BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM) is the investment arm of BNP Paribas, a leading banking group in Europe with international reach. At BNPP AM, we aim to generate long-term sustainable investment returns for our clients, based on a unique sustainability-driven philosophy. This philosophy has shaped our firm and directs all we do: our strategy, our culture, our structure, our products and our processes; the way we engage with our clients and our role in influencing the companies and the markets we invest in.
Junior Buyer / AM Procurement Operations Officer
We are looking for a motivated Procurement Operations Officer to join the Procurement department. The role of the Procurement Operations Officer is to ensure compliance of the purchasing process by supervising the delegation of purchases within the Group and guarantees the implementation of the BNP Paribas AM "Procurement" procedures through a consistent approach.
Requirements:
- 2-5 years of successful experience in Procurement department as a junior buyer or any procurement administration function
- Mastery of office tools: Excel, PowerPoint
- Knowledge of IVALUA (Procurement tool) is a real plus
- Knowledge of purchasing techniques: regulations, standards, procedures
- Knowledge of European regulations on Third Party, Outsourcing, EBA, DORA.
- Professional working English & knowledge of a second language (French as a plus)
- Flexibility and change management in a complex multicultural environment and organization
- Ability to work within tight deadlines
Responsibilities:
- Monitor delegation to Group Procurement (Procurement & Performance or Region or countries – Group function) for all expenses delegated through SLA, KPI’s… Ensure monitoring by executing the Oversight Procedure
- Ensure a Special Point of Contact function for business (follow up, communication, End of year closing, renewals)
- Manage operations/activities not managed/delegated to Group Procurement platform (self-buy mode and/or intragroup)
- Coordinate contracts creation/update within Golden Group tool (Contract Repository)
- Coordinate with IT & BNPP AM ORM teams for updates of contracts in the scope of outsourcing/Dora into Risk360
- DORA follow-up: monthly reporting of IT purchasing shared with IT TPTRM and IT point of contact
- Coordinate with different stakeholders for Supplier Risk Committee
- Interactions with the ITO, Finance, Legal, Data Office and Compliance teams
- Act as OPAL Operator (AE UID within OPAL vs PWise) and follow-up of new joiners’, movers, and leavers in OPAL
- Manage the configuration of Procurement tool (users, jurisdiction, workflow) and participate in the first-level support
We offer:
- Fully paid private medical care for employee
- Pre-paid lunch card
- Co-financed Multisport Card
- My Benefit Cafeteria Platform
- Life insurance
- Trainings and development opportunities
- Hybrid work mode, 50% working from home within a month