Dg Beauty_buyer / Sourcing Specialist Maternity Leave Substitution

DOLCE&GABBANA; Milano; In loco; EUR 30.000 - 40.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A luxury fashion brand based in Milan is seeking a Junior Sourcing Specialist for a maternity leave substitution. The role involves scouting, pricing analysis, and negotiation for suppliers within the accessories category. Candidates should have a degree in Economics, experience with European and Asian suppliers, and fluency in English. The position offers a temporary contract with a starting date at the end of September or beginning of October.

Competenze

• 1 year of experience with European and Asian suppliers.
• Proactive and flexible attitude to change.

Mansioni

• Scout for new potential supply sources and evaluate them.
• Lead tenders for new products and negotiate conditions.
• Monitor supply chain timings and cooperate with stakeholders.

Conoscenze

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Fluency in English

MS Excel proficiency

Multitasking

Flexibility

Formazione

Degree in Economics or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

We are looking for a new Resource :

Junior Sourcing Specialist Accessories and Special Projects ( maternity leave substitution ) to join Dolce&Gabbana Beauty Sourcing Team.

The Resource will be responsible of handling scouting, pricing analysis, sampling and negotiation for its own category suppliers’ portfolio, to support his / her responsible in the negotiation of the best purchasing conditions in support to the Marketing, as internal customer, for the new-launch strategies on all distribution markets world-wide for following Category’s Suppliers Portfolio of non-cosmetic items :

• GWP (gift with purchase)
• Sellable accessories
• Possibly other categories

In particular the new Resources will :

Monitor the reference market to scout for new potential supply sources and be the leading guide of their evaluation and onboarding process

Lead the tenders for the launch of new products with the involved suppliers, in response of Marketing and Go-To-Market plans. Negotiate the best conditions in terms of innovation, timing and pricing with the involved suppliers.

Keep a constant eye on category portfolio’s best balance in terms of production capacities and suppliers’ potentials and specialties, to ensure the involvement of the best players per each new project

Work for priorities, matching the pace of project timings, cooperating in synergy with all other internal stakeholders and keep by monitoring the timing in the supply chain.

Requirements

Degree in Economics or equivalent

Prior experience (1 year) dealing with either European and Asian Suppliers

Very fluent in written and spoken English

Attitude for negotiation and analytical skills

Good use of MS Excel

Best attitude for multitasking and to interface with several internal stakeholders

Proactive attitude

Flexibility and attitude to change

Other Information :

Temporary Contract (Maternity Leave substitution)

Starting Date :

end of September / Beginning of October