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IT Sourcing Buyer / Contract management with French

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on managing the Source-to-Contract process for IT procurement at WNS, ensuring effective supplier negotiations and compliance with governance standards. You will work closely with internal stakeholders to optimize procurement strategies and contribute to the overall efficiency of the procurement function.

Qualifications

  • +4 years' experience in IT Procurement, Strategic Sourcing or Contract management.
  • Proven expertise managing complex Source-to-Contract (S2C) engagements across Software, Cloud and IT Services.
  • Minimum 3 years experience leading supplier negotiations, contract renewals and competitive sourcing initiatives.
  • Strong stakeholder management experience within multinational and matrix organizations.
  • Preferred: Professional proficiency in English and French (minimum B2, C1 preferred).

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end Source-to-Contract activities, from sourcing strategy through contract award.
  • Develop sourcing strategies and commercial approaches for complex software procurement initiatives.
  • Advise internal stakeholders on procurement strategy, supplier selection and commercial risk.
  • Manage multiple sourcing projects while ensuring compliance with procurement governance, security and risk requirements.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Mentorship

About the company

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WNS Global Services SA

  • Outsourcing & BPO
  • 1,001–5,000
Over the years, WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Ltd has built a reputation as a leader in business and operational transformation, partnering with globally leading companies to deliver best-in-class BPM services within their respective industries. Today our South African footprint includes spans across all major cities in the country, this gives our clients the freedom to choose a location best-suited to their strategic business objectives. We have won numerous industry awards by delivering world-class Business Process Management (BPM) services to major local and international players in the telecommunications, financial services and insurance, travel and leisure,retail and utilities industries – some of our clients are among the biggest local and international players in their respective fields. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WNS), WNS (Holdings) Limited has more than 57 000 employees operating across 60 delivery centers in 16 countries, including China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UK and US. WNS manages the operations of more than 450 clients, many on the Fortune 500 list, across nine industry verticals. DIFFERENTIATORS Proven operational delivery in SA since 2003,State-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure, Robust recruitment model and talent pipeline, Workforce flexibility, Flexible partnership approach, Competitive and innovative pricing models, Continual improvement initiatives. SOLUTIONS Customer Experience Services Finance & Accounting Procurement Solutions Human Resource Outsourcing Analytics Legal Process Outsourcing Enterprise Information Technology Transformation Solutions Risk Management We respect your right to privacy and therefore aim to ensure that we comply with the legal requirement of the POPI Act which regulates the manner in which we collect, process, store, share and destroy any personal information which you have provided to us. https://www.wns.co.za/popia-privacy-policy

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Job description

Company Description

WNS, part of Capgemini, is an Agentic AI-powered leader in intelligent operations and transformation, serving more than 700 clients across 10 industries, including Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Shipping and Logistics, and Travel and Hospitality. We bring together deep domain excellence - WNS’ core differentiator - with AI-powered platforms and analytics to help businesses innovate, scale, adapt and build resilience in a world defined by disruption.Our purpose is clear: to enable lasting business value by designing intelligent, human-led solutions that deliver sustainable outcomes and a differentiated impact. With three global headquarters across four continents, operations in 13 countries, 65 delivery centers and more than 66,000 employees, WNS combines scale, expertise and execution to create meaningful, measurable impact.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead end-to-end Source-to-Contract activities, from sourcing strategy through contract award and financial performance declaration.
  • Develop sourcing strategies and commercial approaches for complex software procurement initiatives.
  • Lead supplier negotiations, commercial evaluations and contract discussions to optimize cost, value and contractual outcomes.
  • Advise internal stakeholders on procurement strategy, supplier selection and commercial risk.
  • Manage multiple sourcing projects while ensuring compliance with procurement governance, security and risk requirements.
  • Produce executive-ready sourcing recommendations, supplier evaluations and negotiation summaries.
  • Mentor junior buyers and contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Drive delivery excellence through achievement of SLA/KPI targets and proactive risk management.

Qualifications

Ideal candidate for the Senior IT Sourcing Buyer position:

  • +4 years' experience in IT Procurement, Strategic Sourcing or Contract management
  • Proven expertise managing complex Source-to-Contract (S2C) engagements across Software, Cloud and IT Services.
  • Minimum 3 years experience leading supplier negotiations, contract renewals and competitive sourcing initiatives.
  • Strong stakeholder management experience within multinational and matrix organizations.
  • Professional proficiency in English and French (minimum B2, C1 preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain, Economics, Finance, Information Technology or Engineering.

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