Pro Practice & Bus Sup Analyst

Publication date : May 04, 2026, 12:00AM

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We are a network and digital integrator that understands the entire value chain of the digital world, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that shape their business.
Every day, you will collaborate with a team dedicated to providing consistent, sustainable global solutions, no matter where our customers operate. With over 30,000 employees across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, we offer a dynamic environment to develop and perfect your skills in a field filled with exciting challenges and opportunities.

About the role

Description of the entity/Team

The mission of the Orange Business ‘B2B Global Sourcing’ direction, which reports to Global Delivery and Operations and is an integral part of the Group's purchasing and supply chain organization, is to support the Orange Business teams in providing competitive solutions to our B2B customers (France and International), while managing risks and integrating social responsibility into contracts. Approximately 2 billion euros of expenditure are under his responsibility, on a scope of 6,500 suppliers to date.

The B2B Global Sourcing Direction will comprise 4 new entities:

•1 business partner entity for customer projects sourcing: “Project Sourcing”

•2 strategic sourcing entities: « Telecom Sourcing » and « B2B Category Sourcing »

•1 entity in support of entities above: “Sourcing Operations”

Sourcing Operations will be responsible for continuously improving the operation and maturity of B2B Global Sourcing in order to enhance performance in financial, social and environmental terms, as well as employee expertise.

Within Sourcing Operations, the team “Sourcing Expertise“will be responsible for setting up and managing RFx execution, contracting and all administrative activities requiring purchasing expertise.

Missions:

The Sourcing Expert will be responsible for supporting the sourcing teams in improving performance and efficiency by optimizing and industrializing administrative and transactional purchasing activities with the support of Purchasing tools.

Description of main responsibilities:

Value Creation and transformation

• Work with buyers in Telecom Sourcing, Project Sourcing and B2B Category Sourcing to execute RFXs and increase their number, so as to increase buyers’ negotiating power
• Take over administrative activities, such as contracting or supplier onboarding, so that buyers can focus on more added value activities such as negotiation, category management, business partnerships.
• Develop usages and provide operational support on new processes and tools

RFx process support

• Verification of supplier information: Ensuring the accuracy of supplier data in SPRINT.
• Supplier integration: Manage the integration process in SPRINT.
• RFx creation: Create an RFx in SPRINT following the buyer's guidelines.
• Supplier lifecycle management: Manage supplier status changes (name/entity changes, acquisitions, mergers).
• Integrating new suppliers: Facilitating the integration of new suppliers.
• DRP analysis with specialist domain knowledge

Contract Management process Support

• Prepare contracts: Participating in drafting contracts, monitoring contract compliance
• Conclude non-commercial contracts
• Legal compliance: Ensure that contracts comply with legal aspects (RGPD, etc.), concluding non-commercial clauses in the contract,
• Communication: Ensure coordination between legal departments, stakeholders and suppliers.
• Regional requirements: Meet region-specific requirements.
• Update contracts in line with regulatory requirements.
• Provide Expertise on ‘legal’ clauses - specific to Orange Business

Sourcing performance and efficiency improvements

• Data management: ensure supplier de-duplication and maintain GL account / CC3 mapping
• Guaranty the correct application of the RFx and contracting processes: analyze the coherence as well as the quality of the data used, define / adapt the business rules.
• Contribute to deploy an improved process to enhance the employee journey, in conjunction with the Digital & Data team and the Project Sourcing, Telco Sourcing and B2B Category Sourcing entities

Risk Management

Identify potential risks and create mitigation strategies / audit information in SPRINT

About you

• Education :Advanced degree in Business management, Sales, Purchasing, Engineering or related field
• Experience: Solid practice and experience in operational sourcing, including extensive use of e-sourcing and contract lifecycle management tools

Skills

• Practical mindset focused on efficiency
• Service orientation
• Digital/automation orientation
• Know how to identify, process and secure useful data
• Be able to analyse/Be able to summarise
• Demonstrate a determined attitude: be meticulous and reliable
• Ability to create new capabilities and processes and then manage them operationally
• Be able to monitor process quality
• Action and results oriented
• Communicate with impact: Listen and convince

• Languages: English fluent, French is a plus

You bring a can-do attitude, tackle challenges head-on and challenge the status quo with new and innovative ideas.

What we offer

• Global Opportunities: Work in multi-national teams with opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and customers from all over the world.
• Flexible Work Environment: Flexible working hours and possibility to combine work from office and home (hybrid ways of working).
• Professional Development: training programs and upskilling/re-skilling opportunities.
• Career Growth: Internal growth and mobility opportunities within Orange.
• Caring and Daring Culture: Health and well-being programs and benefits, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR and employee connect events.
• Reward Programs: Employee Referral Program, Change Maker Awards.

Only your skills matterRegardless of your age, gender identity, race, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sexual orientation, marital status, neurotype, disability, veteran status or appearance, we encourage diversity within our teams because it is a strength for the collective and a vector of innovation. Orange Group is a disabled-friendly company and equal opportunity employer: don't hesitate to tell us about your specific needs.

At Orange, only your skills matter.

Regardless of your age, gender, background, origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, or appearance, we actively encourage diversity within our teams, as it is a collective strength and a driver of innovation.Orange is a disability-inclusive employer: please feel free to let us know about any specific needs you may have.