Procurement Juli 15, 2024 Strategic Buyer Welded Parts FHT Italy Colognola ai Colli , Italy

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Responsibilities

• As part of category communities, is consulted on the category strategy definition by providing business feedback and visions from the entities/BUs/Functions that the role is supporting.

Sourcing

• Based on pre-alignment with category managers, either drives or supports total cost reduction, payment terms improvement & supplier-led innovation initiatives.
• Supports Project procurement managers regarding sourcing activities (pre-sales and execution phase).
• Runs RfX, negotiations, and takes awarding decisions in line with both category & business strategy.
• Monitors and strives for compliance adherence of relevant stakeholders to procurement processes & policies (Contract management, competitive bidding, sourcing, PR approval etc.).

Supplier Management

For each vendor assigned to the role for Supplier Account Manager (SAM):

• Acts as last contact for escalations (cost, quality, service, compliance…).
• 1st contact for information about the main supplier account.
• Monitor & manage supplier risks (e.g. within Ariba SRM, GEA Scorecard…).
• Owns the supplier roadmap / development plan.
• Conducts business review meetings & leads the key negotiations (with relevant stakeholders).
• Owns sustainability scorecard in Ecovadis and other sustainability actions.
• For preferred suppliers - Ensures systematic involvement in new projects/developments.
• Monitor supplier capacity and/or lead times and take related actions accordingly.
• When applicable - Maintains the main framework agreement (and/or NDA, COCSS v4) in Ariba CLM.

Purchasing

Can create/process and follow up on purchase orders, as long as it remains a minor part of the weekly activities (80/20 approach).

Minimum Qualifications

Educational Background:

• Procurement or Supply chain Certification (optional).

Professional Knowledge and Experience:

• Know-how contract management.
• Cost analysis and management.
• Experience with implementation of corporate procurement.
• Work experience in complex organizations.
• Systems: Ariba, S2P, SAP.
• Experience on manufacturing components (welding/bending preferred).
• Market analysis experience.
• 5+ years of experience in procurement processes.

Other Skills & Competencies

• Ability to network and build relationships.
• Internal stakeholder/supplier relationship management.
• Ability to translate business requirements into RFx.
• Very good analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically.
• Takes ownership of the work, successes and mistakes.
• Very good communication skills.
• Services and delivery expert.
• Negotiation expert.
• Commercial/analytical and engagement skills.