Global Buyer Indirects - Maternity Cover

Valentino; Milano; In loco; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Maison Valentino is seeking a Global Buyer Indirects on a maternity cover basis, based in Milan. The role focuses on cost saving, governance transformation, and global contract finalization for indirect goods and services, working with cross-functional stakeholders and digital procurement platforms.

The ideal candidate holds an Engineering or Business degree, speaks Italian and English fluently, and has 1–2 years in procurement with negotiations responsibilities.

Competenze

• Degree in technical or economic disciplines; preferably Engineering or Business.
• Fluent in Italian and English.
• 1–2 years of procurement experience with direct negotiations responsibilities.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Ability to deliver results under constraints and manage multiple stakeholders.

Mansioni

• Promote a cost saving funnel with ongoing saving initiatives.
• Evaluate spend areas globally for indirect goods and services.
• Finalize global contracts with stakeholder consensus within deadlines.
• Help implement a new governance model for indirect spend.
• Implement global category strategy for assigned categories with stakeholders.
• Collaborate to deploy a procurement digital platform for onboarding and contracts.
• Support Supplier Management processes and drive cost-conscious culture.

Conoscenze

Analytical skills

Project management

Results oriented

Innovative mindset

Stakeholder empathy

Autonomy

Problem solving

Proactive mindset

Formazione

Engineering or Business degree

Descrizione del lavoro

A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.

Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.

We are looking for a Global Buyer Indirects - Maternity Cover to be hired for a maternity leave substitution based in Milan.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Promote the implementation of a cost saving funnel to be continuously fed with relevant saving initiatives.
• Strive the evaluation of spend areas at global level for indirect goods and services to support the growth and the optimization of the industrial and retail network.
• Ensure the finalization of global contracts, ensuring the consensus from key stakeholders within deadlines.
• Contribute to the implementation of a new governance model for the indirect spend from current fully decentralized to a hybrid or centralized model depending on the categories.
• Implement the global category strategy for the procurement of the assigned categories in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and the Procurement Manager.
• Cooperate with internal stakeholders to implement the procurement digital platform which will increase the level of automation of procurement activities related to Suppliers Onboarding, Sources of Contract and Procure to Pay.
• Support the deployment of a Supplier Management Process.
• Nurture a cost-conscious culture inside the company.

Requirements

• Degree in technical or economic disciplines – preferably Engineering or Business
• Fluent in Italian and English
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in a procurement role with direct responsibility for negotiations
• Strong analytical skills
• Project management skills to manage complex procurement projects involving different processes and stakeholders
• Results-oriented, with the ability to achieve strong results in environments with multiple constraints
• Enthusiastic about innovative ways of working
• Empathetic toward internal stakeholders, with the ability to build fruitful relationships
• Autonomy and a problem-solving attitude
• Proactive approach to unfamiliar situations

The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with their unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality. Inspiring sense of belonging, passion and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.