Strategic Buyer

JR Italy; Treviso; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

An established industry player is seeking a Strategic Buyer to lead procurement strategies and manage supplier relationships. This role involves negotiating contracts, analyzing supplier performance, and ensuring alignment with project goals. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in supply chain management, excellent negotiation skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic international environment. Join a forward-thinking team where your contributions will directly impact operational efficiency and cost savings, all while fostering strong supplier partnerships. If you are proactive and passionate about procurement, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Competenze

• 3+ years of experience in supplier management or technical product groups.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills are essential.

Mansioni

• Lead negotiation of major project purchases and manage supplier portfolio.
• Create and enforce supplier contracts and ensure compliance with procurement policies.

Conoscenze

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Formazione

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering

Supply Chain Management

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

ERP system SAP

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The Strategic Buyer is responsible both for setting and developing the strategy for a specific group or category and managing the associated suppliers. This includes overseeing the entire external supply chain from the supplier to production and actively search for optimization potential in order to reduce procurement costs, as well as ensuring that procurement processes align with the project’s needs and goals.

Task & Responsabilities

• Lead/coordinate negotiation of all major project purchases in commodities defined, utilizing available department resources as assigned by supervisor and working within business-unit.
• Leads and directs the operational buyer and carries the responsibility for the level of inventory in in the commodity group/category.
• Elaboration and enforcement of supplier contracts (NDA, quality agreements, business agreements, etc.) in the international environment with service and development partners.
• Management of the supplier portfolio in the commodity group/category incl. supplier market analysis, benchmarks and price negotiations.
• Project related execution of RFQs, purchase price analysis and negotiations including 'Supplier first evaluation'.
• Responsible for achieving targets such as purchasing savings and inventory targets of the commodity group/category.
• Perform supplier audit together with RA/QA.
• Create monthly key performance indicators (KPI), evaluate and derive measures.
• Perform annual risk analysis of key suppliers.
• Actively support the plants (Manufacturing) in finding solutions to supplier issues to enable these departments to achieve their delivery targets.
• Support by solving complex complaints with suppliers and delivery problems.
• Actively support R&D to successfully launch new products based on existing or new suppliers.
• Maintain key supplier and material master data.
• Strive for internal process improvements and best practices.
• Ensure suppliers are prepared for production and handle deliverables including all needed system updates.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and standards.
• Create, document and implement standards to help guide the improvement program.
• Work with PM to decline supplier’s operation plan.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or related fields.

• Strong negotiation and communication skills even in difficult situations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, ERP system SAP, Purchasing processes, negotiation strategies and data analysis. Fluent in English and able to communicate at all levels in the organization.
• Problem solving, proactive, energetic and good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to multi-task are abilities needed to do the job properly.
• Essential in this position are a cooperative, diplomatic and flexible attitude, a good dose of ambition and enthusiasm.
• Flexible regarding travel

Experience & Background

• 3 years of experience in managing a supplier portfolio or a technical product group in production company
• Project management experience of international projects
• Work experience in an international company
• Previous experience in purchasing of complex technical products such as pumps, fans, pneumatic components, etc.

Department: Procurement

Type of work: full time (8.00 – 17.00)

Type of contract: Permanent

Only applications with attached CVs will be evaluated

Information pursuant to the New EU Regulation No. 679/2016.

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