Procurement
Italy, Colognola ai Colli
April 7 2026
Full time
Permanent
Job benefits
Competitive salary and premio scheme
Continuous personnel development (e-learnings & projects)
Free day to volunteer
Your responsibilities and tasks
Strategy
- 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
- Supports qualification & implementation in new entities
- 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)
Your profile and qualifications
- University, bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Economics
- Strong experience in procurement processes
- Know-how contract management
- Cost analysis and management
- Experience with implementation of corporate procurement
- Work experience in complex organizations
- Negotiation experience
- Systems: Ariba, S2P, SAP
- Experience on manufacturing components (welding/bending preferred)
- Market analysis experience
- English fluent
- Ability to network and build relationships and internal stakeholder /supplier relationship management
- Ability to translate business requirements into RFx
- Very good analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically
- Very good communication skills
- Services and delivery expert
- Contract experience
- Commercial/analytical and engagement skills
Bonus points if you have...
- Procurement or Supply chain certification
What we offer
- Competitive compensation
- Annual premio tied to company performance
- Health & wellbeing programmes
- Pension plan membership
- Shares & savings programme
GEA is proudly certified as a Top Employer, confirming our commitment to employee well-being, development, and empowerment.
Ready to engineer a better world with us? Apply today and let’s build something extraordinary together.
About GEA
GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.
Why join GEA
GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, world view, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.