Procurement Lead

Ivalua

Procurement Lead - Functional Expert (H/F) Massy - France Founded in 2000, Ivalua is a global leader in cloud-based spend management solutions. OUR COMPANY At Ivalua, we are a global community of experts who believe that digital transformation makes supply chains more sustainable and resilient, while improving supplier collaboration. We achieve this through our cloud spend management platform, which enables hundreds of major brands to manage their spend and suppliers while optimizing profitability, enhancing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) performance, reducing risk, and improving productivity. Driven by our passions and fueled by our shared ambitions, we empower ourselves to take on challenges and create impactful experiences for our customers and partner ecosystem, all while giving purpose to our teams. Learn more at  LinkedIn www.ivalua.com. Follow us on  LinkedIn    THE OPPORTUNITY Context: The Innovation Success department aims to implement and ensure the success of our product innovations through close collaboration with our internal R&D department and our external customers. This allows us to offer proactive optimization of our products and solutions. We thrive in a culture of teamwork, dynamism, and enthusiasm, and we strive for excellence in everything we do. We are developing a new generation of AI-powered procurement technology products. Leveraging agentic AI and our Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA), we enable organizations to automate complex workflows and help teams shift from manual, tactical execution to strategic value creation. The Role: As a Procurement Lead - Functional Expert, you will collaborate closely with clients, partners, and the product team to map complex procurement workflows, optimize functional solutions, and drive continuous improvement. Your functional expertise will be instrumental in strengthening our clients' spend management strategies and ensuring their long-term success.   WHAT YOU WILL DO WITH US * Lead end-to-end implementations of various functional processes (Procure-to-Pay, Source-to-Contract, Supplier Relationship Management) through to go-live. * Deploy our agentic AI solutions by leveraging your solid procurement domain expertise and natural language processing (prompting and functional logic) to adapt AI behaviors to the client's specific business context. * Actively work with the Solution Architect during the design phase by sharing best practices with the client or partner, conducting product demonstrations, performing fit-gap analyses, and taking full functional responsibility for the design document. * Collaborate closely alongside solution architects to demonstrate product value and share best practices with the client or partner. * Support partners during implementation by providing design feedback and conducting configuration reviews during deployments. * Oversee and contribute to the delivery and deployment plan, ultimately ensuring successful go-lives. * Configure the solution and coordinate efforts with other team members to ensure project milestones are met. * Integrate customer feedback to evaluate and improve product features. * Provide PMO (Project Management Office) support and assist with change management initiatives to drive end-user adoption. YOUR PROFILE Skills & Experience * Master’s degree (Bac +5) in procurement, business/management, supply chain management, or a related field. * 5+ years of functional experience in procurement, SRM (Supplier Relationship Management), and supply chain. * Prior experience in software and SaaS (Software as a Service) implementation projects is a plus. * Proven experience in driving digital transformation via leading cloud procurement platforms, with a strong ability to leverage natural language to drive AI/automation tools. * Experience in managing client & partner relationships, facilitating workshops, and acting as a "Trusted Advisor". * Strong functional knowledge of the Source-to-Pay (S2P) cycle, combined with excellent project management skills. * Relevant certifications in procurement or project management (e.g., CIPS, CPSM, PMP) are highly desirable. Soft Skills * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to inspire clients during workshops and build strong, collaborative partnerships. * Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment, collaborating closely with clients and partners. * Autonomous, results-oriented, proactive, and flexible. * Ability to coach and mentor peers on procurement and spend management processes. * Excellent command of English.   Note: Business travel is required for this position, approximately 25%.   WHAT HAPPENS NEXT If your application matches the desired skills for this role, our recruitment team will contact you to schedule an initial phone screening. Take one step closer to achieving your goals – apply today! A dedicated recruiter will guide you through every step of the recruitment process. We are here to support you! Our recruitment process is designed to assess your skills through a series of personalized interviews with our teams. Interviews will take place virtually and in person at our offices. What You Will Find at Ivalua * A "Hybrid" working model (3 days on-site, 2 days remote). * A team driven by the desire to push the boundaries of product and technological innovation. * A constantly growing, private company. * A stable and profitable business environment. * The opportunity to gather weekly for a company-provided team meal. * Growth by pursuing your goals within a powerful team spirit that fosters creativity and productivity. * Unlock your professional potential through our training and career development program. * Join a dynamic, international team of experts who are passionate about their work and guided by a shared vision. * Experience an inclusive work environment open to diversity, where your contribution will be appreciated and valued. * Take part in numerous company-organized events (sports competitions, music events, and team building). * Highly rated by its employees, Ivalua was recognized by Comparably (https://www.comparably.com/companies/ivalua).         Driven by our differences – Your energy is our strength! United by our values, we celebrate diversity and equity in all its dimensions to build an inclusive work environment. To help our customers make their supply chains more efficient, sustainable, and resilient, we rely on our international teams with diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. We believe in equal opportunity and diversity as drivers of innovation, fostering an inclusive spirit, a productive and enjoyable work environment, and fulfilling career prospects for all Ivaluans. Explore Ivalua's culture – watch this video to learn more!   #LI-TR1 #LI-HYBRID

