"BREF". I DID A NEGOTIATION. 

TESTIMONIAL

Thomas Laurent, Purchasing Director

Team: "The CANAL+ Purchasing Department is a team of around fifteen people, with very different backgrounds. We're organized by purchasing family (IT, Marketing, Content, Real Estate...) and we cover all the Group's expenditure in all the territories where we operate (France, Africa, Europe, Asia...). We are a cross-functional team, listening to and serving our internal customers, with the aim of creating value: financial optimization, negotiation, calls for tender..."

Missions: "We have 3 main missions: 

• Optimize costs: i.e. negotiate effectively with suppliers to obtain competitive rates, discounts and advantageous conditions to have a direct impact on the Group's profitability, drawing on teams throughout the Vivendi Group.
• Innovation: close collaboration with suppliers can foster innovation. By involving suppliers in the product or service development process, the purchasing department can contribute to the introduction of disruptive new ideas and technologies. AI is one such example. 
• Internationalize: deploy our Purchasing methodologies across all our subsidiaries, i.e. in over 50 countries and on 3 continents. "

The + : "Purchasing is involved in all strategic decisions in France and abroad. We're lucky enough to be involved from the very first euro spent, and to have an overview of all the Group's projects."