Company Description

Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come.

Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

The Purchasing department is responsible for acquiring goods and services for the Ubisoft group. Its main missions are to reduce costs, provide quality service to internal clients, and manage external risks. To achieve these objectives, the Purchasing department must contribute to the creation and management of the group purchasing community through benchmarking, coordination, sharing best practices and tools, and using a common framework.

The main objective of the role is to ensure the long-term optimization of costs and risk management for recurring IT procurement categories. The primary clients of the IT Buyer are the IT department and, to a lesser extent, the development studios.

In alignment with the purchasing policy set by management, your responsibilities will include:

Managing strategic sourcing to identify opportunities for procurement performance (consolidation, global sourcing, engagement duration, etc.);Monitoring supplier performance and ensuring the implementation and use of contracts;Preparing the requested reports for these activities, leveraging existing tools and processes;Maintaining regular communication with key internal stakeholders and actively contributing to the development of relationships with key players;Keeping informed of trends and best procurement practices as part of continuous market monitoring;Maintaining close ties with the supply chain team regarding potential supplier responsiveness issues, feedback from internal clients, and new contracts;Implementing a mid- to long-term strategy for key IT suppliers to manage costs, risks, and quality;Managing the procurement of IT solutions related to game production or integrated into our games (Middleware), if required.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have solid operational experience as an IT buyer, managing projects from the sourcing phase to contract negotiation and follow-up.

If you’re ready to take on this challenge and you identify with the following statements, don’t hesitate any longer!

You have strong customer service and negotiation skills;You demonstrate responsiveness and rigor in managing your files;You are pragmatic and comfortable with task prioritization;You possess strong adaptability and excellent interpersonal skills;You have advanced Excel skills, and a solid foundation in procurement contract law would be a plus;You have a fluent level of English, essential for this internationally oriented role.

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