Junior Buyer – People & Culture Services

Junior Buyer – People & Culture Services

You’ve built experience, now use it where bold ideas meet real impact. At Opella, we’re challenging how self-care works for millions of people and need leaders and experts ready to shape what’s next. As a Junior Buyer – People & Culture Services you’ll bring your skill, your curiosity and your drive to make health simpler, smarter and more human.

About the job

In this role, your mission is to support the deployment of Global Procurement strategies for all activities related to People & Culture Services activities, to maximize value creation.

You will play a critical role in accelerating operational excellence, driving key procurement initiatives, and ensuring strong alignment with stakeholders at Global and across regions.

Key responsibilities

Scope:

• Activities related to People & Culture services: Contingency workforce, Outsourced services, Compensation and Benefits, Payroll, Recruitment and Outplacement, Talent mobility, Learning and Development
• Global and Local
• Reports functionally to the Global Lead Buyer – People & Culture Services
• Total category spend ~ 130 M€

Strategy:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of best in class and innovative strategies for specific category families, based on market intelligence and aligned on budget and product lifecycle.
• Support the execution of the multi-annual roadmap to deliver savings for the business and create value for the brands.
• Ensure procurement technical excellence: sustainability, innovation, supply continuity, quality / compliance
• Identify and engage at appropriate level with business partners from the businesses.

Operational:

• Participate in strategic sourcing initiatives and sourcing projects (RFPs, negotiations, established prices list, contracting)
• Leverage synergies across countries and categories
• Support market intelligence and analysis efforts to identify new opportunities
• Manage supplier relationships and governance, support issue resolution when needed
• Set-up and drive right supplier base with clear roadmap to reduce number of suppliers
• Contribute to cost optimization and value creation initiatives, Optimize Working Capital in alignment with the Group’s Payment Term Policy

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Become a trusted procurement advisor for People & Culture Team
• Build strong collaboration and partnership with key stakeholders in Finance, Digital, Legal, and regional teams
• Establish effective governance and stakeholder alignment across categories.
• Act as a key partner with business teams to drive initiatives and ensure execution.

Key Deliverables

• Active contribution to the deployment of People & Culture Procurement strategies
• Support on key negotiations and cost optimization initiatives
• Execution of assigned sourcing projects
• Effective coordination and follow-up with stakeholders across categories

About you

Experience:

• 3–5 years in Indirect procurement

• Proven experience in multinational environments and complex stakeholder management

• Project Management in relationship with global suppliers

Soft skills:

• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively and independently within a structured team

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

• Results-driven, autonomous, and adaptable to changes in fast-paced environments

• Strong continuous improvement and challenger mindset

Technical skills:

• Advanced negotiation and strategic sourcing capabilities

• Proficiency in procurement tools and data analytics

• Solid financial acumen (cost analysis, budgeting and controlling)

Languages: Fluent in English. French is an asset.

About Us:

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.
Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.
At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.
As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com

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