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Mechanical Production Buyer - Guyancourt

ECM - Engineering Conception Maintenance

Industry
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Location
Guyancourt, France
Work mode
-
Job type
-
Annual salary
€48,000 - €50,000 (€48 Thousand - €50 Thousand)
Minimum experience
10+ years
Posted
4th September, 2026

Required skills

Value AnalysisWeldingERP

About the role

Translated into English from French by Korum. The employer's original wording is on their site.

As part of the reinforcement of its purchasing teams, we are looking for a Mechanical Production Buyer to manage a strategic portfolio of suppliers specialising in sheet metal work, machining and mechanical parts made to drawing.

Reporting to the Purchasing Department, you play a key role in defining and deploying the purchasing strategy while ensuring the economic, industrial and contractual performance of your portfolio.

You work in close collaboration with the Design Office, Production, Quality, Supply Chain and Programmes teams in a demanding technical environment.

In this role, your main responsibilities are:

  • Define and deploy the purchasing strategy for your supplier portfolio.

  • Identify and implement levers for cost reduction and risk control.

  • Secure supply and guarantee the continuity of the supplier chain.

  • Rationalise and optimise the supplier panel.

  • Carry out value analysis on purchased products.

  • Prepare, launch and manage invitations to tender and consultations.

  • Negotiate commercial, technical and contractual conditions.

  • Set up and monitor framework contracts.

  • Take part in project reviews and support technical teams in industrial choices.

  • Handle purchase requests and monitor open orders.

  • Manage non-conformities, supplier disputes, invoicing discrepancies and standard price variances.

  • Monitor purchasing indicators and ensure the achievement of quality, cost and delivery objectives.

  • Produce activity reports and ensure traceability of the actions taken.

Profile

Education: Bac+5 in Purchasing, Business School, Engineering or an equivalent qualification.

  • Minimum 10 years' experience in industrial purchasing.

  • Expertise in purchasing technical mechanical products.

  • Significant experience in purchasing mechanical parts made to drawing, sheet metal work, mechano-welding, machining or mechanical assemblies.

  • Strong appetite for technical and industrial environments.

  • Ability to understand product challenges and communicate with the Design Office teams.

  • Mastery of supplier negotiation techniques and purchasing strategies.

  • Good legal and contractual knowledge.

  • Proficiency in the Office Pack and a purchasing ERP.

  • Professional English.

This position requires defence clearance.

All our positions are open to persons recognised as disabled workers.


About ECM

ECM, the Engineering and Technology Consulting subsidiary of the CRIT group, has supported major industrial players (aerospace, rail, defence, energy...) for 50 years.

A human-sized company, we work across the entire project lifecycle, from development to industrialisation, placing expertise and people at the heart of our commitment.

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