Buyer & Value Stream Planner

Gunnebo Entrance Control; Trentino-Alto Adige; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company canteen

Flexible working hours

Permanent contract

Job summary

Gunnebo Entrance Control is seeking a Buyer & Value Stream Planner to manage material flow across the purchasing and production planning functions in Italy. You will link customer demand with production capacity and material availability, ensuring timely procurement and accurate inventory management.

The role requires 2–3 years in a similar field, strong Excel and ERP skills, and collaboration across Purchasing, Logistics and Production.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in purchasing/production planning.
• Ability to read and understand drawings and technical documents.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP purchasing modules.
• Experience with BOMs and MRP systems.
• Good negotiation skills and external partner coordination.

Responsibilities

• Monitor component availability and identify material shortages and risks.
• Create and manage POs with suppliers aligned to production plan and MRP requirements.
• Coordinate delivery dates and expedite orders to ensure material availability.
• Manage inventory and material movements, including inbound and outbound logistics.
• Collaborate with Production, Purchasing, Logistics and other functions to ensure smooth material flow.
• Support supplier scouting and development for supply continuity.

Skills

Excel

ERP systems

Reading drawings

Negotiation

Digital skills

Lean manufacturing

Education

Technical Education

Job description

Buyer & Value Stream Planner

Do you want to be part of creating a safer world? Without thinking about it, you meet us in your everyday life – at home, in transit, and at work. We are at the airport, where you commute, where you work, play and shop. Diverse in our offering, our customer outreach and in our mindset, Gunnebo Entrance Control is leading the transformation of the security business through digitalisation and connectivity for the continuous developments of smart entrance control.

If you are passionate about being part of an exciting transformation journey working with a global, multi-cultural and highly motivated organisation, this is the opportunity for you. Gunnebo Entrance Control is small enough to see your ideas come to fruition, and big enough to realise your career goals

Role Overview

The candidate will work within Purchasing department with focus on material’s management, procurement, and production planning. The candidate will act as a key link between different department, balancing customer requirements, production capacity, material availability and inventory levels.

She/he will work directly with Value Stream Planning Manager supporting Purchasing Manager when needed.

Responsibilities

• Monitor component availability for the assigned portfolio of customer orders and products, identifying potential material shortages and delivery risks.
• Create and manage purchase orders with suppliers in line with the production plan, MRP requirements and the purchasing framework defined by the Purchasing Manager and Value Stream Planning Manager.
• Coordinate with suppliers to confirm and align delivery dates, proactively expediting orders and addressing potential delays to ensure material availability and support on-time production.
• Monitor and manage inventory and material movements, including inbound and outbound logistics of components to and from suppliers, ensuring accurate and timely stock transactions.
• Collaborate with Production, Purchasing, Logistics and other relevant functions to ensure an efficient and continuous flow of materials throughout the value stream.
• Support the Purchasing Manager in supplier scouting and the identification of potential new suppliers, contributing to supplier development and supply continuity.

Requirements

The ideal candidate has 2-3 years of experience in the role in similar fields.

Key requirements include:

• Technical background with skills in reading and understanding drawings and technical documents;
• Very good skills of MS Office particularly Excel;
• Experience with ERPs, especially with Purchasing modules, BOMs and MRP;
• Experience in basic negotiation and in dealing with external partners;
• Digital expertise;
• Basic Lean Manufacturing concepts know-how is a plus.

Knowledge / Education

• Technical Education
• Fluency in Italian and English, both orally and written

Competences

• Dynamic personality, ready to move from one task to others following priorities and needs;
• Being a Team Player and willing to deal with different departments to ensure Customer’s needs are understood and fulfilled.

What we offer

• Full-time, permanent contract
• Reference CCCL: Metalworking
• Level: C3 - B1
• Estimated annual budget: 35.000–39.000 Euro
• Company’s canteen
• Flexible working hours

About us

The Gunnebo Group is a global leader in security, offering innovative products and services to protect and control the flow of people, and to safely secure valuables. Through our businesses and customers in retail, public transport, public and commercial buildings, industrial and high-risk sites and banking, we operate worldwide through our 3,400 employees, 25 country locations and 10 production facilities. Serving customers in over 100 markets, together we create a safer world.

Gunnebo Entrance Control specialises in entrance control solutions that enable our customers with increased efficiency, safety and end-user experience. Our wide range of products are designed to create a safe environment without restricting freedom of movement, whether it is to enter the lobby of a company, a supermarket, an entertainment area, an industrial area or public transport. We shape the future of people flow management.

Diversity Statement

Gunnebo Entrance Control is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our products so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regards to race, colour, religion, origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or any other dimension of diversity.