Multiverse

Multiverse is the upskilling platform for AI and Tech adoption. We have partnered with 1,500+ companies to deliver a new kind of learning that's transforming today’s workforce. Our upskilling apprenticeships are designed for people of any age and career stage to build critical AI, data, and tech skills. Our learners have driven $2bn+ ROI for their employers, using the skills they’ve learned to improve productivity and measurable performance. In April 2026, we announced $70 million in strategic funding, led by Schroders Capital, with participation from StepStone Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst. At an increased valuation of $2.1bn, the round makes us Europe’s first EdTech double unicorn. But we aren’t stopping there. With a strong operational footprint and 800+ employees, we have ambitious plans to continue scaling. We’re building a world where tech skills unlock people’s potential and output. Join Multiverse and power our mission to equip the workforce to win in the AI era. THE ROLE Multiverse is the UK's largest apprenticeship provider and its first EdTech unicorn, and it's rebuilding on an AI-first foundation. Enterprise Trust & Reliability is the layer where that platform meets the customer, the regulator, and the investor. Our mission is to turn enterprise trust into enterprise revenue: the guardrails, integrations, and vendor relationships that let Multiverse move fast without breaking the trust that enterprise customers pay for. We're hiring our first Strategic Partnerships & Procurement Lead: the commercial operator who owns how we buy, renew, and partner on technology. You'll sit at the seam between engineering, security, legal, finance, and our vendors, and you'll turn tooling spend and partner relationships into commercial advantage. This is a high-autonomy, high-influence individual-contributor role reporting to the Senior Director of the function. WHAT YOU'LL DO Build and own strategic partnerships with the technology providers that matter most — model providers like Anthropic or ChatGPT, hyperscalers like AWS and Google, major platforms like Salesforce or Oracle, and developer and security tooling tooling vendors. Keep these relationships warm and know when to activate them. Look past cost: proactively find where a partnership can unlock real value for the business, whether that's training, co-building, product integrations, or better commercial terms. Centralise and modernise how we buy, renew, and consolidate technology, building this from a low base. That means a single software asset register, a clear intake-and-approval flow, and legal and security engaged early as a gate to clear, not a blocker to fight. Bring total cost of ownership and usage-based pricing into the open so spend maps to outcomes. Own the live threads from day one — including our LLM enterprise contracts, AI tooling, Identity platforms and other software contracts — and hold the pen on negotiations and renewals across the wider technology portfolio. Turn procurement and partnerships into a commercial lever, not a cost centre. You'll sit at the seam between engineering, security, legal and finance, influencing outcomes across teams you don't manage — so persuasion and clarity carry the role. Done well, this also becomes trust and vendor evidence that helps enterprise and regulated customers say yes faster. HOW WE WORK WITH AI At Multiverse, AI is our engine, not an add-on. In this seat that's literal: you'll be buying, negotiating, and partnering on the exact tools that make it true, and modelling what they cost and what they return. We expect you to use AI daily in your own work — from drafting and comparing contracts to analysing spend — and to be genuinely curious about a tooling and AI-provider market that looks different every quarter. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR You've built and grown relationships with major technology partners— AWS, Google, Salesforce, Anthropic-type organisations — and can point to commercial impact you unlocked, not just costs you cut. You're comfortable inside a procurement process too: you've negotiated and renewed software, cloud, or SaaS contracts and can speak to the trade-offs you made, you understand consumption-based pricing, and you're at ease driving a decision across security, legal and finance without owning those teams. But procurement isn't the whole story for you — you think about what a vendor relationship can build, not just what it costs, and you treat compliance as a lever rather than a blocker. You're technically literate enough to challenge a vendor's claim without being an engineer, and comfortable navigating an engineering and product environment rather than operating purely from the business side. We're looking for AI acumen too: you understand the competitive AI landscape — Anthropic, Google, AWS and others — well enough to advise on real strategic calls, like whether our current AI partner remains the right long-term one. What this role isn't. This is an internal commercial seat, not a sales role: no quota, no pipeline, no external revenue target. Your customers are our engineers and the business. You don't need to be an engineer (technical fluency, not technical depth), and you won't manage people from day one — this is a senior individual-contributor role that earns a team by proving the function. YOUR FIRST NINE MONTHS Months one to three: map the estate. Every technology contract, renewal date and owner in one place; a single software asset register; a clear picture of spend across tokens, seats and cloud. Get on top of the live threads such as our LLM enterprise contracts, our identity tooling, developer tools, and cross-organisational threads — and start spotting quick wins, like renegotiating spend with an existing supplier. Months four to six: stand up the buy, renew and consolidate process with security and legal engaged early. Land a first consolidation or renegotiation win — for example, a usage-backed recommendation that settles a tooling question. Start growing the strategic side: identify where partnerships can bring value beyond commercial terms, whether that's training, co-building, or product integrations. Benefits * Time off - 27 days holiday, plus 5 additional days off: 1 life event day, 2 volunteer days, 2 company-wide wellbeing days (M-Powered Weekend) and 8 bank holidays per year * Health & Wellness- private medical Insurance with Bupa, a medical cashback scheme, life insurance, gym membership & wellness resources through Wellhub and access to Spill - all in one mental health support * Hybrid work offering - for most roles we collaborate in the office three days per week with the exception of Coaches and Instructors who collaborate in the office once a month * Work-from-anywhere scheme - you'll have the opportunity to work from anywhere, up to 10 days per year * Space to connect: Beyond the desk, we make time for weekly catch-ups, seasonal celebrations, and have a kitchen that’s always stocked! Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We’re an equal opportunities employer. And proud of it. Every applicant and employee is afforded the same opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. This will never change. Read our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policy here. Our Commitment to Safeguarding Multiverse is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners. We expect all employees to share this commitment and adhere to our Safeguarding Policy, our Prevent Policy and all other Multiverse company policies. Successful applicants will be required to undertake at least a Basic check via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). For roles that will involve a Regulated Activity, successful applicants must also undergo an Enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check and a Prohibition Order check. Roles involving Regulated Activity may interact with vulnerable groups, therefore are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 meaning applicants are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings. Providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal if the applicant has been selected, and possible referral to the police and the DBS.

WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.  We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.    We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.   Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.    For more information, visit WPP.com.   Why we're hiring: At WPP, we are on an exciting three-year journey called ‘Elevate 28’ to help our global teams work together in a more connected, collaborative, and efficient way.   Procurement is at the heart of this change. Over the past five years, our global procurement team has grown and evolved significantly—but we still have big goals to achieve. We are looking for a collaborative Global Head of Technology to join our procurement leadership team. In this role, you will help shape our procurement strategy and work with leaders across the business to deliver real, lasting value.   What you'll be doing: * As the Global Head of Technology, you will oversee WPP's annual technology spend of approximately $800 million. You will work closely with our Global CIO, Global CTO, and agency IT teams to get the best value from our technology investments, software assets, and supplier relationships. * You will lead a global team of 9 procurement professionals structured into two main areas: Software & AI (including software asset management),  IT Services, Telecom, Infrastructure & Cloud (including supplier relationship management) * You will also guide a supporting team of 4 colleagues based in our Mumbai operations hub. Your key responsibilities will include: * Strategic Planning: Create and lead a 3-to-5-year technology procurement plan that supports WPP’s business goals. * Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and support a diverse, multi-location team, helping them grow and succeed. * Relationship Building: Partner with senior leaders (including our Executive Committee) and key technology partners to build strong, collaborative relationships. * Value & Innovation: Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, manage risks, and bring innovative technology solutions to WPP. * Collaboration: Work alongside the Global Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and Global CIO to align our supply chain with WPP's technology roadmap.   Who you'll be working with: Reporting to the Global Chief Procurement Officer, you'll work closely with the Global CIO, Global CTO, Agency Network CIOs and senior technology leaders across WPP. You'll lead a global team of procurement professionals across Software & AI, IT Services, Cloud and Infrastructure, while partnering with key technology suppliers to deliver strategic business outcomes.   What you'll need: * Leadership Experience: A proven track record of leading, mentoring, and developing procurement teams in a global or complex organisation. * Technology Procurement Expertise: Deep experience managing complex technology categories (including software, cloud, and emerging tech like AI). * Strong Relationship Skills: The ability to build trust, influence decisions, and communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels. * Change Management: Experience helping teams navigate change and thrive in evolving, fast-paced environments. * Commercial Mindset: Strong negotiation skills and experience building mutually beneficial partnerships with major global technology suppliers.   Who you are: You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working. You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected. You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.   What we'll give you: Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work. Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry. Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge? #LI-Hybrid  We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. PLEASE READ OUR PRIVACY NOTICE (HTTPS://WWW.WPP.COM/EN/CAREERS/WPP-PRIVACY-POLICY-FOR-RECRUITMENT) FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW WE PROCESS THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE.