    Category Management & Software Procurement, BPO & Critical Subcontracting
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    December 2017 - Today (8 years and 6 months)
    Paris, France
    • Software Category Management: expenditure of approximately €60M / year.
    • IT/Procurement SAM Governance: SAM repository, request management and repository population processes, rationalization, lock-in management, exit strategies, license compliance, Green IT indicators, and digital accessibility.
    • Compliance / Critical Subcontracting: procurement process compliance sponsor (GDPR, SMCA, Solvency II, Sapin II); procurement criticality matrix; signing process and contractual risk management; target operating model (TOM) for GDPR compliance of existing and new contracts.
    • N2 control of critical subcontracts and annual ACPR reporting on approximately 60 contracts.
    • BPO / Contract Management: BPO category management (approximately €25M / year); long-term contract management; payroll & WFM (HRIS) + BPO for HR processes (23,000 employees).
    • IT Outsourcing "contract management" for collectives: market study + implementation of a €120M contract over 15 years + SLA/productivity/governance alignment.
    • BPO in run-off: transfer of activities to nearshore; security via transfer plan (governance/planning, BCP, risk scenarios and mitigations, RACI, training/knowledge transfer, project phasing).
    • Other projects: commissioning (18,000 portfolios), Health / Provident / Dependency insurance underwriting, multi-instance reinsurance, management accounting and reporting, call center / debt collection BPO, marketing software (DXP/CDP), integrated AI suites.
    Software Asset Management Contract Management Reversibility / Lock-in / Exit Strategy Category Management Procurement Process
  • AXA
    Project Management (GDPR/SMCA) & IT & BPO Procurement Consulting
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    October 2016 - November 2017 (1 year and 1 month)
    Paris, France
    • Management of a team of 2 consultants: GDPR compliance and SMCA standards (ISO 22301); governance, planning, risks, reporting, change management.
    • Coordination Procurement/Legal/CISO/Security/DPO/Business Units; gap analysis, renegotiation strategy, drafting contracts/amendments, negotiations.
    • Renegotiation: 50 contracts in 2 years.
    • IT/Software/BPO procurement and critical subcontracting consulting.
    RFI & RFP TCO GDPR Compliance BPO Contract Negotiation
  • Banque Solfea (BNPP)
    IT Procurement Consulting for a Core Banking Solution
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    May 2016 - July 2016 (2 months)
    Paris, France
    • Spot mission: optimization of several IT contracts with a leading international software vendor for a financial scope of €1.9M excluding tax, including a Core Banking solution contract and associated maintenance, a technical maintenance contract, an IT outsourcing managed services contract (ITO), and several staff augmentation contracts.
    • Savings generated: €400K (21%)
    Contractual Analysis Renegotiation IT Procurement Commercial Negotiation Contract Management

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Education

  • Masterclass Training in Complex Negotiation - Expert Level
    ADN Group (Paris)
    2018
    Négociation de gestion de crise
  • Mutual Gains Strategy Training
    Centre Européen de la Négociation (Paris)
    2017
    Négociation raisonnée

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