IT Buyer

About Linxens

Linxens is a global leader in micro-connectors, module packaging, antennas & inlays, and secure ID solutions, with over 40 years of innovation. Headquartered in Paris, France, we operate R&D centers and production sites across Germany, France, Sweden, China, India, Singapore and Thailand.

Our solutions serve industries such as telecommunications, finance, transportation, hospitality, e-government, healthcare, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Our employees’ expertise and know-how allow us to continually reinvent ourselves and meet our customers’ evolving needs, helping them grow and innovate. Therefore, we invest in developing our employees’ skills and career growth.

Working for Linxens means investing in your future. Our growth is creating great opportunities!

Below is the job description for open position

Responsibilities

IT Procurement & Category Management

Manage procurement activities across the full range of IT categories, including:

• Software licences and subscriptions
• Microsoft licences and Microsoft ecosystem solutions
• SaaS and cloud solutions
• Enterprise and in-house applications
• IT infrastructure and hardware
• Computers, laptops, monitors and peripherals
• Networking and communication equipment
• Cybersecurity solutions
• Digital and collaboration tools
• IT services, consulting and managed services
• Telecom and related technology services

Software & License Management

• Lead commercial management of major software and technology licences across the organization.
• Manage Microsoft licensing, including negotiations, renewals, agreements and commercial optimization.
• Ensure renewal dates, contractual obligations and commercial commitments are proactively managed
• Challenge licensing models, user volumes, consumption levels and pricing structures.
• Support the IT organization in optimizing the balance between licence cost, functionality and business requirements
  

Supplier & Contract Management

• Manage the commercial relationship with key IT suppliers.
• Establish appropriate supplier performance and governance mechanisms.
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual commitments, pricing and service levels.
• Lead contract renewals and renegotiations well ahead of expiration dates.
• Maintain visibility of contracts, licences, commitments, renewal dates and financial exposure.
• Identify supplier concentration risks and opportunities for alternative sourcing.

Cost Optimization & Value Creation

• Licence optimisation and consolidation across the Linxens Group ensuring full alignment with the local procurement teams.
• Specific management balance on the groups tier 1 suppliers

Qualification

• 8+ years of experience in IT procurement, Technology Sourcing, IT purchasing or strategic procurement.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Purchasing, Information Systems or a related field.
• Expertise in software licensing, Microsoft agreements, SaaS, cloud solutions and technology procurement.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to work with spend, pricing, consumption and licence-utilisation data.
• Attention to detail, particularly in contract management and commercial commitments.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex licensing topics for both IT and Finance stakeholders.
• Fluent in English
  

Join Linxens to work in a multicultural environment, collaborating with leading tech innovators and making a global impact on technology.

LINXENS is an equal-opportunity employer that strictly prohibits unlawful or unethical discrimination. Moreover, as part of our CSR Vitality program, we have committed to recruit, hire, train, compensate, and promote without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, mental/physical disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.