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IT Procurement Consultant | IT Procurement Project Manager | Cost Optimization & IT Strategy
Do you want to optimize your IT procurement, reduce your costs, and secure your technological investments?
I support companies in defining & managing their IT procurement strategy, with a focus on performance, ROI, and risk management.
As an IT Procurement Consultant & IT Procurement Project Manager, I am involved in the entire procurement cycle: from needs analysis to supplier negotiation, through to contract and performance monitoring.
My mission:
Maximize the value of your IT investments (software & hardware) while reducing your costs (cost savings & cost avoidance) and securing your contractual commitments.
What I do concretely:
- Define IT procurement strategy aligned with your business objectives
- Source & select IT solutions (software, infrastructure, SaaS)
- Manage tenders & supplier negotiations
- Optimize contracts (costs, SLAs, commitments)
- Rationalize IT spending & identify cost-saving opportunities
- Monitor supplier performance & manage relationships
- Manage IT implementation projects from a procurement perspective
My approach:
A structured and pragmatic approach:
analysis → scoping → negotiation → optimization → management
I work closely with business, IT, and finance teams to ensure decisions are aligned with both operational performance and budgetary objectives.
My added value:
- Strategic vision + operational execution
- IT procurement expertise & understanding of technological challenges
- Strong negotiation and contractual security skills
- Results-oriented: cost reduction & IT performance improvement
Result:
Better managed IT procurement, controlled costs, and more profitable investments.
📩 Available for IT Procurement Consultant or IT Procurement Project Manager assignments
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Basic
Can work on-site
Mantes-la-Jolie (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Toulouse (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km)
Experience
- E-MotorsIT Procurement Project ManagerAUTOMOBILEDecember 2022 - April 2026 (3 years and 4 months)Carrières-sous-Poissy, France**Context**: Structuring the IT scope as part of the divestment from the Stellantis parent company's IT environment.**Mission & Projects**:
- Software: Ensuring adequate software coverage for R&D departments. (Approx. 80 licenses)
- Hardware: Server room / Monitoring. Results: Installation of a 240 TB server room across 2 sites with backup.
- Software: Management of a €2 million license pool.
- Data Management: Project scoping and launch of various POCs with cloud providers to implement a DATA Platform for a multi-petabyte data challenge. - Data Bricks medallion architecture (from Ingestion to Data Transformation). €400k build & €100k run services.
- IPAAS Project: Implementation of an IPAAS platform to connect various company applications via API calls. €200k build, €80k run services.
- HPC: Implementation of an HPC cluster for calculations & simulations requiring high-performance machines for an approx. 400-core challenge. RFQ focused on a Hardware vs. Software approach.
- HRIS / ATS: Tender for the implementation of an emotors HRIS (700 employees). Participation in pre-scoping workshops to final solution selection. €130k build + €250k run/year services.
- B2B Portal: Tender and support for the implementation of a CRM tool to streamline processes between emotors and its suppliers. €150k build + €90k run/year services.
- OCR Tool: Implementation of an invoice OCR tool to meet government regulations for invoice dematerialization. €45k build + €38k run/year services.
- Cyber Security: Selection of an HSM solution. €700k + €80k/year services. Pen-test services contract. PKI solution selection.
- TransdevConsultant - IT Procurement BuyerTRANSPORTATIONJune 2020 - February 2022 (1 year and 8 months)Paris, France**Context**: Setting up the entire IT environment for autonomous vehicle supervision.**Mission/Projects**:
- Networks and Telecom: RFQ for PMR (private mobile radio) networks to meet the need for preemption and continuous bandwidth flow - Cloud infrastructure procurement & SD Wan solution.
- Hardware/Software: RFQ management for the implementation of a HMI (human-machine interface) - Procurement of software licenses for the R&D department (architect, network, developer) €250k and management of maintenance and license renewal.
- Infrastructure: Setting up a data center for data storage with retention strategy - Procurement and monitoring of IT equipment for developers.
- Procurement Strategy: Implementing procurement processes within the framework of ISO9001 standard - Integrating an CSR policy within the procurement unit.
- E-MotorsConsultant - Procurement Project ManagerAUTOMOBILEMarch 2022 - October 2022 (7 months)Carrières-sous-Poissy, France**Context**: Ensuring all project deliverables from award to SOP.**Mission/Projects**:
- Implementation of KPIs for project milestone tracking (Phase A/B/C/D). Management of tooling launches (soft & hard tools).
- Tracking progress of various RFQs for schedule integration. Launching RFQs for machine parts & UPS €500M turnover.
- Monitoring project development with selected suppliers.
- Transverse management of several project buyers, commodities, and prototypes.
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Education
- Master in Sustainable Supply ChainUniversité Paris Saclay2018Master Supply Chain Durable
- Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Management - Sustainable Supply ChainUniversité Paris Saclay2016Licence