Strategic Buyer

Fedrigoni SpA; Verona; In loco; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Fedrigoni SpA in Verona, Italy, seeks a seasoned Strategic Buyer to lead supplier relationships, shape strategic sourcing, and deliver value through cost optimization and supplier innovation.

You will build supplier scorecards, run RFX projects, and drive cross-functional collaboration while ensuring compliance and data security. Fluency in Italian and English and a track record in sustainability and risk management are essential.

Competenze

• Proven experience in a Strategic Buyer or similar procurement role.
• Strong negotiation skills and familiarity with Game Theory applied to sourcing.
• Expertise in supplier strategy development and contract management.
• Knowledge of supplier sustainability and risk management frameworks.
• Lean methodology and project management skills.
• Proficiency in IT tools and analytical methods supporting procurement decisions.
• Ability to inspire others across diverse cultures and backgrounds through compelling arguments, openness, and team spirit.
• Fluency in Italian and English (Spanish is a plus).

Mansioni

• Own supplier relationships and develop supplier strategy aligned with business goals.
• Create supplier performance scorecards and conduct risk and opportunity analyses.
• Lead negotiations, target setting, and business reviews with stakeholders.
• Promote supplier development programs and drive innovation through suppliers.
• Ensure compliance, contract management, and risk mitigation across the supply base.
• Assess supplier segmentation for risk, sole-source, spend, and data security annually.
• Foster sustainability and regulatory compliance in supplier contracts.

Conoscenze

Strategic procurement

Negotiation skills

Contract management

Supplier risk management

Sustainability & compliance

Lean methodology

IT analytics/tools

Cross-cultural teamwork

Italian & English fluency

Descrizione del lavoro

Responsibilities

Own supplier relationships, providing strategic impact through supplier strategy development, benchmarking against relevant competitors, markets, and meaningful should‑cost analytics. Create supplier performance scorecards based on vendor rating and cross‑functional stakeholder feedback and calibration, identifying future business opportunities based on supplier innovation. Define supplier strategy fully aligned with business strategies, covering spend, targets, negotiations, RFX projects, and spend pooling while ensuring effective stakeholder communication throughout execution. Relentlessly drive impact on the bottom and top line through supplier performance development, applying negotiation techniques and actively promoting supplier development programmes.

Implement defined negotiation roadmaps, target setting, and business reviews, orchestrating supplier‑related activities and communication between internal and external stakeholders to ensure a consistent supplier approach. Encourage suppliers to provide innovation, facilitating early involvement and related decision making. Ensure operational impact through compliance, contract and risk management, identifying and updating supplier segmentation for critical parameters such as risk, sole source, spend, and data security annually. Ensure full compliance regarding sustainability and regulatory requirements, managing supplier contracting according to defined standards and procedures. Conduct supplier risk assessments and define, track, and manage corresponding mitigation and contingency plans in alignment with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Strategic Buyer or similar procurement role.
• Strong negotiation skills and familiarity with Game Theory applied to sourcing.
• Expertise in supplier strategy development and contract management.
• Knowledge of supplier sustainability and risk management frameworks.
• Lean methodology and project management skills.
• Proficiency in IT tools and analytical methods supporting procurement decisions.
• Ability to inspire others across diverse cultures and backgrounds through compelling arguments, openness, and team spirit.
• Fluency in Italian and English (Spanish is a plus).

Location

Verona, Italy