Buyer, Procurement

EDF

Purchaser responsible for sourcing equipment and services while managing costs at Arabelle Solutions. Analyzing and negotiating supplier contracts to ensure compliance and performance objectives.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeLa Courneuve • 🇫🇷 FranceJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Procurement Buyer is responsible for purchasing equipment and/or services while ensuring compliance with safety, quality and delivery requirements and achieving the best cost to guarantee execution of client contracts.
Analyze purchase requests received: review the specifications (plans and/or specifications, quality plans, etc.) and all information in the purchase request (budget, required date, etc.).
Prepare quotation requests: analyze purchase history.
Select appropriate suppliers from the supplier panel with the support of buyers.
Solicit potential suppliers in accordance with competitive sourcing rules and ensure offers are received within the timelines required by the project.
Select the most competitive offer in terms of safety, quality, delivery and cost.
Verify that the selected offer fully meets the purchase request's requirements.
Negotiate prices, lead times and deviations with suppliers.
Obtain approval for supplier selection in the appropriate tool.
Prepare purchase order placement: check the commercial compliance of the identified supplier(s).
Process purchase orders and amendments: draft orders and amendments to the selected supplier.
Monitor orders: check order progress with the supplier via email, phone and site visits.
Manage disputes and identify risk situations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Technical Sales diploma (DUT or BTS) or equivalent
2 to 6 years' experience in purchasing or procurement of industrial goods or services
Solid understanding of supply chain principles
Basic knowledge of products and suppliers
Ability to read drawings and/or technical bills of materials (BOMs)
Basic knowledge of international trade / customs
Basic knowledge of production planning
Ability to work in an organized and autonomous manner
Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment
Knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office suite
Proficiency in French and English
Negotiation skills
Ability to propose improvement initiatives
Rigor and attention to detail
Integrity
Compliance with company EHS instructions and workstation procedures
Strong awareness of nuclear safety issues

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fixed salary paid over 13 months, plus variable compensation
Profit-sharing plan
Public transport: 100% employer-covered
Employee savings plan
Remote work: agreement for 2 or 3 days per week
Supplementary health insurance: employer covers 65%

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Hard Skills & Tools

purchasingprocurementsupply chain principlesreading drawingstechnical bills of materialsinternational tradecustomsproduction planningnegotiation

Soft Skills

organizedautonomousmultidisciplinary collaborationproposing improvement initiativesattention to detailintegrity

Certifications

Technical Sales diplomaDUTBTS