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Buyer for Professional Services – French Speaker (Hybrid) – Driving procurement and savings for BNP Paribas in Lisbon.
Join BNP Paribas’s global banking group, work on client‑focused sourcing, and contribute to innovation in finance services.
Buyer for Professional Services - French Speaker
Location: Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Description: About the job
As a Buyer in the Procurement Operations team, your mission is to operate on the internal clients' behalf, the buying of goods and services (Consulting and non Information Technology (IT) Services), ensuring the respect of regulation and BNP Paribas' standards, applying category-sourcing strategy and achieving savings target
Your Main Activities Are
Support your clients in their purchasing requests issued through our procurement tools, on an ongoing basis and ensure client satisfaction (quality, costs, processing time)
Coordinate Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, analyse suppliers' offers and manage One on One negotiations
Negotiate the best price conditions with the providers and achieve savings target
Prepare application contracts, special conditions and purchase orders while ensuring compliance with regulation, BNP Paribas' standards and framework contracts or General Conditions
Contribute to the improvement of procurement processes and tools
Profile and Skills to Success
Bachelor’s degree
At least 3 years of Experience in Administrative Support or up to 2 years of Experience in Procurement and Facilities Management
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Pack (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Fluency in English and French
Ability to conduct a negotiation
Client focused
Ability to deliver/Results driven
Organisational skills
Adaptability
Availability and customer orientation skills
Communication skills
Attention to detail/Rigor
Dynamic and proactive attitude
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Why joining BNP Paribas?
BNP Paribas, the European leader in banking and financial services in Europe, operates in 64 countries and has nearly 180,000 employees. The Group is structured around three operating divisions. Its business lines cooperate closely, as part of our integrated model, to meet the needs of all our clients in a coordinated manner:
- Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) , connects corporate clients needing financing and institutional clients looking for investment opportunities;
- Commercial, Personal Banking & Services (CPBS) , brings together all the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses;
- Investment & Protection Services (IPS) , combines a unique continuum of products and services across protection, saving, investment and real-estate.
Our presence in Portugal
In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 9.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.
Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
BNP Paribas´ ambition is to cultivate an open and responsive environment for all that encourages collaboration and interaction. We demonstrate our commitment by actively contributing to the Group’s Diversity and Inclusion strategy and goals, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As part of our local Corporate and Social Responsibility - Diversity & Inclusion strategy, BNP Paribas Portugal is committed to:
- Promote a fair and unbiased recruitment process and offer professional development opportunities to all employees;
- Celebrate diversity and advocate for inclusion, both externally and internally, encouraging employee’s participation, creating space for different voices to be heard.
To foster the effort of BNP Paribas Portugal, multiple initiatives and events take place throughout the year where our people can find out more on the importance of diversity inclusion at the workplace and in our society.
Remote Working Conditions
At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working options adapted to our hybrid working environment.
Commitment towards work/life balance
Supporting employees in a hybrid way of working while providing them with the means to maintain a work-life balance is an essential dimension of our Smart Working program. At BNP Paribas, we care about our employees’ wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and personal life.
Additional Information
To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas please read our Employee Value Proposition and our Career path page .
Legal Notice
- Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
- In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.