Strategic Buyer - Freelance

Context

Energy sector
Group Finance
Works Substations team in Belgium

Missions

• Manage the full procurement process:

  • Market publication

  • Tender analysis

  • Negotiations

  • Evaluation of offers

  • Project award

• Lead the setup of tender procedures

• Define and implement project procurement strategies based on market knowledge

• Work closely with colleagues and internal experts to understand project needs and align them with the market

• Build market and technical expertise within the category to contribute to the category strategy over the medium and long term

• Collaborate with a multifunctional team to identify business needs, improvements, and opportunities

• Contribute to procurement objectives and transversal initiatives through category and market knowledge

• Share market and category knowledge with internal stakeholders when negotiating contractual terms

• Support project teams or Contract Managers in the commercial and contractual follow-up of ongoing projects:

  • Follow up and negotiate additional costs charged

  • Ensure contractual terms are respected

  • Quality

  • Planning

  • Safety

• Build sustainable relationships with contractors in close cooperation with the Supplier Manager

• Contribute to implementing new ways of working within the works team

• Align with the counterpart in Berlin, Germany to share insights

Organisation & Daily Work

• Join a dynamic Works Substations team

• Work alongside colleagues, internal experts, project teams, Contract Managers, and the Supplier Manager

• Collaborate with a multifunctional team

• Coordinate with the counterpart in Berlin, Germany

Conditions

• Start date: 2026-11-23

• End date: 2028-12-31

• Working days: Monday to Friday

• One vacancy